2015: Jonathan woos South-West leaders
Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan officially declared his intention to run for a second term in office, he has started reaching out to prominent groups in the South...
NIGERIA: Reps at war over Okonjo-Iweala
ABUJA — CHAIRMEN of the joint committees of House of Representatives on Petroleum Upstream and Gas Resources, yesterday, warned House Committee Chairman on Finance, Rep Abdulmumin Jibrin to stop defending...
Sacked 670 Mainstreet bank workers: Reps threaten to order MD’s arrest
ABUJA — THe House of Representatives, yesterday, threatened to issue a bench warrant on the Managing Director of Mainstreet Bank Plc, Mrs Faith Turduo Martins, for allegedly sacking 670 staff...
ASUU strike: NASS to initiate new policies on education
ABUJA — Worried by the incessant strike by universities and other tertiary institutions, the National Assembly is set to initiate legislative educational policies that would regulate frequent industrial actions in...
Owerri: Okada man, housewife caught making love in bush
OWERRI—A mild drama played out in Orlu, ImoState, when a commercial motorcyclist, a father of two (names withheld), was caught pants down making love to a married woman in a...
Digital broadcasting: ECOWAS ICT ministers meet to forge common plan
DUBAI, UAE — COUNTRIES of the ECOWAS sub-region are working to adopt a common implementation plan for digital transition as the June 2015 deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union...
Nigeria Woman rescued from drowning over N500
ONITSHA—There was pandemonium, yesterday, in Awka when a middle-aged woman escaped death at Ezu River, where over 23 mystery corpses were found few months ago. The woman, Ms. Peace Nnabuife,...
NIGERIA: Opposition to Jonathan: Questions the North must answer – Uduaghan
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State is in the second and final term of office as governor of Delta State. the Governor was last Thursday honoured with the Fellowship of...
I’ll ensure Nigerians enjoy benefits of democracy – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, in Lagos said the Federal Government would do everything humanly possible for Nigerians to continue to enjoy the full benefits of democracy. He spoke through the...
NIGERIA: I ‘ll not devalue the Naira – SANUSI
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has vowed to defend the Naira. He said he was prepared to use the nation’s foreign reserve...