President Goodluck Jonathan has again ignored Governorship Rotimi Amaechi as the Chairam of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), preferring instead to pick Governor Jonah Jang…
Month: August 2013
Ubah emerges LP flag-bearer for Anambra guber election
An oil magnate, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, on Wednesday in Awka, emerged the LabourParty governorship candidate for the Nov.16 Anambra gubernatorial election. Ubah was declared…
Jonathan sacked Minister because of Nigerian Youth Council election – Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday said the erstwhile Minister of Youth Development, Alhaji InuwaAbdulkadir was relieved of his job because of…
Rights group receives 3000 calls from relatives of missing Boko Haram members
Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria has received ‘‘hundreds and hundreds, up to 3,000’’ calls from people…
Abuja court okays extradition of suspected terrorist to US
A Federal High Court, Abuja Division, Wednesday ordered the extradition of a Nigerian citizen, Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi to the United States. The…
External reserves stand at $46.9bn – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said the nation’s external reserves stood at 46.89 billion…
FG endorses Executive Bill on Cybercrime
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the content of the Cybercrime Bill, 2013 and its…
NSE market capitalisation dips by N57bn
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) declined by N57 billion on Wednesday as a result…
Nigerian born British MP, Chuka Umunna Under attack
Chuka Umunna has come under fire from other politicians after calling for an end to political…
Boko Haram kills 24 in fresh attacks
Two attacks by suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed 24 people in Nigeria’s northeast in the…
Abia at 22: Sen. Abaribe, Nwaogu, 13 others receive merit award
Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia state presenting the award of ‘’ENYI-ABIA’’ to Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe…
Subscribers’ association wants GSM firms listed on stock exchange
The President, National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOMS), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, on Tuesday canvassed for the…