Year: 2015
Aregbesola vows to pay workers’ salaries before Sallah
Jamiu Yisa Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that his administration would ensure the payment of workers’ salary arrears…
Nepalese maids in India accuse Saudi official of rape, torture
Indian police said on Wednesday, two Nepalese maids have accused a Saudi embassy official of raping and torturing them at…
NNPC to build new refineries
Femi Adi/Kaduna In a bid to ensure adequate supply of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol and other petroleum…
Operate Treasury Single Account, CBN tells State Govts
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday in Abuja advised state governments to adopt the Federal Government’s system of…
Buhari, Tinubu, Akande in closed-door meeting
Jamiu Yisa President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu…
LASRRA rallies Lagos residents to register
The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has reiterated the need for residents of the state to participate in the…
Buhari’s 100 days and invasion of Akwa Ibom Govt House: My Position
Ayodele Fayose President Mohammadu Buhari’s government is now 100 days and eventhough I align with most Nigerians, who opined that…
Boko Haram: Military frees 128 detainees in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 128 detainees after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorists…
NUJ Games Football: Daar, FRCN, STV, SportsDay, others qualify for Q/finals
The ongoing 2015 Lagos NUJ Games got hotter on Day 3 Wednesday with football teams booking their places in the…
Denmark blocks migrants from travelling to Sweden
Danish police on Wednesday halted trains arriving from Germany in a bid to register and control an influx of asylum…
Corruption allegation against Nigeria Union false, says President
The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Wednesday described as false the allegation of corruption levelled against it and the…
Fayose gets approval to take N19.6bn loan
Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved N19.6 billion loan facilities for the state government. NAN reports that…
Mobile Money operators rally support for Glo Xchange
Banks and mobile money operators partnering with Globacom for the implementation of a seamless mobile money service in the country…
Nigeria financial markets suffer after JP Morgan expulsion
Nigeria’s stocks sunk on Wednesday after JP Morgan said it would eject Africa’s biggest economy from its influential emerging markets…
Professor Olayinka emerges new UI VC
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN At exactly 2:59pm on Wednesday, the Pro-Chancellor and chairman of Council of the University of Ibadan (UI), Dr.…
Troops make steady progress in Sambisa forest – Army Spokesman
The Nigerian Army says troops involved in the counter-insurgency operation code-named “Operation Lafiya Dole’’ are making steady progress toward clearing…
Davido, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, AKA nominated for 2015 MTV EMA Best Act
Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s Davido and Yemi Alade have been shortlisted as nominees for the much-coveted 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards…
Fire wipes out family of 5 in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy occurred in the early hours of Wednesday in Surulere area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, when fire burnt…
Buhari must win fight against corruption- Kumuyi
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi says he is praying for President Muhammadu Buhari…
PDP postpones Kogi governorship primary
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the Kogi state governorship primary, earlier scheduled…
Roche unveils Journalists’ Academy
Daniels Ekugo Towards deepening its involvement in the regeneration of Nigeria’s health sector, Swiss healthcare pioneer, Roche Products Limited has…
Danny Glover arrives Nigeria to feature in Ebola movie, ’93 Days’
Funsho Arogundade Award-winning American actor, Danny Glover has arrived Nigeria to play a lead role in an upcoming movie, ’93…
IS kidnaps 127 children in Iraq
Politicians in Iraq reported that Islamic State (IS) militants had kidnapped 127 children in IS-held Iraqi city of Mosul to…
AAG: Glo rallies U-23 Eagles against Ghana, Falcons against Tanzania
Official sponsor of Nigerian national football teams, Globacom, has urged the U-23 national team, ‘Dream Team’ and the Super Falcons…
DSS backed by law to search any Government House – Ajulo
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Kayode Ajulo, has said that no Government House has immunity from lawful search and investigation by…
Buhari saved Nigeria from collapse – Binji
A member of the defunct Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), Alhaji Abubakar Binji, says President Muhammadu Buhari has saved Nigeria from…
Parents, students laud Ogunniyi for free GCE forms, tutorials
Daniels Ekugo Over 1000 students in Agege area of Lagos State have expressed happiness over the recent gesture of Olugbenga…
Landlord, 75, charged with stealing
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 75-year-old landlord, Chief Kingdom Okpara Madueke, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…
Oshiomhole sacks 4 commissioners
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four members of Edo State Executive Council have been sacked by the State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The…
Enugu to get dry port
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mr Hassan Bello, says the council has received approval to construct a…