Security beefed up at airports
Smooth flight operations despite unions’ strike …as unions end strike Strike called by industry unions over the welfare of their members in the Nigerian Airspace ...My pardon was negotiated –Alamieyeseigha
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, said in Lagos yesterday that the pardon granted him by President Goodluck Jonathan though negotiated, was in ...Again, Southern leaders demand national confab
…say Jonathan free to contest in 2015 The Southern leaders, under the aegis of Southern Nigerian Peoples Assembly, SNPA, yesterday tactically endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan ...Emergency rule: Troops secure 5 towns, arrest ...
Nigerians not fleeing to Niger, Chad –DHQ 1000 additional soldiers deployed As the battle to rein in insurgents continued yesterday in Borno State, Special Forces ...Security reports on 2007 election forged –Police, ...
Culprits linked with Mimiko, Labour Party Ondo PDP seeks justice Investigations by the police and the State Security Service, SSS, into the security reports presented ...News
Sovereign Wealth Fund opens $525m portfolio next month
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, yesterday said it would open its investment portfolio with the infusion of $525m (81.3bn) in specialised projects under the Stabilisation Fund and the Future Generation Fund billed to commence early next month. The Stabilisation ... Read More»
How to honour Achebe –Group
A group under the aegis of Idemili North Concerned Citizens (IDNCC) in Anambra State has suggested three ways the late literary giant, Prof. Chinua Achebe, should be honoured. The group said one of such ways is to change the Anambra ... Read More»
Court adjourns suit to sack PDP NWC members
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, yesterday directed all parties in the suit seeking to sack some members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to file all relevant processes before June 10. This ... Read More»
Emergency Update: Senate seeks urgent action against floods
The Senate has mandated its joint Committee on Water Resources, Environment, Marine Transport and Special Duties to find out the level of preparedness of the Federal Government to avert flooding this year. The directive followed a motion on “emergency preparedness ... Read More»
Security beefed up at airports
Smooth flight operations despite unions’ strike …as unions end strike Strike called by industry unions over the welfare of their members in the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, commenced yesterday. However, the strike failed to paralyse aviation activities in the ... Read More»
Business
E-dividend: To be or not to be?
E-dividend payment system is the service where dividends are credited to a bank account to ...
Politics
Emergency rule: Taming the Boko Haram monster
OLAJIDE OMOJOLOMOJU examines the issues surrounding the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe ...
Entertainment
AIRWAVES LINK: Davido, Kcee duel for hottest song
There’s no doubt that Gobe, by Davido, and Limpopo, by Kcee, are the current hottest songs on the airwaves. Both Davido and Kcee have several smash hits to their names and Gobe and Limpopo are only their latest. The two ... Read More»
2face, Ice Prince nominated for BET
The African nominees for this year’s American BET Awards have been released and it is unsurprising that Nigeria is well represented by African Queen singer, 2face Idibia and Oleku rapper, Ice Prince. The other nominees for the awards’ African category ... Read More»
AIRWAVES LINK: Chioma Toplis visits Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre
Nollywood star, Chioma Toplis, demonstrated her philanthropic side by marking her 40th birthday celebration with the less-privileged. actress, who believes welfare of the aged society is dear to her took a trip to Ibadan visit to the inhabitants Chief Tony ... Read More»
Editorial
Abuja vs Amaechi: Signs of looming dictatorship?
The running battle between the Presidency and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, which has ...
Sports
June fixtures: Moses, Uche blows for Eagles
Attacking midfielders Victor Moses and Kalu Uche have been ruled out of the high-profile friendly ...
Education
Admission: Varsities warn parents against unnecessary pressure
As scammers step up antics Though this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by ...
Health
Comfortable sleep positions in pregnancy
When your tummy is very big, you will become mindful on your sleep positions. You ...
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Navigating through the turbulent times …the Energy Group’s prognosis
The recession ravaging the world since 2008 remains a source of worry for global business as the situation and the concomitant challenges have tested the capacity of many businesses, globally and locally to the limit. The situation becomes more worrisome ... Read More»
Echoes from Dubai
“President Jonathan should invite Dr. Ibrahim to counsel him on the impending recession” – Dr. Bolu Folayan, MD/CEO, Newswatch Magazine Basically, the much exciting part of this conference is the knowledge that we gained, the knowledge gained is enormous, you ... Read More»
20-year-old kidney patient cries out for help
He was the youngest patient at the dialysis unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba when National Mirror visited him Wednesday, March 6th, 2013. At 20, Emmanuel Odutola requires a new set of kidneys to stay alive. Lying ... Read More»
