Year: 2015
16 killed as bombs rock Damaturu
At least 16 people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up around Ministry of…
Ministerial nomination: Police warn against pro, anti-Amaechi protests
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The nomination of former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of Rivers State as minister is heating up political tension…
Over 8000 ghost students discovered in Delta bursary scheme
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The verification and biometric exercise of students of Delta State origin benefiting from the State Students Assistance (Bursary)…
Flood kills boy, 11, in Delta
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An 11-year-old boy, names withheld, who lost his life in a ravaging flood that submerged Okpai community in…
General Electric trains journalists on Energy and Infrastructure reporting
African Media Initiative (AMI) and General Electric (GE) have partnered to boost media coverage of Energy and Infrastructure issues in…
Buhari lauds British, Swiss support in recovering stolen Nigerian funds
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja applauded the renewed support from Britain and Switzerland for the recovery and repatriation…
Tribunal sacks APGA lawmaker
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri on Tuesday nullified the election of Mr Ndubuisi Ikonne, representing Owerri West Constituency…
Reps want more military personnel in insurgency fight
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Nigerian military and other security agencies to provide adequate personnel in the…
Delta approves N400m for students’ assistance scheme
Delta state government has approved N400 million to finance its students’ assistance scheme, Mr Jude Senebe, the Commissioner for Higher…
Emir to Buhari: implement Confab report
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to commence a process that will lead to…
El-Rufai, Osinbajo rift fabricated — Akande
Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has described…
Tribunal sacks APC lawmaker
The State and National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Minna on Tuesday nullified the election of Murtala Badaru (APC-Suleja)…
Reps ask NERC, Discos to stop upward review of electricity tariff
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to immediately stop distribution companies (Discos) from…
Violence: LMC goes tough on clubs, coaches, referees
Four Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs have been charged by the League Management Company (LMC) for various breaches bordering…
The Venture to launch in Nigeria
Daniels Ekugo Chivas Regal recently announced that The Venture will be launching in Nigeria for the first time. This follows…
Ikeja Police College Commandant, Sobulo for burial Thursday
The late Commandant of Ikeja Police College, Police Commissioner Tunde Sobulo will be buried on Thursday in the United States…
Man faces trial for killing his dad
Akin Kuponiyi A 35-year-old man, Nelson Oamen, alleged to have killed his 75-year-old father, Sunday Ehiremen Oamen, has appeared before…
Kosoko, Halima Abubakar feature in Outed
Daniels Ekugo Jide Kosoko, Halima Abubakar amongst other Nollywood greats will be headlining a new movie entitled Outed. According to…
Matthew Hassan Kukah And His Brand of Politics: Towards Nigeria Finding Its Soul
By Rev. Fr. Iheanyi Enwerem, O.P. Who in the Nigerian political and ecclesiastical circles would not know the then Fr.…
Senate to screen ministerial nominees next Tuesday
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the screening of ministerial nominees will begin next Tuesday, 13 October, when the Senate would…
Nigerian troops arrest Boko Haram financier and stimulant dealer
Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected Boko Haram financier and stimulants dealer, Mohammed Maina in Bama, Bama Local Government Area…
Ambode reduces cost of governance by N9bn in 3 months
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has been able to reduce the cost of governance by…
Nigerian Army nabs fake General alleged to be Boko Haram sponsor
The Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected Boko Haram sponsor, Aliyu Hussaini, who was also said to be pretending to…
Sasa Dee drops new single, as Abundant Grace video hits shelves
KAYODE APONMADE Fast rising hip-hop music act, Ademola Muibi, famously called Sasa Dee, has unveiled two new songs titled High…
10,000 Rivers dwellers benefit from NYSC free medicare
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has rendered medical treatment to over 10,000 rural dwellers in Rivers…
Woman bites off man’s ear during fight over sex
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 36-year-old woman, Precious Osas has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for biting off a…
Man jailed for stealing SUV
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26-year-old man, Somadina Enyiobi, has been jailed for two years without an option of fine after he…
Jurgen Klopp close to signing for Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp, former Borussia Dortmund coach, looks set to sign a three year deal with Liverpool. The Mail Online reported…
We won’t disqualify Ambode’s nominees over petition—Assembly
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it would not just go ahead with disqualifying commissioners and…
Ministerial Nominees: Saraki announces Lai Mohammed, Fashola, Amaechi, others
Senate President Bukola Saraki formally announced the 21 nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari’s for ministerial positions. There was no surprise…