NIGERIA: Gunmen Killed Five in Adamawa
Five persons, including a soldier, have been killed in Sabongari Hyambula in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State following a gun duel between the military and members of the...
FG Asks Court to Compel Tambuwal to Sack Defected Lawmakers
The federal government has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, to sack some members of the House...
Resource Control: Bickering Between North, South Delegates Causes Concern
Amidst outbursts and bitter exchanges for the third day in a row by delegates on the Devolution Committee of the National Conference, the co-chairmen of the committee, former Governor of...
Diamond Bank Extends Alex Otti’s Tenure, Appoints Two Deputy MDs
The Board of Directors of Diamond Bank Plc has announced the extension of the tenure of its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Alex Otti, for another three...
SERAP Urges UN to Facilitate Rescue of Abducted Pupils
A human rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has called on the United Nations (UN) to help secure the release of some 230 schoolgirls of Government Secondary...
Clark Asks Jonathan to Appoint Military Administrators for Adamawa, Borno, Yobe
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, Thursday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to declare a full scale of state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. Clark, who is...
NIGERIA: Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala Join TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
Africa’s wealthiest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, were on Wednesday named among the100 most...
NIGERIA: FG Committed to Bridging Digital Divide, Says Communications Minister
Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Thursday said the Federal Government was committed to bridging the digital divide in Nigeria, with a view to further strengthening the country's transformation...
NIGERIA: Jonathan Hails Buhari’s Patriotic Stand Against Terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan has commended former military Head of State and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General, Muhammdau Buhari, for his statesman-like view on terrorism and insecurity in...
NIGERIA: Akeredolu Tasks Lawyers on Partnership
The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial flag bearer in the 2012 governorship election in Ondo State, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has underscored the values of partnership, urging lawyers to explore...