Resign Now, Southern Leaders Tell Jega,; I Won’t Insists INEC Chair
For creating additional polling units in the country with more in the north and few in the south, Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has drawn the wrath of southern…
Gates Foundation Gives Nigeria, Others N8 Billion to Fight Ebola
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, noted for its global philanthropy especially in Africa, has pledged $50 million to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Liberia and Sierra Leone…
Jonathan Angry with Okupe over BringBackGoodluck2015 Campaign Signage
President Goodluck Jonathan is angry, very angry, and his anger is directed at his spokesman, Doyin Okupe, said to be the mastermind of what the president considered an insensitive campaign…
Jonathan in Chad, Lauds Nigeria ICT Sector
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday in Ndjamena called on all African countries to become more active participants in the digital revolution going on in the world. He said Nigeria would…
Military Say Obasanjo’s Injury Not Life-threatening, Repel Terrorists from Michika
Spokesperson for the Nigerian Military, Major General Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that Lt. Col. Adegboye Obasanjo, son to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, shot on Monday by members of the Boko…
Ebola: US Marshal Attacked with Syringe in Lagos, Quarantined in US
A federal air marshal is in quarantine in Houston after being attacked Monday night by an unknown assailant at the Lagos, Nigeria airport wielding a syringe. US law enforcement officials…
Telecom Contribution to GDP Now 9.25 Per cent
The Nigeria telecommunications industry contribution to the nation’s GDP currently stands at 9.25 per cent as reported by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, NBS. According to the report released at…
Obasanjo’s Son, Army Lieutenant Engineer, Shot By Boko Haram At Mubi
Boko Haram militants have allegedly attacked a platoon led by the son of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, shooting him Monday. He sustained serious injuries to his legs and was…
Police Arrest Wardrobe for Falling and Killing 4-Year-Old Boy
The Police in Lagos have arrested a detached wardrobe, after the dress storage facility allegedly fell on a four-year-old boy and killed him on the spot. This is even as…
21 States Get New Commissioners of Police
The acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, has taken major step to reposition the police in the face of emerging security challenges in the country with the posting of…