Year: 2015
APC’s Audu responds to N11 billion fraud allegation
In a tweetChat with his followers on Thursday, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the November 21 Kogi state governorship…
Nigeria, Cameroon welcome US troops in Boko Haram fight
Nigeria and Cameroon on Thursday welcomed a US decision to send up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon to help…
CDS urges Nigerians to be conscious as Boko Haram aims at soft targets
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Olonisakin has urged Nigerians to be security conscious towards averting suicide bombing…
FG tells Oshiomhole’s committee to probe foreign currency earning agencies
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Federal government on Thursday asked the Governor Adams Oshiomhole led ad hoc committee on remittances by the…
FCT gets $170m from France to boost power supply
France says it has granted 170 million dollars aimed at increasing the power supply for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).…
NiMet predicts cloudy weather conditions on Friday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Friday. The…
How Nigeria could become the greatest black nation – Amb. Carrington
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Unites States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, has said if leaders of the country could…
Court remands alleged ‘Baby seller’
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT, on Thursday remanded an alleged baby seller, Chukwuebuka Olasosimi, 27, for criminal…
Tribunal upholds El-Rufai’s election
Femi Adi/Kaduna Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Kaduna, Thursday upheld Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s election. The All Progressives Grand Alliance governorship…
Ministerial screening: Amaechi’ll scale hurdle, says Melaye
Rotimi Amaechi, the former Governor of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, will not have any problem being screened and approved for…
IG orders arraignment of Falae’s suspected abductors
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered the arraignment of suspected abductors of Chief Olu Falae in…
Festac bank robbery: Police begin finger print analysis
Nigeria Police have said that the finger prints it lifted from the scene of Tuesday’s robbery in two banks in…
Petrol: Marketers express worry over shut down of loading depots
Some marketers on Thursday expressed concern over the shutdown of all loading depots of the Pipelines Products Marketing Company (PPMC)…
4 days after: No word from kinapped corps member, 3 teachers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command is yet to establish contact with four persons including, a corps member, teachers…
CPC raids Multichoice HQ, carts away subscribers information
Officials of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) on Thursday afternoon raided the head office of premier pay-TV service provider, MultiChoice…
I’ll become a pastor soon, says Terry G
KAYODE APONMADE Eccentric singer cum music producer, Gabriel Oche-Amanyi, famously known as Terry G, has informed that his fans should…
Ali Baba, Dayo Amusa wow Helen Paul’s students
KAYODE APONMADE Ace stand-up comedian, Ali Baba, Bayo Bankole and upwardly mobile Yoruba actress cum producer, Dayo Amusa, are some…
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FG to adopt IPSAS accrual-based accounting
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris has said that Federal Government would adopt International Public Sector Accounting Standards…
Corruption: Fayose challenges Buhari to try Yobe INEC REC
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute the Yobe State Independent National Electoral Commission…
Impostor arraigned by EFCC for N10m scam
A suspected fraudster and member of a syndicate, Edward Abiodun, was on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 arraigned by the Economic…
A Passion for the Good of Humanity
By RILWAN MOHAMMED Worried by the immigration bottlenecks many Africans face in the United Kingdom, UK, Her Knowledgeable, Professor Alexia…
London Afrobeat Collective tours Nigeria for Fela
Funsho Arogundade For fans of the late Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, these are exciting times as the spirit of Abami…
Darey goes “Naked” for 5th studio album
Funsho Arogundade R&B superstar, Darey has dropped his long-awaited fifth studio album titled “Naked”. The critically acclaimed 13-track album brings…
Dangote advocates use of concrete roads for durability
Funsho Arogundade For Nigeria to achieve its long desired infrastructural development, it must embrace the use of concrete for road…
Lagos Assembly finally confirms Ambode’s cabinet
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday finally confirmed the 37 cabinet nominees of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode…
Ghanaian delegation begs Nigeria not to cut off gas supply
A Ghanaian government delegation is holding emergency talks in Nigeria to avert a drastic gas supply cut threat, a government…
Nigeria raises N120bn in 2020, 2024 bonds at lower yields
Nigeria issued 120 billion naira ($600 million) worth of naira-denominated bonds maturing in 2020 and 2024 at an auction on…
Bishop Tom Samson celebrates life at 50
The founder and General Overseer of Christ Royal Family Int’l Church, Bishop (Dr.) Tom Samson is all set to hit…
BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius released from jail
Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is to be released on correctional supervision, or house arrest, on Tuesday 20 October.…
Oil company managers remanded in prison for over N2bn fraud
Akin Kuponiyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC),has arraigned managers of two oil companies David Nwachukwu and Frank Okeke…