Okowa urges local rice farmers to do more to achieve self-sufficiency
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged rice farmers to increase their production to meet the needs of Nigerians. The Governor made the call Thursday at Akwukwu-Igbo during a…
Saraki Asks Tribunal to Dismiss False Assets Declaration Charges Against Him … Tribunal Reserves Ruling
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to dismiss the false assets declaration charges brought against him at the Code of Conduct…
Quit notice to Igbos: United Nations calls for tolerance, commends Nigerian statesmen for condemning the act
The United Nations has called for tolerance among the various ethnic nationalities in the country. This followed an ultimatum issued by an amalgam of groups from the north asking Igbos…
6 amazing things your smartphone could do; it can speak any language…
Smartphones are amazingly useful machines. Indeed, they are not just called smart for nothing. That device in your hands could do so much more than you know it is capable…
FG begins distribution of N8bn grains in North East
In a major move by the Buhari administration to address the food crisis fallout of the insurgency in the North-East, the Federal Government is now embarking on a multi-billion Naira…
Boko Haram hits Maiduguri with heavy shooting; we have contained them – Military
In a rare deadly attack intended to send a message to Nigerian government of their potency and influence, suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria…
Court hears how INEC Commissioner, others got N185m Diezani money to influence poll
A former Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesila Khan Okubama, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at a Federal High Court, sitting in Port…
How late Osotimehin impacted my life, vocation – Mrs. Aisha Buhari
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has described the late Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, as a pillar and mentor who has supported her struggle towards improving the lives of women…
EFCC stacks up more evidence in Kalu’s trial, accused stands his innocence
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday called its fifth witness before a Federal High Court, Lagos, in the ongoing trial of a former Abia State Governor, Orji…
British military drills Nigerian Air Force personnel on special warfare training
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially kicked off the specialized warfare training of its personnel in Kaduna, in collaboration with the British Military Assistance Training Team (BMATT). The six-week…