Nigerian man jailed 14yrs for trafficking teenagers for prostitution
A Nigerian man has been jailed for 14 years for his role in the 'horrific' ordeal of two teenage girls being trafficked via London to work as prostitutes in mainland...
NIGERIA: Youth corper asked to leave NYSC camp for refusing to wear trousers
Reactions have started trailing the decamping of 2013 Batch A, female corps member, Ms Tolu Ekundayo, by the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Ogun State for wearing skirt at the...
NIGERIA: Policemen Chase Okada Rider To Death
A commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada rider, identified as Rahman, has allegedly been chased to death by men of the Nigerian Police Force at Akowonjo Roundabout, Alimosho Local Government, Lagos,...
NIGERIA: Adamawa PDP, the rainbow coalition against Nyako
"WHAT affects one of us affects every other governor,” one of the antagonists in the feud among the governors belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP told Vanguard weeks before...
NIGERIA: Presidential task force recommends right of first refusal for local ship owners
The presidential taskforce on maritime set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to work out means of developing the industry has asked the Federal Government to give the right of first...
Modern teaching will enhance Nigeria educational development
Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai, has said that the introduction of modern teaching-aids in classrooms will enhance teachers’ effectiveness and students’ responsiveness. Rufai, in her keynote address delivered...
NIGERIA: Sanusi blames increase in poverty level on unemployment
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Lamido Sanusi has said that over 23.9 per cent of employable Nigerians are currently unemployed. Lamido said this, yesterday, at the...
NIGERIA: Anambra State House of Assembly budget N110.94 billion for 2013
Anambra State House of Assembly has passed the state’s 2013 budget of N110.94 billion. The amount represents a slight increase of N60 million or 0.054 per cent of the N110.89...
NIGERIA: Niger CPC wants SIEC replaced by INEC at LG elections
Chairman, Niger State Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Alhaji Umaru Shuaibu has called for the scrapping of state Independent Electoral Commission, SIEC, to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,...
AFN moves 1st All Nigeria Relays to Ijebu Ode
The first leg of the 2013 Athletics Federation of Nigeria Relays earlier scheduled to hold in Sagamu has been moved to the Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode. The Coordinator...