The police in Bayelsa State on Thursday arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl to death. It was learnt that the suspect, whose name was not disclosed, is an aide of a former Chairman, Community Development Committee, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Though the police said they were waiting for […]
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Ben Agande ABUJA—The Dangote Group Wednesday made history by signing of a combined $ 9.05 billion facility agreement with a consortium of local banks and international investors for the establishment of a refinery, and petrochemicals cum fertilizer complex in Nigeria. Agreement Under the agreement signed at a crowded […]
Dutse – The Police Command in Jigawa said it arrested two persons in connection with the killing of two sisters over alleged witchcraft in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The command Public Relations Officer, Mr Abdu Jinjiri, said on Thursday in Dutse that investigation was ongoing to determine the level of involvement of […]
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT— EX- militant commanders in the Niger Delta have vowed to resist any move to deny President Goodluck Jonathan his constitutional second term in office. In a statement under the aegis of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, the ex-militant leaders said they would apply all lawful means to stop those […]
It was fortuitous that I read Tunde Fagbenle’s Sunday column “The Sad Cankerworm of Ethnicity” while Kollington Ayinla’s 1993 album, Unity, played on in the background. In their own way, both offerings (despite a gap of 20 years between them) sued for peace among the various ethnic factions that constitute Nigeria. Their moral suasion is […]
The Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar on Wednesday underscored the place of intelligence as a strategic tool in policing. He spoke at Share, Kwara State during the foundation laying ceremony of the Police Intelligence Institute. The IGP said he was confident that the PII would act as catalyst for inter-agency cooperation. He added […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved the amendment to an Act of the West African Examinations Council, part of which will make culprits of examination malpractice to be liable to five-year jail term or N200,000 fine or both. The Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyat Rufai, announced this in Abuja on Wednesday while briefing State House […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday decried the level of indiscipline among Nigerians, especially those in the public service. The President charged members of the newly constituted National Assembly Service Commission to make a difference in their area of assignment by ensuring discipline at all levels of its operation. He spoke while swearing in members of […]
By bayo Olupohunda “When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body” — A popular African proverb At the inception of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2011, Nigeria’s first minority president, the man whom much hope had been invested to clean the Aegean Stable shocked the entire nation. It was in the answer he […]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, risks being banned for at least five matches organized by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) if found guilty of the racism case leveled against him by Malawi Coach, Tom Saintfiet. The development comes following FIFA’s resolution at the end of its Congress held in Port Louis, Mauritius, […]
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