SEEFOR: World Bank, EU to Extend Project, Engage 825 Youths in Delta
Frank Apokwu, Delta State Coordinator, State Employment and Expenditure For Results (SEEFOR) project, says plans are ongoing by the World Bank and European Union (EU) to extend the projects…
Mother, Child, 13 Others Killed in Ekiti Auto Crash
At least 15 persons have been confirmed dead in an auto accident that occurred on Saturday night at Iworoko Ekiti, near Ado Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) learnt…
Dangote Refinery makes progress, receives cracking system
The Dangote Oil Refining Company (DORC) Ltd. has taken delivery of one of the major components of its refinery equipment, the Regenerator for the Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracker (RFCC). Mr…
Does Rotimi Amaechi read Daily Trust?
KEN UGBECHIE ..gongbeat column Don’t get snookered. This is not about whether Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, reads Daily Trust newspaper. It is about Amaechi and the show of…
NBA, more lawyers condemn planned arraignment of Onnoghen
The Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) and other lawyers have condemned plans by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), to try the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen is…
Why the masses are “crazy’’ about Buhari – Campaign Director
Mr Johnson Podar, Director (mobilisation), of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO), has said that Nigeria’s masses were “crazy’’ about President Muhammadu Buhari because he was laying a solid foundation toward…
NANS accuses Gov. Emmanuel of N100 bribery, threatens to ground Akwa Ibom State
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has threatened to shut down state government’s activities in Akwa-Ibom. A statement signed by the NANS President, Danielson Akpan, in Abuja on Saturday,…
Charges against the CJN Onnoghen are illegal – Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has faulted the charges levelled against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen, dismissing them as illegal. Citing relevant laws…
60 die in Cross River fuel inferno, Ayade mourns
An overturned oil tanker exploded in Cross River State, South-South Nigeria while dozens of people were scooping the leaking fuel resulting in the death of many, police and witnesses said…
On My Honour I Will Restore Peace in Plateau if Elected President- Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has promised to end insecurity in Plateau, if elected Nigeria’s President in the Feb. 16 general elections. Atiku…