Year: 2015
Address challenges in the health sector, AYPDM tells Buhari
The Africa Youth Patriotic and Development Mission (AYPDM), an NGO, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address challenges in…
Five killed in suicide bomb attack in Cameroon
Reuters – At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday in the northern Cameroon town…
I remain a card carrying member of APC, says Saraki
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has dismissed claims that he is set to dump the ruling party in Nigeria, All Progressives…
Nigerians, road accidents and the Blood of Jesus
By Philip Obin I sincerely think that as Nigerians, we need to embrace science and technology, study it and understand…
Quit politics, Oshiomhole tells 83-year old Ogbemudia
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has advised former Governor of the Defunct Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, to retire from…
Code of Conduct Tribunal right to call for Saraki’s arrest – CACOL
Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has slammed those castigating Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, over the…
Olu of Warri officially dead, all adults to wear clothes inside-out for 3 months
Warri Traditional Council of Chiefs officially announced the demise of Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwase 11 on Saturday, which laid…
Nigeria’s oil refineries resume production
Bright orange flames flare upwards from a pencil-thin chimney at the Port Harcourt Refining Company, sending thick black smoke into…
I’ll release funds for accreditation of 8 courses at KSU, says Wada
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Saturday pledged immediate release of funds for the accreditation of eight courses at the…
NIMASA sacks workers over irregular employment
Three employees of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) had been sacked over irregularities found in their employment…
Buhari lauds Obasanjo’s role in resolving Guinea’s political crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday lauded Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, President Jose Mario Vaz and the people of Guinea-Bissau for the…
HID Awolowo: Nigeria has lost a symbol of unity – Umana
Chief Umana Unama has expressed shock over the death of Mrs Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, who died Saturday at the…
Gory sights as soldiers rescue amputated, emaciated victims of Boko Haram insurgency
As the military push to defeat whatever is left of Boko Haram terrorists and as the fight gains successful momentum…
HID Awolowo: Avatar of Christian propriety, fountain of humanism – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has described the late Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo as an avatar…
HID Awolowo, an inimitable superwoman, says Gbenga Daniel
Former Ogun state governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has described Chief Mrs Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo as an inimitable personality who…
A/Ibom Senate: Akpabio’s nomination did not follow due process, Ex-aide tells tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) closed it’s defence in the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district on Saturday with its…
Soyinka pays tribute to HID Awolowo
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has paid a tribute to Chief Mrs Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, wife of the late…
Lucky Imasuen, ex-deputy governor, others dump PDP for APC
The rank of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo State was Saturday depleted further, as a former Deputy Governor…
Mimiko expresses shock at Mama Awolowo’s death
Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Saturday expressed shock at the death of Mrs Hannah Awolowo, popularly known as…
Lagos enlists 400 market leaders as Ambassadors Against Domestic Violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has enlisted over 400 market leaders popularly called…
Awolowo: We lost a pre-eminent mother, says Saraki
Eromosele Ebhomele Senate President Bukola Saraki on Saturday said the death of Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, wife of the…
Conscience of Oodua nation is gone – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has described the death of the matriarch of the Awolowo Dynasty, Chief (Mrs) Hannah…
Ambode mourns HID Awolowo
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Chief Mrs…
How Mama HID Awolowo died — daughter
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Fact has emerged on how the matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty, Mama Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo died Saturday…
Inyama decries slow growth of Nigerian football
Taiwo Adelu A chieftain of Nigerian football has raised an alarm over the slow pace of development of the game…
PDP fully moves against FG’s anti-corruption battle – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of openly launching a counter-offensive against the determined efforts of the…
HID Awolowo’s death a colossal loss to Nigeria, Africa — Lagos Speaker
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the death of the Awolowo…
IGP harps on intelligence policing
The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, has said that intelligence-led policing is the ultimate for Nigeria. This is…
14 suspected oil thieves face trial
Fourteen suspected pipeline vandals arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abia Command, are currently facing prosecution,…
Buhari mourns HID Awolowo, a jewel of inestimable value
President Muhammadu Buhari has received with immense sadness, news of the passing away of Chief (Mrs.) Hannah Dideolu Awolowo, a…