Category: Nigeria News

The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reared its head again  in the House of Representatives yesterday, following the publication of  a  goodwill  message congratulating  President Goodluck Jonathan on...

ABUJA—A bill seeking to identify status of persons qualified to carry diplomatic passports in Nigeria passed second reading in the House of Representatives, yesterday, as members disclosed that the Comptroller...

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, said Nigeria came into being on October 1, 1960, and not in 1914, advising the Federal Government not to distort history by its planned...

Minna— Niger State government is to go tough on canoe and ferry operators that fail to enforce the usage of life jackets. Governor Babangida Aliyu made this known while reacting...

ABUJA — SENATE President, David Mark, yesterday, assured that nothing would be swept under the carpet in an effort by the Senate to unravel the circumstances that led to recent...

Abuja — Nigeria will today participate in a three-week joint military training with special forces from The Netherlands, U.S., UK, Spain and Italy. Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade,...

MAKURDI—The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has declared the President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposed National Conference as another dummy by the presidency to deceive Nigerians. According to them, ”the process...

ABUJA — Federal Government, yesterday, appealed to Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, to shelve its proposed solidarity strike with Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Supervising Minister of Education,...

Senate Majority Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba is optmistic Nigeria will make it as united nation because her union is not a forced marriage NIGERIA  is celebrating its 53rd independence, how...

LAGOS — Three suspected members of Eye and Aiye confraternities have been arrested by Police in LagosState in connection with the murder of some rival cultists in Epe area of the state....