Customs intercepts container load of military uniform
Mr Joseph Attah, the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said the Service seized a container load of military uniforms and other items on Friday along Aba- Port Harcourt…
Stock market stays bullish as capitalisation gains N76bn
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on an upbeat note on Friday with key indicators appreciating by 0.58 per cent, while volume of transaction rose by 81.85 per cent. The…
Lagos government alerts public of unauthorised enforcement officers
July 27, 2018 The Lagos State Government has urged members of the public to be wary of the activities of unauthorized law enforcement officers. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Babatunde…
Ex-Governor’s aide remanded for alleged rape
Chief Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to the former governor of Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, was on Friday docked before a Magistrates’ Court in Yenagoa, for alleged rape. The accused…
NAN staff suspend strike after truce with Management
The joint unions of NUJ, RATTAWU and AUPCTRE, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) chapter, on Friday suspended its three-day warning strike. The suspension was announced by Yetunde Bada, NUJ chairperson,…
PSC Chairman, Smith, lists strategies to reposition the Police
The New Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr Musiliu Smith, has promised to reposition the Nigeria Police Force for optimum efficiency and effectiveness. A statement by the commission’s Head, Press…
Locked out, Benue lawmakers suspend impeached speaker
The impeached Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, has been suspended by his colleagues for six months for what they called “unparliamentary behaviour”. The legislators took the decision…
Marginalization: Isoko kingdom cries to Buhari, gets assurance
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would look into the constitutional 13 per cent derivation benefit to the Niger Delta region to ensure even spread of development projects…
Broadband access critical for national development – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communication Commission ( NCC), says broadband access is critical for national development and should be treated as a key economic indicator. Danbatta…
How APC chieftain was murdered – Police
The Chairman of the APC in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo, Mr Sunny Ejiagwu, was murdered early on Friday by gunmen, suspected to be assassins. The News…