Year: 2015
Fayose mocks Buhari again, says he doesn’t have mud houses, cattle herds as assets
Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has counselled the All Progressives…
Court adjourns bankruptcy suit against Okumagba
AKIN KUPONIYI A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 14 October, 2015, a bankruptcy suit…
JP Morgan to remove Nigeria from government bond index
JP Morgan will remove Nigeria from its Government Bond Index (GBI-EM) by the end of October, the bank said on…
CLEANSING FOR LIVING
I’m reminded of a rude little trick we used as kids. Sometimes the only way we felt we could win…
A Vote For One Single Govt Account
President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on Monday to all Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the Treasury…
Four reasons why I endorsed Dickson for second term – Jonathan
Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated why he endorsed Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, for a second term in…
Pope makes it easier for Catholics to annul marriages
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis on Tuesday made it easier, quicker and free for Catholics to have their marriages…
Daar Communications, FRCN lead at Lagos NUJ Media Games
Taiwo Adelu The 10th edition of Med-View/Lagos NUJ Media Games, which kicked off yesterday has already producing leaders in the…
NAFDAC confiscate drugs worth N25m in Warri
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday confiscated drugs worth over N25 million at Igbudu…
Military join forces with NNPC to curb oil theft, pipeline vandalism
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Gabriel Olonisakin has assured the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National…
Army arrest Boko Haram suppliers found no Qu’ran only cannabis, condoms
Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that its directives to troops in the North East to conduct a painstaking search on…
Wayne Rooney breaks England goalscoring record
An emotional Wayne Rooney became England’s all-time leading goal-scorer after netting his 50th international goal in a historic 2-0 victory…
US issues warning of terror attack in South Africa
The United States embassy in South Africa, on Tuesday said that it had received information that extremists might be targeting…
PDP has been adopted as Ijaw Party, says Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has stated that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been adopted by…
Bayelsa Polls: We’ll meet in the battlefield, says Dokubo-Asari
Leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahideen Dokubo-Asari, has vowed that the Ijaw nation will not allow Governor…
Frozen Poultry: Customs destroy 1,583 cartons, vow to cripple smuggling
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday vowed to keep up the fight against smuggling of…
Akwa Ibom guber: Witnesses contradict selves
The Akwa Ibom guber tribunal commenced sitting Tuesday in Abuja with some witnesses contradicting themselves while others provided comic relief.…
Dismissed soldier arraigned for robbing man of N5.8m inside cab
Paul Iyoghojie A dismissed soldier from a military formation in Lagos, Ibrahim Ari, 38, has been arraigned for allegedly robbing…
Tribunal upholds Rep. Okwu’s election in Benue
The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Tuesday upheld INEC’s return of Mr…
Lagos dismisses Boko Haram talks, step up enforcement on street trading
Kazeem Ugbodaga Arising from a crucial security meeting this evening, the Lagos State Security Council Meeting says rumours of infiltration…
Tambuwal swears-in SSG, SA, Media
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Tuesday swore-in Prof. Bashir Garba as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and…
NLC, TUC call for special-anti-corruption courts, capital punishment
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Civil Society on Tuedsay advocated for capital punishment against corrupt…
Constable, fishermen remanded for kidnap
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 41-year-old policeman and three fishermen in prison for allegedly kidnapping…
Customs destroy 1,583 cartons of frozen poultry, vow to end smuggling
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday vowed to keep up the fight against smuggling of…
Scientists to reanimate 30,000-year-old virus
Scientists said they will reanimate a 30,000-year-old giant virus unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia, and warned climate change…
Ambode approves release of 2,500 C of O
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday signed and approved the immediate release of 2500 Certificates of Occupancy (C of…
US court orders release of Kim Davis, who refused to issue gay marriage licences
The United States clerk who was sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was ordered…
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PICTURES: Buhari, Obasanjo dazzle as fashion meets politics
President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo share somethings in common. For starters, they both ruled Nigeria as military leaders…
I remain substantive chairman of Lagos PDP – Olorunoje
Jamiu Yisa The factional chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kamaldeen Olorunoje, has declared…
Flood victims in Abuja seek NEMA’s assistance
Flood Victims at Sheda in Kwali Area Council of the FCT have called on the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) to…