Why are Nigeria Govt. looking down on us
AMIDST sprays of teargas and hot water, students and staff of polytechnics and Colleges of Education held their ground, protesting at the front of the National Assembly in Abuja on...
NIGERIA: Appeal Court Reserves Judgment in APGA Leadership Dispute
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, and...
INEC to Distribute Permanent Voters’ Cards in 10 States
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stepped up preparations for the 2015 general election with the planned distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in 10 states of the federation....
APC Denies Allegation of Desecrating Nigerian Flag
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has denied allegations that its members destroyed the Nigerian and other flags hoisted in preparations for President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to the...
Committee Wants President Stripped of Power to Name INEC Chair
The committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters has said it is proposing that the president be stripped of powers to appoint Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). ...
PDP Chieftain: High Cost of Governance Should be Addressed
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Lola Ashiru, has urged delegates to the National Conference to have a rethink over the high cost of governance in...
Poll: Nigerians Differ on Extension of Emergency Rule in North-east
A State of Security Poll (SoS), conducted by NOIPolls, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), yesterday revealed that majority of Nigerians across the country are divided over the extension of emergency rule...
Chime Impounds Aero Helicopter for Unauthorised Landing
Apparently afraid of another possible invasion of the Enugu State Government House, the state Governor, Sullivan Chime, yesterday ordered the seizure of an aero contractor helicopter that was said to...
Nigeria’s Capital Importation Portfolio Hits $40.4bn
Nigeria's Capital Importation portfolio valued at about $40.4 billion between 2012 and February 2014, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the data released Tuesday, portfolio...
57-yr-old vice principal defiles 12-yr-old student
ADO EKITI — A 57-year-old vice -principal of a school, Mr. Taiwo Ajayi, has been caught defiling a 12-year-old student of his school. According to a police statement in Ado...