Okagbare Leads Nigeria’s Track & Field Team into Olympic Village Today

Blessing Okagbare’s experience and bright performances will be a tonic to the track and field athletes of Team Nigeria when they begin competing from Friday July 30th. Alongside Okagbare...

Wike set to send anti-open grazing bill to Rivers Assembly

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has promised to give the ban on open-grazing in the state a legal backing by sending the required bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Soyinka, Clark fault Buhari’s grazing route plan

Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark on Monday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s demand for the recovery of “encroached” grazing routes. The President, in an interview on Arise TV,...

Twitter removes Nigerian president’s ‘abusive’ civil war post

Twitter removed on Wednesday a post by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari threatening punishment for regional secessionists blamed for attacks on government buildings. The social media firm said Buhari's tweet,...

Wike threatens to dethrone monarchs over employment racketeering

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has threatened to dethrone traditional rulers selling employments meant for their subjects. The governor ordered the demolition of illegal market along the Elele Alimini...

Tompolo to Fed Govt: inaugurate NDDC board within seven days

A former Niger Delta warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo Tompolo, yesterday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to inaugurate the substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Tension Rocks Anambra APC over Mode of Primaries

There is palpable apprehension and uncertainty among governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State over the mode of primary election the party’s hierarchy would use to choose its...

Victim of Ebonyi school bomb explosion on Thursday. Photo: Edward Nnachi

A substance suspected to be improvised explosive device went off and severed the left hand of a male pupil at Glory Land High School, Azugwu village, in Ebonyi Local Government Area of...

Wike, Amaechi clash over Rivers insecurity

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike and Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi at the weekend traded words over the latter’s attribution of insecurity in Rivers to high level of unemployment. Amaechi, who...

Southern Govs ban open grazing, demand restructuring

Southern Governors have banned open grazing and movement of cows by foot in 17 Southern States of the Federation. This was the outcome of a meeting that lasted for...