Month: April 2015
Kebbi Governor denies defecting to APC
Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi has denied plans to defect to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Dakingari made the denial…
APC form coalition with LP, MPPP to defeat PDP in Plateau
The Labour Party (LP), Mega Progressives Peoples Party (MPPP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau have joined forces to…
DSS warns against unguarded, divisive statements
The Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned Nigerians against making unguarded statements capable of promoting disunity in the country,…
Ogboru has not stepped down for APC guber candidate – LP
The Labour Party on Tuesday dismissed speculation that its governorship candidate in Delta, Chief Great Ogboru, had stepped down for…
Police yet to prosecute 9 persons arrested during presidential election
The nine persons arrested in Lagos State for alleged elections’ related offenses on March 28, have remained in police cell…
French senator kills himself before ‘Chinese wedding’ trial
A French senator and former mayor of Tours, due to stand trial in a corruption case over fake Chinese wedding…
WHO says 2million die from unsafe food annually
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director, Africa, on Tuesday said unsafe food is linked to the deaths…
U-20 World Cup: Iheanacho Returns To Flying Eagles
Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City, and Musa Yahaya of Tottenham Hotspurs will both be handed recalls by Flying Eagles coach,…
Student docked over N3.44m admission scam
A 32-year-old student, Olugbenga Ajuwon, on Tuesday in Lagos appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court for his alleged involvement…
Don’t Be On Wrong Side Of Centre, Buhari Tells Lagosians
President-elect, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari appeared in Lagos today to add pep to the governorship campaign of the All…
PDP Big Guns Join APC In Imo
Cyriacus Izuekwe After appearing at a campaign rally in Lagos on Tuesday, Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari is expected to…
Oba Akiolu Recants, Woos Igbo Voters
Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos has recanted his alleged threat against the Igbo in Lagos, that they would drown in…
Suswam swears in 2 commissioners, three days to election
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue on Tuesday swore in two commissioners, Mr Solomon Agidani and Mr Joseph Tarkaa. NAN recalls…
Mass Defection Looms In Ondo PDP
Bosun Oladimeji Following the success of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State at the just concluded Presidential and…
Igbo Group Backs Ambode For Gov Election
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele The Igbo in Lagos State have unanimously endorsed the candidacy of the All Progressives Congress,…
We have no plan to ban Okada – Ogun Govt.
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state government has debunked the rumour making rounds that it is planning to ban the motorcycle riders…
Kumuyi To Buhari: Fight Corruption As You Promised
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has charged the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to tackle…
Give us global competitive wages, Medical Association tells Buhari
The West Africa Region of the Commonwealth Medical Association has urged President-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, to institute global competitive…
Nigerians blast Pat Utomi for defending Oba Akiolu
Nigerians have blasted Prof. Pat Utomi for attempting to defend Oba Rilwan Akiolu after he was accused of threatening Igbos…
Professionalising Teaching In Nigeria
By Olalekan Olagunju Attention has in recent times been focused on teacher’s professional duties, predominantly on duties in the classroom…
The Tasks Ahead Of APC-Led Government
By Ayo Oyoze Baje To begin with, let me repeat here part of my opinion essay entitled: ‘The hurdles ahead…
Between June 12 And March 28
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In the history of every country, certain dates are considered as defining and epoch making. Such dates…
Whipping Up Ethnic Hatred
They are at it again. Those who promote ethnic hatred while campaigning for votes have swung into action barely a…
Borno AG solicits donor agencies’ support for Boko Haram victims
Hajiya Mairo Bunu, the Borno Accountant-General, on Monday appealed to donor agencies to mobilise support for the rehabilitation of victims…
10 Reasons to vote Ambode
With the governorship election across the country three days away, Next Level Lagos, a socio-political group believes that there are…
Group urges Ogun people to re-elect Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria have been charged to support the re-election bid of Governor Ibikunle Amosun,…
Now That You Have Won: An Open Letter To President-Elect Buhari
By SKC Ogbonnia I am one of the millions of masses who yearned and prayed for the change that motivated…
S.African girl, 15, caught trying to join Islamic State
A 15-year-old South African girl was on Sunday pulled from a flight moments before trying to leave the country to…
Two detained over attack on Fenerbahce bus
Turkish police have detained two men following a gun attack on a bus carrying players from the Fenerbahce football club…
Dakuku condemns murder, repression of APC members in Rivers
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Dr Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers state has again condemned the…