Year: 2015
Bulama Modu, Boko Haram kingpin and 42 others arrested
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents along Banki axis of Borno State, North East Nigeria, recorded a major…
Kumuyi charges Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has charged Nigerians to shun night clubs, cultism…
District head, police inspector, 33 others killed by herdsmen
About 35 persons are believed to have been killed on Tuesday evening by gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers in…
Naira depreciates against the dollar
The naira on Wednesday depreciated slightly against the dollar at the parallel market, dropping by N2. The currency traded N222,…
Nigerians fault NFF over choice of Belgium venues for Eagles’ friendlies
Taiwo Adelu Some football loving Nigerians have questioned the rationale behind choosing the two venues for October’s international friendly matches…
CBN encourages bank lending to stave off recession
Reuters – Nigeria’s central bank loosened monetary policy on Tuesday by injecting liquidity into banks, in a bid to stave…
Buhari felicitates with Muslims
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with all Nigerians of the Islamic faith as they celebrate Eid el-Kabir, a statement said…
Eid el-Kabir : IG orders massive deployment of personnel
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed that there should be effective and extensive deployment of policemen and…
Egypt’s al-Sissi pardons Al Jazeera journalists, activists for Eid
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday pardoned two Al Jazeera journalists jailed for three years in a case that drew…
Buhari orders police, security agencies to rescue Falae
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police, solomon Arase, and the security agencies to take necessary actions to…
Breast cancer: Women counseled on proper diets
Miss Yemisi Olowookere, a Nutritionist at Garki Hospital, Abuja, on Wednesday said good nutrition may reduce the risk of breast…
3 charged with robbing man at gun-point
Three unemployed men, Olawale Babalola, Oluwafemi Olawale and Akeem Mukaila, were on Wednesday arraigned in Lagos on charges of robbing…
Alcatel bounces back in Nigeria with OneTouch
Daniels Ekugo Alcatel Onetouch, one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone manufacturers, has reopened in Nigeria after so many years of…
2015 Hajj: 3m Muslims gather at plain of Arafat
At least three million Muslims from across the world gathered Wednesday at the plain of Arafat to observe one of…
Kafando back in power after coup
Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said on Wednesday he…
Entertainers enliven Lagos with Ileya Day Dance
KAYODE APONMADE As part of entertainment activities to make this year’s Eid-el Kabir (Ileya) festival fun filled, Alaroye Ijesha alongside…
Forget Sports Minister now, ex-sports boss tells Buhari
Wale Joseph/just back from Congo President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged not to appoint a sports minister in his yet…
FLAT AND BETTER ABDOMINALS
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi Is that all Mummy? “Oh yes. That is all my dear daughter”. That was actually the…
Man buys car with dud cheque
Cyriacus Izuewkwe A 27-year-old man, Olatunbosun Kehinde, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly issuing a…
FG committed to press freedom—Adeshina
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, has assured media practitioners of the Federal Government’s…
NFF, Oando to sign sponsorship deal
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that it would soon sign a sponsorship deal with Oando, a leading integrated…
Fayose distributes Sallah rams
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday distributed rams to Muslims in the state, appealing to them to shun politicians…
600 MDAs comply with TSA directive – AGF
No fewer than 600 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government have complied with the directive to deposit…
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N422.6bn for Aug
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Tuesday said that N422.6 billion was shared among the federal,…
Hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against women – IGP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has warned that hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against…
Akwa Ibom Senate: INEC ends case, calls one witness
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday closed its case before the Akwa Ibom National and State Assembly tribunal…
Police arrest fake soldier, Man,37, for defiling girl, 7
Yusuf Muhammed Police Detectives attached to Onipanun Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Ayodele Adedeji of Jackross,…
Lagos Assembly approves Ambode’s request for budget re-ordering
Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the re-ordering of the Year 2015 budget…
Renounce cultism, drop arms, get amnesty, Ogun CP tells cultists
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has declared that amnesty will be given to any member…
LASG staff faces trial over alleged fraud
Paul Iyoghojie A senior staff with a Lagos State Ministry, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Western Nigeria, Oluwakemi Amole, 47, has been…