Year: 2015
Man batters wife, throws her out for rejecting custody of love child
Cyriacus Izuekwe A housewife, Mrs Sinmiat Omowumi Ogunbanjo, has been battered by her husband, Jimmy Omotalabo Ogunbanjo, after she reportedly…
Husband, wife sent to prison for human trafficking
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ikotun division have rescued a 20-year-old youth, Godspower Otache, allegedly kept in captivity for several…
Tension in Ibadan Poly as student dies at Medical Centre
Taiwo Okanlawon Uneasy calm pervades the Polytechnic Ibadan following the death of a student on Tuesday morning due to alleged…
World Inventors Day: Contribution of science to GDP is low – Agency
The National Space and Research Development Agency (NASRDA) said on Tuesday that while science drives development, its contribution so far…
Nigeria’s foreign reserves crash by $1billion
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed in its data for the month of September that there has been a…
World first ‘drone-port’ planned in Rwanda
Kigali (AFP) – It sounds like science fiction: unmanned drones carrying emergency medicine zooming above the rolling hills of Rwanda.…
US state of Georgia executes first woman in 70 years, despite Pope Francis appeal
Washington (AFP) – The US state of Georgia executed its first woman in 70 years early Wednesday, despite an appeal…
Man who accused Amosun’s wife of money laundering arraigned
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Emmanuel Adediran, the man that went on the social media to defame the wife of the state governor,…
Chris Brown vows to raise awareness about domestic violence
American R&B singer Chris Brown has said he will raise awareness of domestic violence if he is granted a visa…
Amosun approves payment of backlog of deductions
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has announced the commencement of payment of backlog of co-operative deductions and leave…
Next lunar eclipse to occur in 2033 – NASDRA
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has said that those who missed the chance to view the Monday…
Tinubu commiserates with Onosode’s family
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with the family of Gamaliel Onosode…
Promoting Exclusive Breast feeding in HIV-Positive mothers
Combination of exclusive breastfeeding and the use of anti-retroviral treatment can significantly reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to babies…
Arsenal on the brink after Ospina mistake
AFP – Arsenal’s Champions League campaign was plunged into crisis as a horrendous mistake from goalkeeper David Ospina helped Olympiakos…
Nigerian troops capture Boko Haram kingpin
Troops of 3rd Division of Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorists group kingpin, Alhaji Tijjani Usman Damagum,…
Ministerial List: Buhari appoints self as Petroleum Minister
A glimpse into the cabinet list of President Muhammadu Buhari has been revealed by the President himself. He will head…
Sunmonu retains seat as senator for Oyo Central District
The Oyo State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday upheld the election of the candidate of…
NSE indices appreciate further by 0.25%
The market indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded further appreciation on Tuesday improving by 0.20 per cent as…
Abducted professor’s whereabouts unknown, 3 months after
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three months and two weeks after he was abducted by unknown gunmen from his Igbanke community in Orhionmwon…
Ambode mourns passage of Onosode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of foremost technocrat and industrialist, Gamaliel…
Falae Kidnap Saga: We were not privy to ransom arrangement – IGP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase says the police force is not privy to any arrangement…
AEDC customers reject proposed hike in electricity tariff
Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs, have rejected a proposed hike in electricity tariff being…
FG to distribute 6,000mw of power by 2016 – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government had plans to distribute 6,000 megawatts of electricity in…
Senate to investigate hajj stampede
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to set up a committee to investigate the causes of the Hajj stampede which claimed…
Ministerial Screening: Put national interest above politics, Saraki urges Senators
Senator Bukola Saraki, the President of the Senate on Tuesday appealed to his colleagues to put the overall interest of…
Benin court remands two for defiling girl, 12
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two middle-aged men, Festus Owie and Blessing Ebiminor, were Tuesday arraigned at an Egor Magistrate Court in Benin,…
Lagos Assembly dashes Ambode’s hope over cabinet list
Eromosele Ebhomele Hopes by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to swear in members of his cabinet on…
Buhari to Senate: Approve $200m loan for Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wrote the two chambers of the Nigeria National Assembly asking for the approval of 200…
Buhari mourns Gamaliel Onosode
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the foremost administrator and technocrat, Gamaliel Onosode, who…
How to counter ISIL, extremism by Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has proffered solutions to countering the activities of violent Islamist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and…