The Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Issa Aremu has said there is the need to improve on intelligence gathering to address the growing insecurity in the country. He added that President Goodluck Jonathan should ensure that security forces laid more emphasis on intelligence and crime prevention. He spoke in Ilorin during a capacity building and skill development workshop for the National Union ...

In what appears to be about the boldest step taken by the Federal Government in tackling the insurgency in the northern part of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in three states, namely: Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. In a nationwide broadcast, President Jonathan said the growing insecurity in these troubled states compelled him to exercise his powers as enshrined in Se ...

Former National Football League star and Hollywood actor, O.J. Simpson is seeking re-trial of his 2008 case which he claimed that he wasn’t represented properly. Simpson returned to a Las Vegas courtroom today to make a case for his proposed re-trial in the  armed robbery and kidnapping conviction so it can be thrown out on the basis of non-suitable legal representation during the trial. Simpson was serving ...

The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the deployment of the former Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Tonye Ebitibituwa as the new Commissioner of Police in the state. According to the Bayelsa Police Command Spokesman, Alex Akhigbe, the new Commissioner of Police who hails from from Ondo State, resumed duty on Thursday to replace retired Commissioner, Kingsley Omire. According to a statemen ...

Hundreds of Iraqi citizens have been rendered homeless in Wasit and Maysay provinces after days of heavy rain culminated in heavy floods, swallowing homes in the regions which are in the southeast of the country's capital, Baghdad. Heavy were the floods that roads turned into rivers, while people fled their houses with some trying to salvage a few items they could carry through the floodwater. Local officia ...

Euro Zone ministers met in Brussels today to discuss plans for a banking union. At the meeting France, Spain and Portugal called for quick progress on the issue while Germany pointed out that treaty change might be needed before plans could be completed. Under the plan, the biggest banks will be supervised by the European Central Bank from the middle of next year. There is also to be a single bank resolutio ...

The Federal Government says it has set aside $100m from the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) to tackle the high rate of maternal and child mortality in the country. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Mohammed Ali Patte made the announcement at the launch of the conditional cash transfer pilot programme of SURE-P in Abuja. The minister challenged Nigerians to hold government account ...

The deputy governor of Osun State; Titlayo Laoye-Tomori has opened on her daily life as governor, mother, grandmother and a church leader. The Osun deputy governor said her role as a mother comes before any other role as she juggles between roles, but she gives priority to her daughter and granddaughter. ...

The Deputy Governor of Osun State; Mrs Tomori has hinted that motivating the teachers can actually work magic as this was one of the game plans that the Osun State government applied. Principals that have haven’t gotten promotion for more than five years were promoted by the governor; several other teachers who had not gotten promotion for a long time were also promoted. Salaries were reviewed, housing loan ...

The UK Foreign Secretary; William Jefferson Hague has reacted fervidly to the recent extremist attack in north east Nigeria, as he reiterated UK’s support pointing out that the protection the citizens who are civilians is paramount. According to a press statement released by through Rob Fitzpatrick; the Press, Political and Public Affairs Officer of the British High Commission, Abuja, Hague expressed his de ...