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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Imo, State News
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
BY ANAYO OKOLI. UMUAHIA – IN an effort to improve the quality of shoes produced in Aba, Abia State to international standard, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has secured the interest of a Chinese company which has agreed to set up $1.5 billion shoe industry in Aba. The company, Huajian Shoe Industry based in Dongguan, Guangzhou, China […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, has shocked church members with a tithe offering of N42 million. Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi revealed that the money was paid into the UBA account of the NKST Church High Level Makurdi. Although the pastor of […]
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Abuja (FCT), Aviation, Headlines, State News
Sunday, April 16th, 2017
FAAN awaits NCAA clearance to reopen Abuja airport FAAN awaits NCAA clearance to reopen Abuja airport — 17th April 2017 From Uche Usim Abuja Ahead of the April 19, 2017, scheduled reopening of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has said it is awaiting clearance from the […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, April 16th, 2017
·SSANU: Whistle-blowers need protection, not money From Magnus Eze, Abuja The Federal Government, yesterday, described its whistle-blower policy as an effective tool of fighting corruption in Nigeria, just as it disclosed that looters had resorted to burying stolen funds in their backyards, thick forests and graveyards. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in […]
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Headlines, Kenneth Uwadi
Sunday, April 16th, 2017
Nigerian government continues to send fear into the hearts of Nigerians. The government continue to wage vicious crackdown on free speech. The space for independent activism, critical journalism, and opposition political activity in Nigeria is extinguished .So many persons have been arrested in recent times to silence their voices using politically motivated criminal charges. Last […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Sunday, April 16th, 2017

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe / Abuja, Nigeria / April 16, 2017 – The recent racist attack against some Nigerians in India has once again opened up important conversations about xenophobia and racism in Ghandi’s country as the country strives to play more important roles in global affairs with its increasing economic prosperity. Economic affluence, like an […]
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Governors, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, April 16th, 2017
You Have Mortgaged the Future of Rivers People, APC Tells Gov. Wike “No sooner Gov. Nyesom Wike was sworn in as governor of Rivers State than he embarked on indiscriminate borrowing at cut-throat interest rate from Nigerian commercial banks. The borrowing spree was carried out irrespective of the fact that the matter of the All […]
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Corruption Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, April 15th, 2017

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s name once again came up on Saturday during investigations into the seized N13bn ($43.4m, N23m and £27,000) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the National Intelligence Agency had claimed ownership of the money which was recovered on Thursday. […]
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Cross River, Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News, Track & Field
Saturday, April 15th, 2017
What could have been a disaster was averted on Good Friday in Calabar, Cross River State, when the yet-to-be completed multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall at the U. J. Esuene, Stadium collapsed. $14m down the drain. The collapsed Indoor Sports Hall at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar. The uncompleted indoor sports hall was one of the […]
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Borno, Legislature, Senate, State News
Saturday, April 15th, 2017
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Emir of Shani, in Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi Mailafiya, has urged Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and other senators of the National Assembly to reverse the suspension of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume. Ndume was suspended last month for his allegations of Corruption against the senate leadership. The traditional ruler insisted […]