2011:Senators demand automatic tickets

2011:Senators demand automatic tickets

All serving Senators of the Federal Republic who are members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] should be granted automatic tickets to stand for re-election in 2011, Senate President David Mark demanded yesterd... Read more...
President, VP lose 300% severance pay*Hardship allowance reduced from 50% to 30%

President, VP lose 300% severance pay*Hardship allowance reduced from 50% to 30%

President and his vice will no longer enjoy the severance gratuity of 300 percent of their annual basic salary after the...
S/East to produce next President    -   Bello

S/East to produce next President - Bello

The  Presidency of the Federal Republic would most likely move to the Southeast geo-political zone after President Umaru...
Sheik Ja’afar’s murder: Shekarau, Kano Emirate, Freedom Radio cleared

Sheik Ja’afar’s murder: Shekarau, Kano Emirate, Freedom Radio cleared

The police in Abuja yesterday said Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State, the Kano Emirate Council and the Freedom Rad...
 

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Friday, 03 July 2009 00:19
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar was right when he raised serious concerns recently over the growth of the menace of negative youthful exuberance, characteristic of miscreants generally referred to as Area Boys, in an otherwise peaceful state of Sokoto. The Sultan’s alarm
Thursday, 02 July 2009 02:01
The decision by the Federal Government to construct the Kafin Zaki Dam in Bauchi state in spite of the stiff opposition of the government and people of Yobe state raises the urgent need to communicate to those against the project the compelling reasons for the government’s decision in order to
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Fear of market closure grips Abuja traders

Traders in Abuja  now live in fear that the markets  in which they do business...

Suspected impersonator remanded in prison custody

A 34-year-old man charged for allegedly claiming to be a staff of the Military Pension...

Nursing mother burnt to death in auto crash

An unidentified nursing mother was yesterday burnt to death when the car she was...

80 motorists convicted for traffic violation

EIGHTY motorists were on Wednesday convicted for traffic violations by a mobile court...

FCT magistrates to get special allowances

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Judicial Service Commission has approved the...

SERVICOM urges Kuje hospital to extend services

Driver in court over cheating

Corps member moulds FRSC marshal’s statue

Youngster jailed for assaulting master

Karu residents want PHCN’s prepaid meters

Bank staff charged for negligence

Man in court over land document theft

NCWD holds exercise on Gender Data Bank

Servant in court over breach of trust

Man jailed for theft

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Property & Environment

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Enwerem’s family fight over property

Members of the family of the late former SenatePresident Evan Enwerem are currently...

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Nigerian referees will silence critics come 2014 World Cup

Nigerian football referees who have suffered so much criticism in recent times over...

Siasia leads Eagles to Qatar

Flying Eagles Chief Coach, Samson Siasia will soon commence final preparations for...

Nigeria refused to make use of me, says Fashanu

Contrary to widely held belief among Nigerian football fans that Ambassasor John...

Beach Soccer: Nigeria maul Mauritius 13-0

The national beach soccer team, otherwise known as ‘Super-sand Eagles’ mauled...

Bada explains move for American coach

Ahead of the 2009 IAAF World Championship billed for Berlin, Germany in August, technical...

NFF disowns NANF

Siasia off to Europe for Rabiu

FIFA U-17 draws hold August 7

Owerri to host Federation Cup semis

‘Kaduna, Bauchi still in the race’

We will beat FIFA deadline, Ndanusa says

Why I defected to PDP _ Sen. Gogwim

Athletics buffs laud re-introduction of Classics

Ikhana eyes Federation Cup trophy

Yes, you can go now!

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Neda: Aftermath of an Election

Neda: Aftermath of an Election

The other day, Professor Mu’tassim Ibrahim, pediatrician extraordinary, called...

The Yuguda brand of political opportunism

Last weekend, President Yar’Adua and the PDP leadership relocated to Bauchi to...

MEND's threat to terrorize the North (II)

Thanks largely to the domination of Nigeria’s politics since independence in 1960...

Alamieseigha's revenge

“Constable Peter Clark, a private police detective, put the phone on speaker and...

Election in Iran (II)

But there is also the possibility that Musavi and a religious fringe of the reform...

A wrong turn on the rail track

MEND's threat to terrorize the North (I)

The relunctant exile

Under the plane's belly

Election in Iran (I)

Nnamdi 'Andy' Uba: A fitting finale for fraud

The return of Israel's serial bungler

Nigeria: Visioning on quicksand

Between enemy and friend

Khomeini: Setting Agenda for the World

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Anambra PDP crisis: How Ogbulafor got it right _ Ike-Okoye

You are among the plethora of aspirants for the governorship position in Anambra...

Action Alliance inaugurates new exco

The Action Alliance (AA) has formally inaugurated its 31-member national executive...

Fresh crisis in Niger ANPP

Concerned members of the Niger State chapter of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP)...

Lawmakers on hunger strike over oil wells

Eleven lawmakers representing Cross River State in the National Assembly have embarked...

ANPP postpones NEC meeting indefinitely

Internal crisis rocking the ranks of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) took a...

Call off strike, PPA appeals to ASUU

There’s no morality in politics -Sen. Gogwim

Will ANPP pull out of GNU?

‘PDP divided to deny Nyako 2nd term’

Ego is PDP’s obstacle to growth, says Nwachukwu

Appeal court upholds Kwara Assembly poll

ANPP to sue INEC over defection of Bauchi lawmakers

ANPP ’ll crush Yuguda in 2011, Aliyu says

Will Wamakko appear before probe panel?

Court nullifies Ondo LG election

Home front

Preventing children accident at home

There is a multiplicity of accidents or occurrences we never planned for that happen at home. It is even worse with children who do not know and are still “discovering”...

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Opinion

Yuguda and the burden of undue criticism

A lot of water has passed under the bridge since Malam Isa Yuguda was elected governor of Bauchi State just over two years ago. While it is not fair to...

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Labour report

NURTW tasks FG on road maintenance

National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) yesterday asked the Federal Government to ensure proper maintenance of interstate roads across the country.

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Health report

Health: NEMA, NSCDC, FRSC to collaborate on emergency response

The Federal Ministry of Health is working with National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to establish an effective...

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Education

Longman launches mobile reading pilot for children

Longman Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Pearson Education Limited, has launched a pilot reading programme for children to access with mobile phones.The pilot project, the first of its kind in...

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