We'll sustain fight against malaria - Amaechi
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has expressed his administration's determination to tackle and eradicate malaria from the state.
View ArticleAmosun sues for cooperation between councilors, LG bosses
Following the resolution of cases of rancour between some chairmen and councilors over, among others, misconception of councilors' constitutional powers, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has called on the...
View ArticlePatrick Ekeji: Uncovered
... Nigerian sports. As someone who has seen it all, what is the biggest challenge undermining sports development in Nigeria. There are two very big challenges and to isolate one from the other will...
View ArticleUPN: Is there panic in ACN?
Plans to reinvent the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN raises dust in the Southwest as the hierarchy of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN allege it is another strategy of the ruling Peoples...
View ArticleReps reject 6-yr tenure for President, Govs; dump state creatio
... ssembly; and President, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. Others include President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON; President, Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC; President, Trade Union...
View ArticleEducation on good food choice- solution to child nutrition challenges
... disabilities as part of the projects of the Agency. Dr Chika Ndiokwelu, National President, Dietitian Society of Nigeria also emphasized on the need for parents to increase the amount of healthy...
View ArticleJobberman Launches Its Jobberman Android App
The Jobs website with the largest catalogue of Jobs in Nigeria , Jobberman, has launched its Android App.
View Article'Lie to Me, Dan' tells coming-of-age story set in Nigeria
Set in Nigeria's Niger Delta region, "Lie to Me, Dan" tells a fascinating story of passion and ambition at the fictional Saro Wiwa University and the various challenges facing an average Nigerian...
View Article20 countries that have MOST Internet users
... and the London Eye in central London, United Kingdom. Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Image: A view of the Nigeria stock exchange building in the central business district in Lagos....
View ArticleDon't sell our national heritage
... 2003. The one in Lagos particularly served as the apex of national sports productions, with sports people all over Nigeria drawing their pride from winning laurels there. The Abuja stadium was...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Case of amnesty and justice to the aggrieved
IN 2009, members of Jama'atu Ahlis Sunnah Lid dawa'ati wal Jihad had cause to challenge the Nigeria Police for the alleged extra-judicial killing of their members for 'refusing' to obey a simple state...
View ArticleNigeria: Govt Needs Amnesty, Not Us - Boko Haram
... week. Shekau's recorded video statement, first passed by intermediaries of Boko Haram to journalists in Northern Nigeria, yesterday, featured the militant leader talking about the possibility of an...
View Article9 killed in shootout in northern Nigeria
... an area repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, the Islamist group blamed for killing hundreds in northern and central Nigeria since 2009. "They came to attack our station there early this morning at...
View ArticlePolio and Measles in Nigeria
... Reuters) Vaccination against polio and measles is opposed by many conservative Islamic elements in northern Nigeria. A consequence is that polio remains endemic; there were 122 cases in 2012, over...
View ArticleAbuja Football College to produce more world stars - Bozidar
... with the Super Eagles is just a tip of the iceberg as more of such is in the offing soon. He disclosed that Nigeria has got very talented youngsters and what they need to explode on the world stage...
View ArticleJustus Esiri laid to rest
By AYO ONIKOYI The quiet town of Oria, Abraka in Delta State was a bee-hive of activities as top Nollywood stars heralded by Urhobo-Isoko in Nollywood, Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, other dignitaries...
View ArticleZuckerberg, Facebook founder to visit A/Ibom
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is to visit Akwa Ibom in next month, the Niger Delta Young Professionals, a non governmental group, has said.
View ArticleWe haven't purchased any new aeroplanes - Amaechi
By Henry Umoru ABUJA- GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum yesterday said that the State government has not at the moment purchased new Airplanes, just as it...
View ArticleOnce everybody has equal rights, we would have a better world - Stene Agboola
... projects, he or she is welcome. But, what we really want from politicians especially the ones in Oyo State and in Nigeria is to have laws that would make it criminal for anyone who commits violence...
View ArticleGolden League: AFN, athletes spoil for war over N2m prize money
BY ISAAC OLAMIKAN Athletes who participated in the 2012 Athletic Federation of Nigeria organized golden league held in Calabar are spoiling for war.
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