Obama Boosts US-Africa Exports with $7 billion
The U.S president Barack Obama has reiterated America’s commitment to Doing Business in Africa; announcing the $7 billion in new financing to promote American exports to Africa. He disclosed this…
Fayose to Fashola: Mind Your Business over Ekiti Poll
The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has blamed his removal from office in 2006 on what he referred to as enemies of developmental democracy. He also cautioned Lagos State…
Jonathan Calls for Global Action Against Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday in Washington DC called for more effective global action and implementation of all existing international protocols against terrorism and violent extremism. In Nigeria’s country statement presented…
Exclusive: How Juwah Pushed Telecoms Investment to $32 billion
Four years ago, the Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, was confirmed by the Senate as the 4th EVC of the…
ComTech Minister, NCC Boss Endorse ICT Media Centenary Award
The biggest and the first ever ICT Centenary awards in commemoration of the revolutionary milestones in the ICT ecosystem in Nigeria has received the nod of Nigeria’s Minister of Communications…
Rights Violations by Soldiers: Defence Headquarters Investigates Allegation
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said it takes the issue of human rights violation seriously and will never condone any proven case of abuse by its personnel. The Director of…
Ibadan Court Dissolves 10-Year-Old Marriage over Abortion, Infidelity
Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan Tuesday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage between Faniyan Abodunde and Comfort over infidelity and abortion of pregnancies. The President of the court, Mr Ademola Odunade, in…
Panel Clears Al-Makura, Lawmakers Kick
It was resounding victory for the Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura as the seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge of the state to investigate the 16-count allegation…
Alert as Nigerian Doctor Who Treated American With Ebola is Now Infected
One of the doctors that attended to the Liberian who imported Ebola virus disease into Lagos, has tested positive, the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, confirmed on Monday. It will…
Amnesty Accuses Military of Extra-Judicial Killing of 600 People, But Military Denies it
The Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of engaging in extra-judicial killing of over 600 persons in the North-East, especially Maiduguri and Bama, both in Borno State, but the…