Day: July 29, 2015
Nigeria Prisons Service announces new heads for strategic commands
Following the recent promotion of officers and men of the Nigerian Prisons Service by the Civil Defence, Immigration, Fire and…
Nigerian Air Force cuts off Boko Haram’s fuel supply routes
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Air Force has announced on Wednesday that it has succeeded in blocking routes through which petroleum…
India set to overtake China as most populous country – UN
United Nations World Population Prospects report said on Wednesday that India would in six years sooner than previously forecast overtake…
Nigeria will abide by ICJ ruling on Bakassi – Buhari
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria will abide by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Bakassi Peninsula, President…
50 West African universities expected in Nsukka for Games
At least 50 universities are expected to converge on Nsukka, Enugu State in October for the 14th West African University…
Police apprehend 9 more suspects over 4-year old boy’s murder
The Police in Lagos on Wednesday said they had arrested nine more suspects in connection with the murder of a…
APC not witch-hunting Saraki, says Oyegun
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday distanced the party from Mrs Toyin…
Some state govts lost bailout money to bank loans – Gov. Yari
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said that some indebted state governments lost their bailout money to servicing outstanding loans…
I promise to pay backlog of salaries – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has promised to pay the backlog of salaries owed civil servants. This promise was contained…
Lagos vows to prosecute 70-year old woman, others over child abuse
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute a 70-year old woman for applying pepper in a 12-year…
Blind man, woman defraud accommodation seeker of N550,000
A visually-impaired man, Sule Akinyemi and a woman, Olajumoke Awosika, were on Wednesday charged with defrauding an accommodation seeker of…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
PH, Warri refineries begin work, to produce 335, 000 barrels daily
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after…
Akpabio suffers setback in bid to retain senate seat
The newly appointed Senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, Tuesday suffered a setback in…
Boat Mishap: Ambode Receives 2,400 Life Jackets Donation
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has received 2,400 life jackets donation from Total Exploration and Production Nigeria…
Atiku hails peaceful resolution of House leadership crisis
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended the peaceful resolution of the House of Representatives leadership crisis, which…
Bayelsa govt empowers 600 market traders
As part of efforts to grow micro and small enterprises, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday disbursed the…
Nigerian sets record, scores 5.0 GPA in Russia
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday in Abuja honoured Dr Victor Olalusi who scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average…
Buhari lands in Cameroon, strategises against Boko Haram
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday in a bid to soothe…
Anambra to commence free registration for motorcycle, tricycle operators
Anambra State Government will commence free registration and issuance of identity cards for all commercial and private motorcycles and vehicles…
Ambode urges compliance with safety laws
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged health, environment and safety practitioners, as well as enforcement agencies, to…
Herdsmen bag 3 months imprisonment for stealing chickens
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced two Fulani herdsmen, Ali Yusuf and Buhari Saleh, to three months imprisonment…
Plateau assembly constitutes committee to investigate gas explosion
The Plateau House of Assembly has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of gas explosion at the Laminga water…
Buhari, APC will not fail Nigerians, says Sokoto Chairman
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari…
Senate to screen Service Chiefs Thursday
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, announced that the Senate would commence screening of newly appointed Service…
Ile-Ife mourns Ooni of Ife, markets shut, commercial activities halted
Nicholas Ojo-Awo/Ile-Ife As news of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade demise continues to circulate, his subjects, admirers and…
Uzo Spirit set for European tour
Versatile R&B and reggae singer, Uzochukwu Innocent, famously known as Uzo Spirit, is billed to commence his musical tour of…
Zamfara Govt. donates N450 million to university
Zamfara Government has donated N450 million to the Federal University in Gusau for the construction of additional lecture theatres and…
Idris Wada: Governor “Zero” Propaganda By Danladi Danjuma
Criss Jami, author of Kilosophy, opined in his book that, “a rumour is a social cancer: it is difficult to…
American Business Council elects GE’s Lazarus Angbazo as President
Lazarus Angbazo, the President and CEO of GE Nigeria has been elected president of the American Business Council (ABC) in…
UN expert urges FG to ban importation, use of asbestos
Mr Urs Wagner, Senior International Environmental Expert in the United Nations, has called on the Federal Government to ban the…