Jacob Oyewale, Abuja The security agencies have arrested the culprits of two bomb explosion in Nyanya that claimed 84lives in April. President Goodluck Jonathan announced this on Friday while addressing a world press conference at the end of the three-day World Economic Forum for Africa held in Abuja. “We have arrested most of those who […]
Mona Ogbeidi The President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has lamented the menace of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria and tied it to unemployment and poverty in Nigeria. Dangote who is also the richest man in Africa made this affirmation in Abuja, during the opening plenary session of the World Economic […]
ANC Promises Economic Reforms Oyewale Oyelola South Africa President, Jacob Zuma of African National Congress (ANC) has been declared the winner of Wednesday Presidential election in South Africa by South Africa Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson Pansy Tlakula. IEC Chairperson Pansy Tlakula declared Zuma winner on Friday night after completion of votes counting from all […]
…108,300 in Attendance is the Highest in Show History Houston, Texas, USA (8 May 2014) – Experts from the offshore energy industry around the world came together 5–8 May for the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Park in Houston. Attendance at the annual conference reached a 46-year high of 108,300 the highest in show […]
The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP), Prince Buruji Kashamu has disagreed with the United States Judiciary over the April 24, 2014 ruling that was made against his (Kashamu) application by Chicago District Judge Charles Richard Norgle. The applicant whose innocence was proven and affirmed by the Royal Court of Justice in the United […]
Mona Ogbeidi President Goodluck Jonathan says both United Kingdom and China have indicated interests in assisting Nigeria to rescue the abducted Chibok school girls. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati disclosed that President Jonathan during a telephone conversation with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron requested for deployment of […]
Promasidor Nigeria Limited commiserates with the parents and families of the recently abducted school-girls from the Government Secondary School, Chibok describing this act as despicable. The company noted that the carnage experienced from the acts of terrorism presently being experienced in the country was robbing the north of the required human resources needed to propel […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Delta State command on Wednesday disclosed that it has arrested over 4,000 suspected illegal immigrants. NIS was assisted by other security forces, including the police in the mopping up of illegal aliens in the operation which begun last week in Asaba, the state Capital. Delta state public […]
…Local Firms Now Expert in Drilling, Well Testing etc …Says NNPC is Biggest Producer of Gas for Domestic Use The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Engr. Andrew Yakubu has described the participation of Indigenous oil and gas companies at the annual Offshore Technology Conference, OTC, in Houston Texas, USA as […]
…Disassociates GMD from trending phoney online transactions …As Hackers break into his personal email Account The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has raised the alarm over what it termed the desperate attempt by some nondescript internet fraudsters to desecrate the character and personae of its Group Managing Director, Engr. Andrew Yakubu. The […]
Oyewale Oyelola South Africa President, Jacob Zuma of African National Congress is current leading in Wednesday Presidential election. ANC is leading majority of polling stations as people of South Africa await official result in the fifth presidential election after the end of apartheid rule and first time the free born will be voting- free born […]
The Nigeria Police has announced N50 Million Reward For Anyone Who can give information that will lead to the rescue of the 234 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram. A statement from the Police Command, Abuja and signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Uba said “the Nigeria Police hereby announce a cash reward […]
The reform process of the Nigeria public service received a boost with the European Union committing 20 million Euros (N4.46 Billion) towards the coordination of the programme reform process, policy development and civil service administration reform in Nigeria The Supervising Minister of National Planning Ambassador Bashir Yuguda made this known, yesterday during the signing ceremony […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Nigerian’s anti graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on tuesday, at the Enugu High Court, arraigned a business man, one Enekwechi Raymond Onyimba, on a two-count charge bothering on fraud and obtaining property under false pretence. Onyimba, was alleged to have sometime in 2006 in Enugu, fraudulently converted to […]
Mona Ogbeidi The United States intelligence official has resolved to help Nigeria with the search for the 276 schoolgirls abducted last month in Chibok, Borno state, northeast Nigeria. US Secretary of State John Kerry who announced this development on Tuesday while discussing the coordinated approach with President Goodluck Jonathan through a telephone conversation, said that […]
…Felicitates With Gov. Amaechi on Security Award The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has raised the alarm over plans by the Presidency to transfer the State Commissioner of Police, CP Tunde Ogunsakin, just at a time he is beginning to settle down in the State. “We are reliably informed that arrangements have been […]
Fears for the fate of more than 200 abducted girls turned even more nightmarish Monday when the leader of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, that kidnapped them announced plans to sell them. “I abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market, by Allah”. The group leader said in a video first obtained […]
A former Governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola, is dead. The former governor’s widow, Lady Doja Otedola, in a statement said Otedola died on Monday morning at the age of 87 years, . The statement reads, “Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola passed away this morning at 87. Funeral arrangements to be announced later by […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Reactions continued to trail the latest Yanya bombing, the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, described the act as unfortunate, callous and ungodly. The minister, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Wale Akinola, vowed that the Federal Government would not rest on its oars until the issue of […]
Mona Ogbeidi A strong earthquake has hit Tokyo early Monday morning, causing a major damage and few injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the quake at 5:18 a.m. local time (2018 GMT Sunday) had a magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 160 kilometers (99 miles) under the seabed near Izu Oshima Island south of […]
