Year: 2015
Nigeria’s Sadiq Daba emerges Africa’s Best at AMAA 2015
Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s seasoned actor and broadcaster Sadiq Daba has been adjudged the Best Actor in a Leading Role for…
UBEC constructs N255m e-Library in 3 public schools in Plateau
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is constructing E- libraries worth N255 million in three public schools in Plateau, an…
NGO trains 20 couples on marriage sustenance
Aqui Agora, A Non-Governmental Organisation, has trained 20 couples in Abuja on how to overcome challenges and sustain their marriage.…
Olulade commiserates with NUJ over death of Bilkisu Yusuf
Eromosele Ebhomele Former Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Publicity, Segun Olulade, has commiserated…
Don’t celebrate corrupt leaders, Rabah tells Nigerians
Alhaji Ibrahim Rabah, a comunity leader in Rabah town of Rabah Local Government area in Sokoto State on Sunday appealed…
Boko Haram: APC urges military to step up intelligence gathering
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday urged the military to sustain its gallantry and patriotism and step up intelligence…
Fasehun is a bridge builder and peace maker – Al Mustapha
Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha (retd), former Chief Security of Officer (CSO) to late Nigerian head of state, General Sani Abacha, has…
OPC protects Yoruba nation more than Nigerian police – Mimiko
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, western Nigeria, may have stirred a new controversy on the relevance of the Nigerian…
Oshiomhole’s driver arrested for burglary in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Eagle-eyed security operatives attached to the Edo State Government House Friday night foiled an attempt by one of…
OPC founder, Fasehun quits politics, activism
Dr Frederick Fasehun, founder of Oodua Peoples’ Congress announced today his retirement from partisan politics and civil rights activism. Fasehun…
Emir Sanusi secretly marries 18-year old Adamawa princess
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has finally tied the knot with his rumoured heartthrob, Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa, the daughter…
Awujale tasks leaders on redeeming plegdes
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona has called on the government at…
UN launches $25bn public-private strategy on maternal, infant mortality
The United Nations on Saturday launched an ambitious public-private strategy to end preventable death of women, children and adolescents, staking…
Don urges PMB to strengthen institutions
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Professor Owolabi Usman, Head, the Department of Management and Accounting, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has counseled…
Most politicians guilty of false declaration of assets – Okunrounmu
Sen. Femi Okunrounmu, Chairman of the 2014 National Conference Convocation Committee, said on Saturday said that more than 90 per…
Law, Medicine top cut-off point at UI with 74 marks
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN In the on-going 2015/2016 admission exercise at the University of Ibadan (UI), which will see the admission of…
Hajj stampede: Sokoto confirms death of 9 pilgrims
Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the…
NiMet predicts rainy, cloudy weather conditions for Sunday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy weather conditions over the high ground areas of the central states of…
Rainstorm destroys 200 houses in Zaria, Sabongari
Rainstorm on Saturday destroyed no fewer than 200 residential houses and shops in Zaria City and parts of Sabon-Gari Local…
Buhari congratulates Pa Fasanmi on his 90th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday felicitated with a senator in the second republic and elder statesman, Chief Ayo Fasanmi, as…
Presidency explains why Buhari missed meeting on IDPs in New York
The Presidency on Saturday refuted reports that the Nigerian delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…
Atiku expresses regret on death of pilgrims
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed regret on the death of more than 747 Muslims in a stampede during pilgrimage…
Hajj stampede: Sokoto confirms death of 9 pilgrims
Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the…
Sallah Tragedy: 5 dead, 17 rescued as ferry capsizes in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck as Muslims celebrated the Sallah festival. At least five people have been confirmed dead and 17…
Saudi stampede: Taraba Amirul Hajj, two wives, confirmed dead
The Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has confirmed the death of the state’s Amirul Hajj for the 2015 pilgrimage,…
Why APC is opposed to Ekiti Airport project – PDP
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given reasons the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) was…
Lagos Speaker mourns The Nation newspaper assistant editor
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the management and staff…
Table Tennis : Asian stars storm Thailand for Suzuki Open
Asian top table tennis players have gathered in Pattaya, Thailand for their quest for gold at the Suzuki 2015 ITTF-Asian…
Tottenham demolish Man City 4-1
Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to thrash English Premier League leaders, Manchester City 4-1 at White Hart Lane thanks to…
We place priority on safety, not arrests – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it does not derive fulfillment in arresting motorists but in creating road safety…