Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as... Read more
President of Tunisis Beji Caid Essebsi has died at the age of 92 after being taken to a military hospital on Wednesday for the second time in the last one month. Beji Caid Essebsi was a Tunisian politician who was the fifth President of Tunisia from December 2014 until his... Read more
… As Commission Undertakes N10b Kaa-Ataba Road, Bridges The Rivers State Governor, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to partner with stakeholders such as the Rivers state government on landmark infrastructural projects that would bring development to the people of the state... Read more
The Final matches of the men and women competitions of this year’s AITEO Cup will take place at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Sunday, setting alight the former administrative capital of northern Nigeria. In the women’s final, Cup holders Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt will clash with Nasarawa... Read more
WASHINGTON, DC – Nadine Maenza, Vice Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), today called on Iranian authorities to drop all charges against and to release Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. One year ago this week, plainclothes Iranian security forces invaded Pastor Nadarkhani’s home, reportedly tasered his... Read more
Two days after Nigeria’s Senate mandated President Muhammadu Buhari to forward the list of cabinet ministers for his next tenure of office, or face sanctions, he has appointed Chris Ngige, George Akume, a former governor of Benue State, Festus Keyamo, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rauf Aregbesola, a... Read more
The Bayelsa State Government has formalized the employment of 904 casual staff in the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state. This was in addition to the 1,000 workers, first class graduates from various disciplines, PhD and Master’s degrees holders from Ijaw speaking communities across the Country earlier... Read more
Sen Heineken Lokpobiri, former Minister of State for Agriculture on Tuesday congratulated Chief Timipre Sylva over his ministerial nomination to represent Bayelsa in the Federal Execution Council. The development is sequel the transmission of the list of Ministers by President Muhamadu Buhari to the National Assembly for confirmation. The... Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have closed their case at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. After a series of proceedings which lasted over two months at the Tribunal sitting in Abuja, the petitioners closed their case on Friday. They called a total of... Read more
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Police Command, has identified the man who climbed an Azman Air aircraft at the airport on Friday as Usman Adamu from neighbouring Republic of Niger. The spokesperson for the Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, disclosed the identity of the 32-year-old Nigerien to the... Read more
