Reports

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Tuesday declared before a mammoth crowd that he was contesting for the presidency in 2015 adding that the country’s current situation had made it expedient to get people who are truly interested in making a difference. Kwankwaso declared in the presence of APC governors that “the call to […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Monday evening switched on an 11.8 kilometre stretch of public lighting covering Ikorodu Road to Iddo via Jibowu and Murtala Mohammed Way, Yaba, appealing to residents to take ownership of the asset. The project was broken into two sections, one section  consisting of 1.2 kilometres from Ikorodu Road […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold an extraordinary national convention on Wednesday, 29th October 2014 in Abuja to approve amendments to the constitution of the party and also adopt its manifesto for the 2015 general elections. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Sunday, the party said the […]

Barely 72 hours after Governor, Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State vowed on Sunday to forgive all his perceived enemies, he has taken on the Speaker of the State, Dr. Adewale Omirin, by shutting down a filling station belonging to him. He had earlier accused Omirin, an All Progressives Congress (APC) member, of planning to scuttle […]

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, has urged the 26 registered political parties to play strictly by electoral guidelines in order to have a free and fair elections in 2015. Ikoiwak made the call on Tuesday during an interactive session with the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned one Abubakar Abdullahi before Justice Dije Aboki of Kano State High Court on one count charge of criminal breach of trust. The accused, who is the manager of Maisabulu Bureau de Change, Kano, had sometime in April 2013 upon the instruction of his employer, Alhaji […]

On 15th October 2014, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State stole the show at the formal declaration of former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, to run for the presidency post in 2015. Amaechi surprised many onlookers, not because he was at the occasion, but because he swaggered that his government spent N1.406billion to curb the […]

Tony O. Elumelu Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of Heirs Holdings has announced the launch of The Elumelu Nigeria Empowerment Fund. The Fund was launched by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathanof Nigeria ,with the purpose of revitalizingthe economies of post conflict and disaster communities across Nigeria . The Elumelu Nigeria Empowerment Fund was […]

The Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) in the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) of Lagos state on Monday declared that it could no longer bear the constraint imposed on the union by the state government. Members of the union also made it known that they were embarking on an industrial […]

A top member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) in the 2011 presidential election, Professor Pat Utomi, has expressed his desire to vie for elective office, but said he was awaiting the call of his people and the party he now belongs. Utomi, who spoke on […]

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has congratulated the joint-recipients of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistani girl-child education activist, Malala Yousafzai and Indian children’s rights campaigner, Kailash Satyarthi. The congratulatory message is coming after the duo was named 2014 peace prize winners on Friday. Malala had visited Nigeria earlier in the year in solidarity with […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ekiti has denied reports in some media that President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the closure of courts in Ekiti in favour of the state governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose. Instead, the labour union maintained that the courts were shut as a result of an ongoing industrial action against the out-going government of […]