Year: 2015
APC Bayelsa Primary: Sylva, Alaibe, 17 others to know fate today
Former Bayelsa governor, Timipre Sylva, former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe will contest on Tuesday…
Amnesty: Nigeria, Netherlands to partner on Niger Delta
John Groffen, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Nigeria, said on Monday that the embassy would collaborate with…
Multiple explosion kills 54 in Borno – Police
The Police Command in Borno State on Monday confirmed the killing of at least 54 persons in the Sunday night…
Lagos gridlock will ease in 48 hours
The National President of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners, Mr Remi Ogungbemi, on Monday assured that the gridlock in…
Angola joins global chemical weapons body
Reuters – Angola will join the chemical weapons non-proliferation body in The Hague, leaving only four countries that have not…
Ki-moon, Ambode lament high rate of terrorism, conflicts
Kazeem Ugbodaga As Lagos joined the global community to mark this year’s International Day of Peace, the United Nations Secretary…
Buratai optimistic Chibok girls will return
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday rekindled the hope of Nigerians on the rescue of…
NAFDAC issues alert on Nestle maggi noodles
Eromosele Ebhomele Lovers of noodles in Nigeria must be careful of the distribution and sales of a particular brand of…
I’ll be at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday – Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal tomorrow Tuesday 22nd of September…
Court refuses to stop Saraki’s arrest
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has rejected the prayers by Senator Bukola Saraki to stop…
Buhari to host Special ECOWAS summit on political crisis in Burkina Faso
President Muhammadu Buhari will host an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads…
Police nab 3 pickpockets as they share loot
The Police in Lagos have arrested three suspected pickpockets at a spot where they were trying to share their loot.…
We are not behind DSS’ search of Akwa Ibom Govt. House – APC
The APC on Monday continued to deny its alleged involvement in the Directorate of State Security (DSS) search of the…
Ex-presidential candidate, Olu Falae, kidnapped
Former Nigerian presidential candidate and ex-secretary to the Federal Government, Olu Falae, has been kidnapped. Falae whose birthday is today,…
List of Lagos commissioners released
Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. AkinwunmiAmbode, has appointed 23 commssioners and 13 special advisers in…
LP extols Fasehun, OPC founder, at 80
The Labour Party (LP) on Monday extolled the factional leader of the Odu’a Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Dr Fredrick Fasehun, as…
Buhari commiserates with Itsekiris as mourning of Olu of Warri begins
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has extended heartfelt commiserations to the Itsekiri people of Delta State on the passage of…
NANS protest paralyses activities at Osun secretariat
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Osun Chapter, on Monday protested over the nine months old strike by their lecturers…
Over 4,700 migrants rescued off Libya coast
Over 4,700 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya as they tried to reach Europe, an Italian coast…
Maritime operators bemoan prolonged neglect of Warri port
Stakeholders in the Maritime sector have urged the Federal Government to proffer lasting solution to the moribund Warri port in…
21 ships to arrive Lagos ports with petroleum products, food
Twenty-one ships laden with petroleum products, food and other goods are expected to arrive Lagos ports from Monday to Sept.…
Produce Bukola Saraki by Tuesday, Code of Conduct Tribunal tells IG of Police
Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to bring Senate President,…
Man remanded for allegedly touching woman’s private part
An Auchi Magistrates’ Court in Edo on Monday remanded 39-year-old Mustapha Mamud in prison for allegedly touching a woman’s private…
Adepoju, Omokaro task NFF on women’s league
Mutiu Adepoju, the Technical Adviser, Nigeria Women’s Premier League (NWPL), on Monday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ‘consciously’…
CCT set to rule on Saraki’s non-appearance
Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Umar Danladi adjourned proceedings for one hour today to decide on the ‘propriety…
Nigeria losing money from exportation of non-tested commodities — Odumodu
The Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Joseph Odumodu, has said that Nigeria loses huge sums from…
Saraki shuns Code of Conduct Tribunal again
Abuja: 11:00 am: Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Monday failed to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in…
Fire at LIRS HQ Alausa
Kazeem Ugbodaga There was pandemonium this morning as fire gutted the office of the Lagos Inland Revenue Service, LIRS located…
20 Nigerian pilgrims die in Makkah
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia since…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named Lazard senior adviser
Investment bank and asset manager Lazard Ltd said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has joined the firm as a senior adviser, with a…