Year: 2015
Abducted former NMA Chairman, another doctor, regain freedom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two of the three medical health workers who were kidnapped in Imo State about a week ago have…
Ambode to spend N1bn on schools renovation, pledges to end LASU crisis
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said his administration has earmarked over N1billion for renovation and supply of furnitures…
Yola Blast: NEMA confirms 27 dead, 96 injured
The Coordinator of the National Emergency and Management Agency in Adamawa state, Mallam Sa’ad Bello, said 27 people were confirmed…
Oyakhilome splashes N1bn on Benson Idahosa University
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Founder and President of Believers Loveworld Ministry, otherwise known as Christ Embassy, Rev.(Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, on Friday…
Boko Haram seizes town on Cameroon-Nigeria border
Boko Haram Islamists on Friday seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the…
NLC wants 16-yr Borno embargo on employment lifted
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Borno chapter, on Friday called for the immediate lifting of the 16 years embargo on…
Tribunal upholds Gov. Amosun’s election in Ogun
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the victory of Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun in the April 11, 2015…
Michael Jackson not my biological dad, says son
Prince Jackson has hit back at paternity critics on Twitter, whilst hinting that Michael Jackson may not be his biological…
Rivers State: Tribunal reserves judgment
The Legislative Election Petition Tribunal for Rivers sitting in Abuja on Friday reserved judgment in a petition filed by Isaac…
Ogun Assembly confirms Dayo Adeneye, 4 others as commissioner-nominees
The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday cleared Adedayo Adeneye popularly known as D1 and four others commissioner-nominees sent to…
Many dead following blast on Yola mosque
Many people are feared dead as bomb blast rocked a newly opened Friday mosque in Jambutu area of Yola in…
Ogbulafor mobilises support for Buhari’s corruption war
The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, has urged Nigerians to give maximum support…
Paedophile Lagos lawyer still on remand, says Prosecutor
A 40-year-old lawyer, Christopher Uzoamaka, arraigned on Sept. 1 for allegedly caressing a nine-year- old girl at the premises of…
FRSC convicts 38 offenders in Ogun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun, on Friday said that its Magistrate Mobile Court convicted 38 offenders…
Flood control: RSG begins demolition of structures
The Rivers State Government has commenced the demolition of structures which are impeding the free flow of water along the…
I’m not shy around women, says Buhari
The claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is shy around women, purportedly made by one Gideon Samani yesterday and published by…
Man, 25, in court for raping boy, 13
A 25-year-old man, Benjamin Ibehmonic, on Friday appeared in a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court for alleged rape of a 13-year-old boy…
Tribunal confirms Amosun’s election
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The State Election Petition Tribunal in Abeokuta, Ogun state has struck out the petition of Gboyega Nasir Isiaka,…
Nollywood actors not scavengers, Asiegbu replies Gambian movie director
Funsho Arogundade Top Nollywood actor and former president, Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ejike Asiegbu has replied Gambian movie director,…
Camp facilities force postponement of Kiddies Olympics
Taiwo Adelu The organizers of the maiden Kiddies Olympics scheduled to take place in Lagos next week have announced its…
Mimshack Mock Nations Cup hots up in Lagos
Taiwo Adelu The premises of NITEL Training School at Cappa, Oshodi in Lagos has been a beehive of activities since…
DPC hails Buhari over new INEC Chairman
The Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as the Chairman of the…
10 dead in Maiduguri bomb blasts
At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded on Friday in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern…
Alleged murder: NURTW Chairman gets reprieve
Paul Iyoghojie The office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, western…
WHO DG visits Abuja to delist Nigeria as a polio endemic country
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria is at the verge of eradicating polio as the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to formally…
Man jailed for N1.2m stock fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 22, 2015, secured the conviction of Bashir Olumuyiwa, Managing Director,…
N789m Subsidy Scam: EFCC closes case against Majope Investment, 4 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday, closed its case against Opeyemi Ajuyah, Majope Investment, Abdullahi Alao, Axenergy,…
45 Boko Haram suspects arested in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe Forty-five people suspected to be members of Boko Haram who reportedly planned to bomb Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi,…
Ogun Guber: Amosun, Isiaka know fate today
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Tension is high in Ogun as politicians, residents and observers impatiently await the verdict of the governorship election…