Task Force on Food Security set to tackle high transportation cost
The Task Force on Food Security constituted by the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 had its inaugural meeting this morning. At the meeting presided over by the…
How Akwa Ibom lady broke 130-year-old Harvard record
Nigerian Harvard Law student, Imelme Umana, has been elected as the first black woman president of the Harvard Law Review. She hails from Akwa Ibom State but has since acquired…
I share in your grief, together we shall prevail against terror – Gov. Shettima
In recent days and weeks, we have come under renewed attacks which horribly remind us, that our security challenges are still longing. It is regrettable that this upsurge in cowardly…
Alleged N1.2bn Fraud: Court Grants Former FCT Minister’s Son N100m Bail
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Friday, February 3, 2017 granted Shamsudeen Bala, son of a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory,…
Lions swallow Stars as Cameroon beat Ghana 2-0 to face Egypt in AFCON final on Sunday
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Thursday night swallowed Black Stars of Ghana to book a place in the final of the ongoing AFCON. The Black Stars were knocked out of…
Lagos residents hail Ambode on new anti-kidnapping law
Some Lagos residents on Thursday described the signing of the Lagos State Kidnapping Prohibition Bill, 2016 into law by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode as “a step in the right direction’’. They…
Why I won’t wear Customs uniform – Ali; then you should be called Sole Administrator – Senators
For refusing to wear official Customs uniforms, the Senate Committee on Customs on Thursday noted that the Comptroller-General (CG) of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) ought to have been made…
Allow Buhari free hand to appoint CJN, Onnoghen tells Nigerians
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, has told Nigerians not to mount pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari into appointing him as the substantive Chief Justice. The Acting…
Court orders Zenith Bank to reabsorb ex-staff, pay N1m damages for wrongful termination
The National Industrial Court has ordered Zenith Bank to re-absorb one of its staff now a Journalist with Daily Times Newspaper, Tom Oko Okpe, whose appointment was wrongfully terminated since…
Police, Prisons comb states for fleeing ‘Vampire’
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Taiwo Lakanu, said the command and the Nigeria Prisons Service had intensified efforts to re-arrest Henry Chibuzor aka “Vampire”, a notorious gang leader…
