THESE are certainly not the best of times for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While its leadership is still grappling with the crisis of confidence plaguing the party over the seeming stalemate in the quest for a new BoT Chairman and...

LAGOS State Governor Babatunde Fashola has debunked the insinuation that most of the projects in his administration are focused on Surulere, his council of origin.

He said this during a visit to the corporate headquarters of the City People...

Former Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has denied reports that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, insisting that rather, he was invited by the agency to make...

THE Harmattan haze Friday wrecked havoc to flight operations in the country, resulting in some major airlines diverting their flights while some domestic airlines had their early morning flights delayed.

The bad visibility resulted in Virgin...

THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has assured that all victims including victims on ground in the ill-fated Dana aircraft that occurred last year would be settled.

The issue of compensation for the families of victims of the June 3...

VICE President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has implored Nigerians to continue to pray for continuous peace and progress in the country.

The Vice President made this call yesterday when he spoke after the Special Juma’at Prayer to mark this...

AN air of uncertainty has pervaded the national election of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo billed for Enugu today, following a disagreement among members of the Chief Chris Asoluka Election Committee on their...

EMINENT Royal Fathers in Enugu State have called for restraint following recent developments over the absence of Governor Sullivan Iheanacho Chime, insisting that only peace would guarantee the continued transformation of the state by the...

THE Supreme Court Friday overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division which ordered that a fresh tribunal be constituted to determine whether the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole had requisite qualification to...

THERE was jubilation across Edo state Friday after news filtered in from Abuja that the Supreme Court had upturned the decision of the Court of Appeal that the Election Petition Tribunal could hear the Adams Oshiomhole’s academic qualification...

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan zone yesterday faulted Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state over his unilateral removal of the Vice-Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Professor Segun Awonusi and the...

 

 

THE chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Shamsudeen Abiodun Olaleye, has described the death of sport icon, Deacon Ayo Ositelu, as an irreparable loss to Nigerian sports journalism.

Ositelu died at Topaz Hospital on...

THE International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), through its Community Based Agriculture and Rural Development Program (CBARDP), has donated 39 motorcycles to IFAD planning and evaluation officers in nine local governments in Jigawa...

AS the fight against polio eradication continues in Borno State, 16 high-risk Local Government Areas have been targeted for the 2013 Special Round Polio Immunization Sensitizations (SRPIS) to kick out the wild polio virus from the state, the...

THREE Customers of First Bank of Nigeria Plc have won Peugeot 307 Saloon cars in the bank’s `Save and Excel Promo’ for the last quarter of 2012.

The winners of the cars are Mr. Umaru Marafa (Gombe), Mr. Ayoola Amos (Ibadan) and Mr. ThankGod...

C21 has lauded moves by the National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) party, Chief Victor Umeh, to unite estranged members of the party.

President of C21, Sen. Annie Okonkwo, who spoke after the return of C21 delegation from the...