Obaseki is Edo Governor – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on Monday affirmed Godwin Obaseki as the governor of Edo State. The apex court gave the ruling while dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Exclusive: World Bank debars 18 Nigerian companies over sharp practices
By Ray Umukoro The World Bank has debarred no fewer than 18 Nigerian companies and persons from executing any contract with it for reasons bordering on fraud, bribes and sundry…
Extortion: Four policemen dismissed from service, IGP vows to “flush out” unethical officers
In line with the fight against corruption and ensuring adherence to the “Change Begins With Me” campaign of the Federal Government, the Nigeria Police Force has approved the dismissal from…
Niger Delta chiefs accuse FG of empty promises; say ‘we cannot guarantee peace’
The Nigerian government’s efforts to secure peace in the oil heartlands of the Niger Delta are empty promises, community leaders say, threatening a return to violence that would derail any…
Local content: NAF turns to indigenous firms for Aircraft reactivation
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has revealed some of the benefits being enjoyed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in its approach to aircraft…
Lagos State Govt attributes flood to high tide, says no cause for alarm
Lagos State Government on Sunday urged residents to remain calm and vigilant in the wake of the torrential rain experienced in the State in the last few days. State’s Commissioner…
NIMC to deploy special identity services for insurance, pension sectors
The National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) would soon deploy the NIMC Verification Service (NVS) to the insurance and pension sectors, following the successful implementation and adoption of the platform by…
NHIS external auditor abducted along Kaduna – Abuja Road.
The External Auditor of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Zakari Sada, is reported to have been kidnapped along Kaduna – Abuja road. According to 247ureports.com, the kidnap of the…
Badoo: The good and the bad
By Ken Ugbechie Until recently, the name Badoo was not all that bad. Russian entrepreneur, Andrey Andreev, launched a dating cum social networking site in London in November 2006 and…
35 migrants drowned but she survived; Nigerian hairdresser tells her story
A Nigerian hair dresser, Vivian Effoussa, has narrated how she survived when at least 35 migrants, including seven children, drowned after their inflatable boat sank on Saturday off the Libyan…