MEN of the Lagos State Police Command are now at the crossroads on how to unravel the circumstances surrounding how a mentally imbalanced woman came about a bag containing the corpse of a baby boy. The lady who gave her … read more
Nigeria’s Olympic men’s football squad has cancelled a training trip to the US due to administrative lapses. The so-called Dream Team IV were due to play their Olympic counterparts from Honduras, as well as Trinidad and Tobago in Miami as … read more
Members of the Senate Committee probing expenditure on Federal Highways were on Friday stunned when Suleiman Danladi, the director in charge of Federal highways, revealed that a contractor disappeared after he was paid N600 million as mobilisation for a road … read more
EXCEPT for the 40-second interval during which the bugle was sounded to signify the lowering of both the National and Army flags at exactly 6.00 p.m. yesterday, the atmosphere at the Owena Barracks of the 323 Artillery Regiment of the … read more
As the parlous state of power supply across the country worsened in the last few days, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria announced on Thursday that it will from Friday, (today) begin zonal power rationing. In a statement Thursday night, … read more
THE disparity between figures quoted as the amount spent by the Obasanjo administration on roads narrowed yesterday as the Central Bank governor, Professor Charles Soludo put the amount at N946.8 billion while the Accountant General of the Federation Mr. Ibrahim … read more
“Britain to return �40m stolen funds to Nigeria.” That was the screaming headline on the pages of several Nigerian newspapers recently. While it may be a lot of money, it is a far cry from the actual amount public officials … read more
Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Botswana have said they will not recognise President Robert Mugabe as the president of Zimbabwe. The countries took the stand before the end of the African Union�s two-day summit at Sharm el-Sheik in Egypt on … read more
Lawmakers in Delta State have joined the voices of other Niger Delta people in criticising the appointment of former United Nations� envoy, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, as the chairman of the proposed Niger Delta Summit. They faulted the appointment on the … read more
The Senate on Wednes-day passed a bill seek-ing to compel companies to set aside three and a half per cent of their earnings for social responsibilities in their areas of operation. The bill, sponsored by Senator Uche Chukwumerije, is seeking … read more