Lawyers file appeal to halt 5th Nigerian execution
... Wednesday argues it is unconstitutional to deny an appeal to the man sentenced by a military tribunal in 1995, when Nigeria was under a military dictatorship notorious for its unfair trials and...
View ArticleWitnesses: 32 killed, many injured, in clashes sparked by cattle rustling in...
JOS, Nigeria - Community leaders say 32 people died Thursday and many were injured in tribal clashes sparked by cattle rustling in Nigeria's volatile central Plateau state.
View ArticleWhy foreign footballers are big in Calcutta
Edeh Chidi may not be known in his native Nigeria, but in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, he is a hero.
View ArticleStrike: Travellers stranded as poly students protest
The ancient city of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital was, yesterday, shut down for hours when the students of polytechnics in Ogun State protested the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics,...
View ArticleReps urge CBN to implement cashless policy in phases
HOUSE of Representatives, yesterday, mandated Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to implement the cashless policy introduced in the country in phases.
View ArticleElephants storm Nigeria on Wednesday
... hosted the inaugural edition of the African Nations Championship in 2009, won by Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria was absent at the finals, having been eliminated by Ghana. Super Eagles' Team...
View ArticleOil discovery, boost to national reserve - Lagos govt boasts
... If certified and the partners produce the first barrel of oil, Lagos will become the 11th oil-producing state in Nigeria, a club Anambra State joined recently. Geological studies indicate that the...
View ArticleNLNG files contempt charge against NIMASA, AGF
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Limited has initiated contempt proceedings before a Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking to commit the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and...
View ArticleEdo PDP chair slams Oshiomhole over teachers' strike
... in the state, leaving out the striking primary school teachers. However, receiving defectors from action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, to the PDP, including a former Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr....
View ArticleAffirmative action and first female governor
OVER a decade and one half of our democracy, and about 13 years after the Beijing Conference on Women, we are yet to produce a female governor or vice president in Nigeria.
View ArticleBarring of Amaechi from presidential dinner: ACN asks Jonathan to probe...
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately order a probe into the published report that Rivers State governor Chibuike Amaechi, was barred from paying...
View ArticleThe race for 20 million metric tons of food by 2015
WHEN countries in Europe and America screamed out of fright about a global food crisis, not many in Nigeria were alarmed.
View ArticleThe world awaits Fascinating Nigeria brand
... Africa'; 'Egypt - where history began and continues' and 'Cuba - peaceful, safe and healthy tourism' among others. Nigeria will soon join these other countries with the plan by the Minister of...
View ArticleNigerian Hollywood Star, Hakeem Kae Kazim Gets Bumper Etisalat Deal
Hakeem was born in Lagos, but moved out of the country at a very tender age, the actor confirmed this to us in an interview he granted us in Nigeria in 2012.
View ArticleGhana to recieve gas as West African Gas Pipeline Company completes repair works
... Gas Pipeline Company, Harriet Wereko- Brobby says following completed repair works, gas has been released from Nigeria into the pipes. The pipelines was shut in August last year after a Togolese...
View ArticleKumuyi speaks on youth empowerment for progressive Nigeria
... as he is getting close to departing planet earth, having served God and humanity and is eagerly looking forth to see Nigeria listed among the G8 in terms of producing leaders with great integrity...
View ArticleNo self-respecting govt will allow new UK visa policy - Onyeka
... Abuja, Port Harcourt and the United Kingdom. He is reputed to be the pioneer and foremost immigration attorney in Nigeria. By Florence Amagiya E DDIE ONYEKA Esq., is the founding Partner of HARVARD...
View ArticleInsecurity in Nigeria: The ripple effects of sabotage and the...
I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery Massive, widespread, and pervasive corruption affected all levels of government and the security forces...
View ArticleProject Fame Stars in concert
... show in Calabar, capital of Cross River State last weekend.. This is the first time a music reality TV show in Nigeria would be gathering past stars for a concert. Tagged 'All-Stars Concert', the...
View ArticleSpanish Navy ship to train NN on damage control
A Spanish Navy Ship, MV RAYO is scheduled to arrive Nigeria today, with a view to conducting training onboard , with personnel of the Nigerian Navy on damage control.
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