Month: December 2013

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development,  Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been honoured with the prestigious award of Forbes Africa Person of the Year.   Adesina  defeated four other nominees, including...

President Goodluck Jonathan  Tuesday in Gombe, Gombe State capital,  unfolded plans by the  federal government to accelerate development in the North-east geopolitical zone through a special intervention scheme.   The...

The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has denied the allegation by the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he is on a spending spree to woo voters...

Lagos lawyer,  Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to commit the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, to prison over his alleged...

The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, yesterday fixed   January 23, 2014 for hearing in a case filed by a non-governmental organisation, Egalitarian Society, on...

President Goodluck Jonathan left Abuja last night for Germany en-route  Paris, France where he is scheduled to participate in a summit on Peace and Security in Africa.   About 50...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bariga, Lagos State, was thrown into mourning mood on Monday when one of its members, Pastor Abiodun Adeboyejo, popularly known as JP, was found...