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Falana describes appointment of Police IG Abubakar, predecessors as illegal
The lawyer called for revival of Nigeria Police Council A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that the appointment of an Inspector General of Police solely by the President was illegal....
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Tears in Edo as Akhigbe, Omo Omoruyi are laid to rest
By SIMON EBEGBULEM TEARS flowed freely yesterday in Benin City, as two prominent sons of Edo State, the former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Okhai Akhigbe and former Director General of the...
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How Akhigbe, Omoruyi Shaped Leadership In Nigeria – Oshiomhole, Others
Prominent leaders, including Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday recalled how the late Admiral Mike Akhigbe and Prof. Omo-Omoruyi contributed to leadership development and governance in...
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Strike: ASUU To Meet Jonathan; may end STRIKE Tomorrow
Members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday ended their two-day meeting in Kano with a resolve to meet President Goodluck Jonathan...
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Let Not The Man Die In Us, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Eagles do not hide when they see a storm gathering, lions do not retreat when the enemy threatens and kings do not run when they hear the sound of battle. Rather the eagle flies boldly into the eye of...
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Oduduwa University honours Patience Jonathan, Sanusi, Okonjo-Iweala
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, were among four eminent Nigerians...
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APC has provided evidence to warrant cancellation of Anambra polls – Mohammed
Lagos – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has provided substantial evidence to warrant the cancellation of the Nov. 16 governorship election in Anambra. The party said this in a statement on...
View ArticleEgypt approves contentious law to ban protests
CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour approved a controversial law Sunday that regulates demonstrations and gives authorities the power to ban protests deemed a “threat” to national...
View ArticleAnambra donates N30m to vocational college
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has said his government is focusing on vocational and technical education as part of measures to solve unemployment problem in the country. The governor spoke on...
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UNBELIEVEABLE: Angola outlaw Islam and Muslims; to destroy all the mosques
WOO HOO! African state of Angola bans Islam and will destroy all the mosques UnknownBy popular demand, Angolan authorities have taken pre-emptive action and decided to ban the Muslim religion, which...
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Christopher Kolade Resigns As Chairman of SURE-P
A new chairman of the Subsidy Re- investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) may be named any time from now as Dr. Christopher Kolade is set to step down from the position this week, THISDAY can...
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Pro-Amaechi, Wike supporters clash in Rivers
From CHRIS ANUCHA, Port Harcourt There was clash in Omuma Local Government Headquarters yesterday, between the supporters of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and pro-Nysom Wike group,...
View Article2015: Name bribed northern politicians, Presidency challenges Aliyu
The factional Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, who is also the Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Jonah Jang, has described Niger State Governor, Aliyu Babangida as number one on the list of...
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Register to be opened for rapists – Senator Anyanwu
Sponsor of the Sexual Offences Bill, Senator Chris Anyanwu, has said that special registers will be opened for rapists and other sexual abuse offenders across the country whenever the bill is finally...
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Don’t peel off yam skin before cooking, dietician advises
Benin – A Dietician in the Department of Dietetics, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Mr Peter Stephen, on Tuesday advised against peeling of yam before cooking it. Stephen said in Benin that...
View ArticleJonathan replaces Enikuomehin with Adegbenro on NDDC board
President Goodluck Jonathan has withdrawn the name of Mr. Benson Enikuomehin from the list of nominees he submitted to the Senate last week for screening as new board members of the Niger Delta...
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Asari-Dokubo Arrested In Cotonou
Ex-Niger Delta militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has been arrested in Cotonou, Capital of Benin Republic, his lawyer, Festus Keyamo, said in a statement. “Today, Tuesday, November 26, 2013, my friend and...
View ArticleCJ refuses to reassign Arisekola-Alao’s son’s subsidy trial
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, has turned down the request by an oil marketer, Abdullahi Alao, to reassign the N1.1bn fuel subsidy fraud charges preferred against him and...
View ArticleFG creates 5 new directorate positions for Ebonyi, Bayelsa indigenes
Abakaliki – The federal government has created five new directorate positions for indigenes of Ebonyi and Bayelsa states to address the imbalance in federal appointments. Dr George Ossi, the Permanent...
View ArticleI remain in PDP no matter the challenges — Lamido
The Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Sule Lamido, has also said he remains a member of the PDP and that he has not left the ruling party. A statement by his Director of Press, Alhaji Umar Kiyari, said,...
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