Pregnant Woman, Four Others Electrocuted In Lagos
A pregnant woman and four others, including children, were on Thursday electrocuted in Lagos after a PHCN high-tension cable fell on a vehicle containing fuel and instantly caused an explosion…
Anambra, Emerges the Overall best in 2013 WASSCE
Anambra state has again proved that it has regained its pride of place as among the leading States in education in Nigeria by moving from a State where Schools were…
INEC to Begin Voter Registration in May
Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that the commission has concluded arrangement to begin voter registration exercise from May this year. Speaking on…
Nigerians Repudiate Fani-Kayode over Support for Jonathan
Friends of former Minister of Aviation and current chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode are yet to overcome the shock the suffered by his visit to President…
North-East Governors to INEC: Don’t Cancel 2015 Elections in Our States
Executive Governors Murtala Nyako, Kashim Shettima and Ibrahim Gaidam of terror-ravaged Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to postpone the 2015…
Ekiti Will Not Accept Inconclusive Election, Fayemi Insists
Beneficiaries of the monthly stipends for the aged in Ekiti State have commended Governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for rescuing them from old-age poverty. During the visit of…
Insecurity: House Summons IGP, NSA, Defence Minister
Following a motion moved by Honourable Ibrahim Gusau, the Federal House of Representatives has invited Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar; Minister of Defence, retired Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau; and National Security…
Anambra House Approves Obiano’s list of New Commissioners, Special Advisers
The Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a list of 19 new commissioners and 10 special advisers sent to them by the state governor, Willie Obiano. According to…
Fear Grips APC over Fani-Kayode’s Visit to Jonathan
The visit of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode to President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday has rattled the All Progressive Congress (APC), the party which Fani-Kayode belongs. Many of the…
Lagos Shuts 72 Companies for Evading Tax
Seventy-two companies have been sealed off by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) for evading the sum of N552.6m in tax in the first quarter of the year. The…