Year: 2015
GOtv Boxing Night: Ugandan star arrives, vows to shock Nigerian boxer
Ugandan boxer, Edward “Shaka” Kakembo, arrived Lagos on Wednesday ahead of his 26 December African Boxing Union featherweight title fight…
Nigeria winning war against Boko Haram – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Wednesday that the Nigerian military had met the December…
Merry Christmas for pensioners as Okowa splashes N2b on them
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has put smiles on the faces of pensioners this Christmas as…
Anti-party activities: Senator Sani ignores APC invitation
Femi Adi/Kaduna Senator representing Kaduna Central and Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debts, Senator Shehu Sani on Wednesday threatened…
Appeal Court affirms sack of 16 Rivers PDP lawmakers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Sixteen members of the Rivers House of Assembly out of 32 on the platform of the Peoples…
War on terror: Ambode praises Nigerian soldiers
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says Nigerian soldiers have continued to demonstrate bravery and courage in the war…
Eid-El-Maulud: Ambode charges Muslims to pray Nigeria’s peace, progress
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has called on Muslims in the country to offer special prayers for greater…
Minister charges editors on war against terror
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has solicited the support of the nation’s media on the war…
Ighalo, Ajegunle boy, who dazzles ’em in England
Taiwo Adelu Not many people knew Odion Jude Ighalo when he was in Norway with Lyn, Udinese in Italy and…
How dance instructor Cynthia Shallom emerged Next Movie Star 2015 winner
Funsho Arogundade Early this week, Cynthia Shalom, 27-year-old Nigerian model and dance instructor emerged the winner of the 2015 edition…
Committee reads riot act to medical practitioners
Eromosele Ebhomele It is no longer going to be business as usual in all medical centres in Lagos State as…
Amaechi directs FAAN to erect befitting HQ
The Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday directed the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)…
Biafra: Nigeria slaps fresh charges against Nnamdi Kanu
Nigerian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against a Biafran activist, Nnamdi Kanu, just days after a court ordered his release,…
Boko Haram launch three strikes on Lake Chad
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed five people in an overnight raid in Niger in the third suspected attack by the…
Kunle Afolayan unveiled as Peugeot brand ambassador
Funsho Arogundade Five months after he inked an endorsement deal with Air France, notable filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has hit another…
Buhari felicitates with Muslims at Eid-El-Maulud
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Islamic community in Nigeria as they celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. The…
Police reaffirm ban on street carnivals, use of fireworks
CSP Adebowale Lawal, Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, on Wednesday reaffirmed the ban on street carnivals…
Osun needs N5bn IGR to fast-track development – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has said that the state will need Internally Generated Revenue of five billion naira every…
Zakzaky, other Shi’ite members can be visited in detention – IG
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has denied a recent online report that he would have to seek “orders…
MoneyGram launches Account Deposit into Nigeria’s $21b remittance market
MoneyGram on Tuesday announced it is the first money transfer company to offer customers in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and…
Nigerians say Cameroonian troops after killing 70 insurgents
Fleeing villagers in Nigeria’s northeast say Cameroonian troops have killed at least 70 residents while chasing Islamic insurgents into communities…
Ijaw accuse Buhari of stoking conflict in Niger Delta
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Once again the Ijaw Youth Council has accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of policies towards the…
HWR condemns Shiite Muslim attack, demands probe
Henry Ojelu Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the killing of hundreds of Shiite Muslim members of the Islamic Movement…
Etisalat announces Prize for Literature 2015 shortlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat…
FC Taraba players get one out of 11 months salary arrears
Taiwo Adelu After Taraba State Government’s failure to address the plight of players and officials of relegated FC Taraba, the…
Is Roberto Mancini the next Chelsea manager?
Jose Mourinho’s agent denies a deal has been agreed for the former Chelsea boss to replace Louis van Gaal at…
Nigerian states face bankruptcy, further income crash
Nigeria’s dire economic situation and the near bankruptcy of many states were further underscored Tuesday with the amount available to…
Financial Literacy: Cheery news from 2016 Budget
By Olubunmi Samuel-Adeyemi The Nigerian 2016 Budget proposal is finally here. I received with great joy, the news that the…
Mujila, Busetto, Rossouw make Etisalat Literature Prize shortlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat…
EFCC slams theft charge on Tompolo, Akpobolokemi
Akin Kuponiyi Nigeria anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed forty-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion against…