Year: 2015
Kano govt releases 15 prisoners
The Kano State Government has released 15 prisoners of the Central Prison, Kano as part of efforts to decongest the…
Indian girls aged 2 and 5 ‘gang-raped’ – Police
Two Indian girls aged two-and-a-half and five years old were raped in separate incidents in New Delhi overnight, with at…
Nigeria overnight rate, bond yields fall on excess liquidity
Reuters Nigeria’s overnight lending rates and bond yields continued to fall on Friday as excess liquidity injected into the banking…
JTF nabs 10 suspected suppliers of fuel to Boko Haram
The Joint Task Force (Operation Salama) in Jigawa, has arrested 10 suspected suppliers of fuel to Boko Haram members in…
Crude: Angola to load more cargoes, Nigeria down
Nigerian crude oil differentials remained under downward pressure on Friday, while early indications pointed to a larger number of Angolan…
Financial industry, corporate Nigerians eulogise Onosode
Members of financial industry and corporate Nigeria on Friday described the late Dr Gamaliel Onosode as a great man of…
EFCC quizzed Akpabio over N108.1bn theft
A citizen’s petition, not an investigation by the EFCC was the reason the agency invited Senate minority leader and former…
Eagles set for Burkina Faso clash —Coach
Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf said on Friday that the Super Eagles B are fully prepared for the Etalons…
Tribunal upholds Gov. Umahi’s election
Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki on Friday, upheld te election of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi in the…
2015 Pilgrimage: pregnant women, others not eligible
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, CPWB, Archbishop Oludotun Ogunseye has stated that pregnant women…
UBA MD sues online journalist over alleged false report
Paul Iyoghojie An online reporter, Desmond Ike Chima, 29, has been arraigned before a Lagos State magistrates’ court for allegedly…
Sokoto APC rejects Buhari’s ministerial nominee
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State on Friday rejected the nomination of Miss A’isha Abubakar as the ministerial…
Nigeria, Ukraine to strengthen ties, says Osinbajo
Nigeria will soon expand its diplomatic relationship with Ukraine, exploring new areas of mutual benefit to both countries. This indication…
US to conduct counter-Boko Haram ops in Nigeria
The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan told…
Strict tax policy solution to dwindling finances – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has advocated the return to the strict tax policy of the colonial…
Akwa Ibom North West: Okori alleges plot to scuttle appeal as APC blasts tribunal
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West, Inibehe Okori, has raised alarm over what he believes…
Put smiles on our faces this weekend, Pinnick charges Eagles, Eaglets
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick has charged the Super Eagles B and the Golden Eaglets to give…
Afenifere calls for de-recognition of Eze Ndigbo titles
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has denounced the unrelenting desecration of Yoruba culture, particularly by the Igbo communities’…
EFCC arrests Ex-Gov. Akpabio over alleged fraud
A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and incumbent Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, was on Friday arrested by the…
Market capitalisation improves by N46b
Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) made an impressive record on Friday with the market capitalisation improving by N46…
Sultan tasks lawyers on professional practice
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Friday, advised Muslim lawyers to always practise their profession in good…
Appeal Court fixes Oct.19 to deliver judgment on Saraki’s appeal against CCT
The Court of Appeal on Friday fixed Oct.19 to deliver judgment in the appeal filed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki…
FG suspends licence issuance for new vehicle assembly plants
The Federal Government has suspended issuance of licence to new vehicle assembly plants. Mr Aminu Jalal, the Director General of…
Naira depreciates at parallel market
The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Naira lost N0.5 in the afternoon as…
NESREA shuts 5 facilities in Rivers
Mr Raph Nnam, the Zonal Director of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, said on Friday that five facilities…
Buhari charges Eaglets to retain cup
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his best wishes for a triumphant outing to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria who are…
No intimidation will stop me from probing Suswam – Ortom
No amount of intimidation or blackmail will deter me from probing former Governor Gabriel Suswam’s eight-year administration in Benue state,…
Odion quits as Edo Info Commissioner
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Louis Odion, has resigned from the State Government. His…
2 children of Naval Officer burnt to death
Kazeem Ugbodaga Two children of a naval officer were burnt to death by an early morning inferno on Friday in…
Amaechi, an asset to Buhari’s administration —Rivers APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described former Governor of the state,…