MEND sees end to hostilities, give conditions to FG, wants Kanu, Okah released
There were strong indications that the peace parley between the Federal Government and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, may have begun to yield fruits as…
I am committed to democracy and development, Wike tells editors
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that his administration has surmounted political and economic challenges to deliver quality pro-people projects and improve the living standard of the people of…
Exclusive: Why Turkey suspects Nigerian schools for plotting failed coup
The growing volume of Turkish investments in Nigeria and the very fact that those driving such businesses, the Turkish Group, are mostly admirers of the non-violent teachings of exiled Turkish…
Unite APC or resign, Timi Frank tells Oyegun
Outspoken All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday asked Chief John ogigie Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC) to resign if they cannot intervene in…
Nigeria to generate 6,000MW of electricity by year end – Fashola
The Federal Government said it hopes to generate 6, 000 megawatts of electricity by December 2016. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this during a visit…
New clues link hacking of Clinton’s Presidential campaign system to Russia
Computer systems used by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign were hacked in an attack that appears to have come from Russia’s intelligence services, a federal law enforcement official said on Friday….
Buhari appoints Cambridge consultant, others to head key health institutions
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday approved the appointment of new Directors-General for five key institutions in the Ministry of Health. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, announced this…
APC wins Imo Senatorial, State Assembly re-run elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Ben Uwajumogu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Imo North Senatorial District rerun election held on July 28. Uwajumogu…
MTN to list at Nigerian Stock Exchange in 2017
If all things go well, MTN Nigeria will go public in 2017 as part of a settlement arrangement with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The company says it would take…
How Police arrested kidnappers of mother and one-year-old daughter in Port Harcourt
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has warned criminals, especially kidnappers, never to regard Nigeria as a lawless country. Idris gave the warning when Operatives of the IGP’s Intelligent…