Year: 2015
Kaduna APC set to suspend Senator Shehu Sani
Femi Adi/Kaduna All Progressives Congress, APC Kaduna Chapter, appears to have concluded plans to suspend the Senator representing Kaduna Central,…
Foreign Exchange: We are aware of your difficulties – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with Nigerians over the current hardship experienced in accessing foreign currency for their different transactions.…
Deaf children have 95% chance of hearing – Expert
Prof. Milan Profant, an expert on Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), on Tuesday said many children born deaf in Nigeria…
At Christmas, remember that Jesus was a refugee
By Jay Parini/CNN As Christmas arrives, many of the over two billion people in the world who identify as Christians…
Police promise to investigate Army, Shiite clash
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase has promised to carry out a professional investigation into the recent clash…
Oshiomhole scraps Customary Court of Appeal
The Edo Government on Tuesday repealed the Act establishing the Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Governor Adams Oshiomhole,…
Capital expenditure increases from N557b to N1.8tn #Budget2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the capital expenditure for the 2016 budget had been increased from N557 billion…
GOtv Boxing Night: Capo, Edo Boy promise explosive fight
Sunday “Capo” Olalekan and Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo, who take on each other for the national welterweight title at the…
FIFA committee was ‘asleep for four years’ – Michel Platini
Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has accused world football’s ethics committee of “sleeping” for four years before barring him from…
Ghana bans first class travel for public officials
Public officials in Ghana have been banned from travelling in first class cabins of airlines. Ghana’s President John Mahama slammed…
Buhari will address infrastructure deficit – NSA President
Dr Mohammed Tumala, President, Nigerian Statistical Association, has expressed optimism that the 2016 budget of N6.08 trillion will address infrastructure…
Fashola gets N433.4bn for Power, Works and Housing
fashola The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja earmarked N433.4 billion in the 2016 budget for its services in the…
Yuletide: FG declares Dec. 24, 25, 28 public holidays
ambazau The Federal Government has declared December 24, Dec.25 and Dec. 28 public holidays to mark Maulud Nabiy, Christmas Day…
2016: Fayose turns prophet, predicts doom for Nigeria
Eromosele Ebhomele Ahead of 2016 and at a time when various prophets are still looking at their crystal balls to…
Saraki promises quick passage of 2016 budget
Eromosele Ebhomele President of the Nigerian Senate and chairman of the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday promised a…
DPO clears illegal street traders off Lion Building area
Paul Iyoghojie The female Divisional Police officer, DPO, in charge of Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, CSP Anthonia…
A Gloomy Christmas And Hope For A Brighter 2016
The month of December every year can never be taken for granted. It is the month of Christmas which is…
FULL TEXT OF PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S 2016 BUDGET ADDRESS
I am honoured and privileged to present the 2016 Budget proposal. This is my first address before this joint session…
Onigbinde’s damming verdict: Nigerian football not growing
Taiwo Adelu FIFA and CAF Technical Instructor, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, has assessed Nigerian football and come up with a damming…
Female ticketing officer sent to prison for theft
Paul Iyoghojie A female ticketing officer with Main One Cable Company in Lagos, western Nigeria, Joy Nakpodia, 38, has been…
Buhari presents N6.08 trillion budget proposal for 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented 6.08 trillion Naira budget proposal for 2016 to a joint session of the National Assembly.…
Manager faces trial over theft of employer’s SUV
Paul Iyoghojie Edeh Joshua, 41, a marketing manager with Gladys Felix Service Nigeria Limited, a car sales firm at Agbor,…
Of Gbadegesin’s Sense of Duty
By Kunle Ajibade William Faulkner, the winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote in one of his novels,…
Buhari apologises to Nigerians for fuel scarcity
President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to Nigerians over the fuel scarcity that has persisted across the country since October. He…
Olympics: I’ve not invited Musa, Mikel, says Siasia
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia has come out to deny the rumours that…
Buhari, Amaechi named ‘Men of the Year’
•Demands immediate sack of Gesila Khan INEC Rivers REC Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives…
LIFE TO THE FULLEST
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi Let me ask you a question: Are you one of the 27 million otherwise healthy Nigerians…
N4.5bn Compensation: Stanbic IBTC heads to Appeal Court
stanbic Stanbic IBTC has headed to the Court of Appeal to challenge the verdict by a Lagos High Court ordering…
Ighalo will not leave in January – Watford manager
Top scorer Odion Ighalo, whose goals have caught the attention of bigger Premier League clubs, will stay at Watford at…
Britain deploy military personnel to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria
The British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, has said his country will deploy additional military advisers and trainers…