President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria will by 11am at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa on Saturday swear in the first batch of confirmed ministers. According to the programme of the event, Ministers and accredited family members are to … read more
Fear pervades the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri where hundreds of troops have been deployed after a wave of bombings and shootings by the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. A week after at least 25 people died and dozens were … read more
In an irony of very dark proportions, Nigeria’s electricity consumers nationwide will today begin to pay more for phantom and erratic power supplies. The average price per kilowatt hour of electricity will rise to N10, up from N8.50. The Nigerian … read more
Popular female musician, Christy Essien-Igbokwe, has died aged 51. Family sources confirmed that she died on Thursday morning at a private hospital in Lagos after she fell ill three days ago. Popularly known as Nigeria’s “Lady of Songs”, the late … read more
Churches in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria are now being fitted with metal detectors because of threats of bomb attacks. Worshippers in Christian churches are also having their bags and persons searched over fears of explosives being smuggled inside. Nigerians, who … read more
The Nigerian women’s soccer team has announced that it has successfully eradicated homosexuality from the squad. In an astonishing statement to the New York Times, Coach Eucharia Uche claims that since she was hired in 2009 she had rid the … read more
Mr Stephen Frahm, Consular Chief of the U.S Embassy, Wednesday, in Abuja advised Nigerians wishing to travel to that country to apply for visas at least a year ahead of time. He said this at the embassy’s monthly briefing which … read more
Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Wednesday imposed limited curfews on recreational centres after a deadly bomb attack two weeks ago at the police headquarters claimed by a radical Islamist sect. The city’s administration said night clubs and cinemas should close by … read more
No fewer than 16,603 repentant Niger Delta militants have so far received the mandatory transformational training on non-violence at the Federal Government’s post-amnesty camp in Obubra, Cross River. Frederick Anesah, the camp commandant, disclosed this in an interview with the … read more
Against the backdrop of renewed security threats across the nation, stakeholders in the aviation industry have asked the Federal Government, including aviation and other security agencies working at airports, to go beyond the security requirements prescribed by the International Civil … read more