Jos Blasts: Unijos Students Mourn Dead Colleagues
Students of the University of Jos yesterday held a rally to mourn their colleagues who were last week killed in the twin blasts that rocked the city. The students,...
NIGERIA: National Conference Adjourns to June 2 as Kutigi Loses Wife
Proceedings at the ongoing National Conference were yesterday adjourned following the news of the death of Maryamu, the wife of the conference Chairman and retired Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),...
NIGERIA: Jonathan, Atiku, Kalu Mourn Emir of Gombe
President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Ababakar and former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday paid glowing tributes to the late Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu...
President, Ihedioha Condole with Amuka-Pemu
President Goodluck Jonathan and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, yesterday condoled with the Publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, over the death of...
NIGERIA: FG Plans Post-rescue Humanitarian Intervention for Chibok Girls
Confident that its efforts with the global community to secure the safe release of the abducted students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, will be successful, the federal government...
NIGERIA: Akpabio Justifies Passage of New Pension Law for Past Governors, Deputies
Less than 24 hours after the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly passed the state Governors and Deputy Governors’ Pension Bill, Governor Godswill Akpabio yesterday signed it into law. ...
NPC Insists on Biometrics, Satellite to Conduct 2016 Census
As a complete departure from the 2006 census exercise, the National Population Commission (NPC) yesterday said it would ensure that biometric, digital satellite and other information and communication technology (ICT)...
NIGERIA: Power Outage Forces JAMB to Reschedule CBT
Power outage at one of the examination centres in Lagos has forced the Joint Admisions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to reschedule the third session of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination...
Nigeria Needs Prayer, Says Gaidam
The Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, said the nation needs the prayers of everyone in order to surmount the security challenge it is currently facing. Gaidam, in his message,...
NIGERIA: Democracy Still Best Form of Governance
Plateau State Governor, Jonah David Jang, said that democratic rule has proven to be the most acceptable and best form of governance. He said in spite of the challenges...