Boko Haram has no base in Nigeria – Military
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri The Nigerian military on Wednesday said “beyond the Sambisa Forest,” the Boko Haram sect had no known base within Nigeria The head of the nation’s counter-insurgency operation...
View ArticleInterest, ambition responsible for APC crisis –Dalung
John Alechenu, Abuja The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has attributed the ongoing crisis within the governing All Progressives Congress to the ambitions of some unnamed...
View ArticleIYC protests alleged persecution of the Jonathans
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Human and vehicular movements along Sani Abacha Road and Isaac Boro Expressway in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, was on Thursday disrupted as members of the Ijaw Youth Council...
View ArticleStudy leave: Dickson stops errant workers’ salaries
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has directed the Secretary to the State Government and the Head of Service to liaise with the Civil Service Commission to ensure...
View ArticleJTF arrests five militants, destroys N’Delta illegal refineries
Ovie Okpare, Warri the Joint Task Force, also known as Operation Delta Safe, on Thursday, said its troops had arrested five suspected militants and destroyed several illegal refineries at various...
View ArticleNDLEA arrests 4,838 suspects, recovers N5bn drugs
Afeez Hanafi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested 4,838 suspected drug traffickers and impounded drugs with a street value of N5bn. The agency, in a statement on Thursday, said...
View ArticleFUTA says VC, bursar not arrested, workers protest
Peter Dada, Akure The authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, have said the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, and the Bursar, Mr. Emmanuel Oresegun, were...
View ArticleEkiti Assembly suspends anti-Fayose lawmaker for 180 days
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State House of Assembly, on Thursday, suspended the lawmaker representing Ikole Constituency 1, Mr. Gboyega Aribisogan, for 180 legislative days for alleged...
View ArticleN’Delta youths, ACF meet, say Nigeria’s unity not negotiable
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The pan-northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, and the Niger Delta Youths under the aegis of the Supreme Niger Delta Youths Worldwide met in Kaduna...
View ArticleTroops kill suicide bomber in Borno
Fidelis Soriwei and Enyioha Opara The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a male suicide bomber at the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani...
View ArticleOver 80% of MSMEs not registered — CAC
Ife Ogunfuwa Out of a total of 37 million Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, about five million, representing 13.51 per cent, are registered, the Corporate Affairs Commission has said....
View ArticleIndigenous operators oppose NCC’s call for more foreign investors
Ozioma Ubabukoh The Nigerian Communications Commission’s call for more foreign investors into the Information and Communications Technology space has received resistance from industry players and...
View ArticleTravelex begins sale of $15,000 to BDCs today
Oyetunji Abioye Travelex, a global foreign exchange dealer, will on Friday (today) disburse the sum of $15,000 to each of the 3,000 registered Bureaux De Change operators in the country. The President,...
View ArticleAlcoholism, not indecent dressing, causes rape – Vivour-Adeniyi
As many concerned people and organisations continue to raise concern over the rising incidence of rape in the country, the Coordinator of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team,...
View ArticleFor Fela, Shobayo stages exhibition
Lagos-based artist, Abolore Shobayo, is set to host an exhibition as part of this year’s Felabration. Felabration, an annual festival that celebrates afro beat superstar, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, is...
View ArticleChoiseul president expresses hope in Nigerian economy
The President of Institut Choiseul, Dr. Pascal Lorot, has expressed optimism in the Nigerian economy. Lorot, who visited Nigeria, ahead of the meeting of 100 selected Africans in Africa scheduled to...
View ArticleFG lauds Nigerian Breweries’ support for education
Anna Okon The Federal Government has commended the Nigerian Breweries Plc for being at the forefront of supporting the development of education in Nigeria. A statement from the company quoted the...
View ArticleWTD: Concern as teacher shortage hits states
Folashade Adebayo Agitations for the recruitment of new hands, who will replace retired or deceased teachers, were on the front burner as teachers nationwide joined their counterparts around the world...
View ArticleRethinking education for today’s students and society at large
Michael Omisore As Nigeria joins the world to mark the World Literacy Day, what are the real problems behind low value on education in the country so as to tilt the ‘thinking cap’ to an angle that will...
View ArticleQueens College class of ’86 gives back to alma-mater
Bukola Bakare In celebration of its 30th anniversary as a set, Queens College, Class of ’86, under the umbrella of the Queens College Old Girls Association, hosted a pep talk for some pupils of the...
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