Year: 2015
Ayade entreats Muslims to help move Nigeria forward
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has enjoined Muslims in Nigeria to use the 2015 Eid-el-Kabir to partner with all…
Buhari and the Treasury Single Account
By Michael Jegede Since his assumption of office on May 29 this year, President Muhammadu Buhari, has not left anyone…
UPDATE: 220 dead in hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia civil defence has confirmed that the death toll in Thursday’s stampede has risen to 220, with over 500…
Ireland court releases Congo plane grounded in debt row
Reuters – An airplane belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo’s new national carrier was released by an Irish court on…
Egypt president pardons 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera journalist
Egypt’s President Abdel Fatta al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including Canadian Al Jazeera TV journalist Mohamed Fahmy, on Wednesday, security sources…
150 dead, 390 hurt in stampede at hajj in Saudi
Saudi Arabia Civil Defence say at least 150 dead, 390 injured in stampede at hajj in Mecca. The pilgrims were…
Indian aristocrat’s grandchildren win long battle for riches
The grandchildren of a glamorous Indian aristocrat who personified a lost era of wealth and privilege before her death in…
New Record: 10,046 migrants enter Hungary on Wednesday
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders agreed at an emergency refugee summit Thursday to boost aid for Syria’s neighbours, including one…
Kia appoints Fudons Autos in Bayelsa
Daniels Ekugo In a bid to deepen its penetration into the Nigerian markets and to deliver inspiring consumer experience in…
Lagos At 50: Ambode names Hollywood star as Brand Ambassador
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has begun plans to celebrate Lagos at 50 in 2017,…
Insight: Five well-kept secrets of Nigerian banks
Jude Fejokwu After reviewing Nigerian banks over the years and up to the half-way mark of 2015, I have now…
25 dead in attack on mosque
Sanaa (AFP) – A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshipers at a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday killed at…
Be extra-vigilant while celebrating Sallah – Gov. Abubakar
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi on Wednesday reiterated the call of the State Police Command, urging the people of the…
Nigerian, Felix Adepinye, wins Ford’s Technician Challenge
Daniels Ekugo A Nigerian, Felix Adepinye from Coscharis Motors has been announced as Ford Motor Company’s 2015 Technician of the…
Nigeria destined for greatness – Onu
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, in Abuja on Wednesday expressed optimism that Nigeria…
Police, APC executives frustrated Bayelsa guber primary – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has accused the Bayelsa Police command and executives of his party the All Progressives…
Martial can’t stop scoring, as Man Utd beat Ipsiwch
Anthony Martial’s rich goalscoring form continued as Manchester United eased into the League Cup fourth round with victory at home…
Celta Vigo thrash Barcelona 4-1, Real Madrid wins
VIGO, AP – Celta Vigo swept to a shock 4-1 victory over Barcelona, while Real Madrid went top of the…
Oliseh invites Arsenal starlet Iwobi for Congo, Cameroon ties
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has added Arsenal FC starlet Alex Iwobi to the list of invited players for…
Falconets off to Kinshasa for World Cup qualifier
Nigeria’s U-20 women national team, Falconets, will fly out of Abuja on Thursday for the first leg of a 2016…
Siblings burnt in Osogbo petrol station fire disaster
An outbreak at `Bovas’ petrol station in Osogbo on Wednesday caused pandemonium as two children of the same mother were…
Olu of Warri’s burial : Okowa assures traditional council of assistance
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has assured that the state government would assist in the burial ceremony of the late…
Obasa pleads for sacrifice at Sallah
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged Muslims and people of other…
Nigerian army bans movement of vehicles, donkeys, camels, others in Borno
The Nigerian military has banned moving vehicles, bicycles, horses, donkeys and camels in northeastern Borno state as a security measure…
Okowa nominates Internal Revenue Board members
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday submitted a list of nominees for appointment as chairman and members of the…
APC reschedules Bayelsa primary
Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday said the party’s primary for the Dec. 5 governorship…
Abuja trade fair: Exhibitors complain of low patronage
Some five days into the 10th Abuja International Trade Fair, exhibitors are complaining of low patronage and attribute the situation…
DHQ alerts on circulation of fake national identity card
Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned Nigerians against approaching unauthorized agencies and individuals for national identification registration. It said that the…
APC lauds Gov. Wike on projects’ completion in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Wednesday said the Gov. Nyesom Wike administration had done well in the…
BET’s reality show, Top Actor comes to Africa
Funsho Arogundade Ahead of Season 2 of hit TV Series, Top Actor, BET (DStv channel 129) is on the hunt…