Month: March 2014
PDP flays APC manifesto as roadmap to anarchy
The PDP has described the manifestos of the APC as a roadmap to anarchy typical of all anti-democratic coalitions. Mr…
N17bn needed for 2016 Census
Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) will require N17 billion to successfully conduct the 2016 national census, its chairman Mr Eze…
Nigeria shifts take-off of national conference
Nigeria has shifted by a week the inauguration of the National Conference, a talk-shop on the future of Nigeria that…
Dana Air appoints Bouteiller as director of flight
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Dana Air has appointed Francois Bouteiller as its Director of Flight Operations, the airline said in a…
Osoba leads ex-governors to confab
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun State, in western Nigeria and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Poisonous gas knocks 13 students unconscious
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Yusuf Muhammed There was panic at Ogba Junior Grammar School, Ogba area of Lagos, Western Nigeria on…
Police arrest man on suspicion of killing daughter
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Police command in the western Nigerian state of Oyo has arrested a man in connection with the…
Soldiers checkmate Boko Haram terrorists, kill 20
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said soldiers foiled attempts by Boko Haram terrorists to attack Ajiri and Mafa in Borno state…
Ex-Aviation Minister, Fani-Kayode Re-Arraigned
Akin Kuponiyi There is no respite yet for former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as he was Thursday re-arraigned before…
Customs agents oppose tariff for used cars, paralyse Tin Can port
Business activities at the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos were on Thursday paralysed as clearing agents staged a protest over…
M-Net Africa Boss, Biola Alabi, Quits
Funsho Arogundade Few days to the second edition of AfricaMagic Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCA, Mrs Abiola Alabi, Managing Director, M-Net…
Military Now Land Grabbers —Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has accused the military of illegally taking possession of lands in Lagos to…
LASTMA Official Slaps Chief Magistrate
Yusuf Muhammed An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, identified as Taye Shittu, has been arrested by…
Obesere Opens Up On Rape Allegation
Popular Fuji musician, Abass Akande Obsere has opened up on the rape allegation levelled against him by a lady, Olanike…
APC Unveils Code of Ethics
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The All Progressive Congress, APC, on Thursday in Abuja unveiled the party’s code of Ethics, a set of…
Nigerian Sports In Safe Hands, Says Tamuno Danagogo
Adebobola Alawode Barely 24 hours after being named Minister of Sports and Chairman of National Sports Commission, NSC, has Dr.…
Mexico Tie: Keshi Impressed With Eagles’ Debutants
Adebobola Alawode Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Stephen Keshi has expressed delight with the performance of the…
Strength To Carry On
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi It’s instructive to know how others, both famous and not so famous, handled the crises in…
FG, Boko Haram And The Sanctity Of Life
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The concept of the sanctity of life is anchored on the sacred nature of life, and the…
Implementation Of Anti-Smoking Law Is Key
The recent signing into law a bill that prohibits smoking in public places by Governor Fashola of Lagos State has…
Football: Mexico and Nigeria in barren draw
The Mexican national team and Nigeria began their final stage of preparation for the 2014 World Cup by playing to…
NNPC pumps 209 mn litres of fuel to reduce shortages
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said about 209 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol had been…
Rivers state needs N82 trillion for health sector
The Rivers Commissioner for Health, Dr Samson Parker, on Wednesday said the state government was shopping for N82.3 trillion to…
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain withdraw envoys from Qatar
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain said Wednesday they were withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar for breaching…
MTN boosts revenue from Nigeria’s earnings
South African mobile giant MTN on Wednesday said revenues grew 12 percent last year, driven by increasing subscribers and helped…
Plateau state: Nine persons killed by gunmen
Gunmen on Wednesday killed at least nine people and set fire to dozens of houses in central Nigeria, the army…
APC urges FG to say truth about fuel scarcity
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the federal government to level up with Nigerians on the reasons for the…
Gusau, Obanikoro to run Nigeria’s defence ministry
President Goodluck on Wednesday swore in 11 Ministers whose nominations were approved by the Senate about three weeks ago just…
Thumbs down for Jonathan over sack of Abdullahi
President Goodluck Jonathan shocked journalists, other members of the Federal Executive Council and guests at the swearing in ceremony of…
Lagos Assembly confirms nominees for agencies
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Wednesday held a special session where members confirmed the…