Month: April 2015
Gunmen kidnap President Jonathan’s council chairman
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Daredevil gunmen today kidnapped Mr Enaye Abah, the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government council of Bayelsa state.…
Lagos generates N27bn from land transactions in 2014
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has generated N27.05 billion from land transaction in the last one year,…
CBN Reiterates Commitment To Tennis Sponsorship
Damilare Okunola The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has reiterated its commitment to sponsorship of tennis events in the country,…
Africa, Asia farmers protest ‘land grab’
Farmers in Africa and Asia on Wednesday announced in a statement a string of protests over a holding company’s “landgrab”…
Obanikoro leads protests to S.Africa over anti-immigrant attacks
Nigeria has complained to South Africa about a wave of attacks targeting foreigners and called on Pretoria to punish the…
Bamaiyi: Prison Authority Had No Record Of $330k Fraud Money
Henry Ojelu A prison officer, ACP Abdullai Garba on Wednesday told an Ikeja High Court that the $330,000 General Ishaya…
3 NYSC members arrested for selling ballot papers in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who served as ad hoc staff during the…
Jonathan will handover on 29 May – FG
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal government on Wednesday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to General Muhammad Buhari,…
Lagos Hotels Lost N8b To Ebola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Hotels in Lagos State lost N8 billion as a result of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus…
Court registrar key player in Ajudua’s $330k fraud against Bamaiyi
A prosecution witness, ACP Abdullahi Garuba, on Wednesday confirmed that a court registrar, Oluronke Rosulu, accused of conspiring with others…
Kashamu Denies Evading U.S. Trial
Kazeem Ugbodaga Senator-elect, Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu has said he is not running away from trial in the…
South Africa Shuts Lagos Consulate
Following anti-Xenophobia protests in Lagos and Abuja, the South African consulate in Lagos has been shut. P.M.NEWS gathered that the…
Headlines, Metro, News, Politics
Reuters: How the ‘Godfather’ of Lagos could shape Nigeria’s govt
* Ex-Lagos governor now one of the most powerful godfathers * Seen as favouring technocrats who can solve problems “I…
Keshi To Eagles: No Room For Benchwarmers
Returnee Super Eagles’ Chief Coach has handed down serious warning to any Nigerian player who wants to play in his…
Taking A Cue From Lee Kuan Yew
By Olalekan Olagunju Singapore recently lost one of its most respected leaders, the departed pioneer Prime Minister, Lee…
Traditional Rulers And Nigerian Politics
By Bilikis Bakare In traditional African society, especially in pre-colonial period, traditional rulers were part of the natural environment of…
The Task Before Ambode
On 29 May, 2015, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode will be officially sworn in as the 14th governor of Lagos State, having…
Chibok Girls: Will They Ever Be Found?
Nigerians bare their minds on the fate of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents over a year…
CBN Junior Open: Race For ITA’s 100k Jackpot Hots Up
Damilare Okunola The race for the International Tennis Academy, ITA’s N100, 000 for the player who excels in two different…
S.Africa Govt responsible for xenophobic attack – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday in Abuja said the South African Government should be held responsible for the…
Police recover 6 cars, arrest 11 in Abuja
The FCT Police Command has recovered six stolen cars and arrested 11 suspects in connection with various crimes in the…
Kwankwaso inauguarates school for children orphaned by Boko Haram
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Tuesday inaugurated Kano- Borno Boarding Primary School for children orphanded by Boko Haram…
2,000 pupils study in 2 classrooms in Bauchi
The Head of Guru Village, Alhaji Mohammad Baba, said over 2,000 primary school pupils study in two classrooms in the…
Gov. Yuguda begs for forgiveness, seeks support for opposition
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State on Tuesday begged civil servants in the state to forgive him and also appealed…
Rivers PDP reject plans to conduct LG polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter has rejected plans conduct of the Local Government Council…
The Power of Social Media in the Nigerian Election
By Jerelyn Eddings The recent election of Muhammadu Buhari as president of Nigeria has been hailed internationally as a historic…
Imo Re-run: APC set to boycott governorship polls
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has threatened to boycott Saturday’s rescheduled election in the eastern state of Imo over the…
Buhari lobbies for Adesina as AfDB President
Ayorinde Oluokun General Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect of Nigeria, has requested the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to…
Neymar double eases Barcelona past poor PSG
Barcelona cruised into their seventh Champions League semi-final in eight years as a double from Neymar handed them a 2-0…
Africa market of future for illegal drugs – UN official
Africa is the market of the future for illegal drugs, a top UN narcotics official said Tuesday, predicting the continent…