Year: 2015
Herdsmen need to embrace education – Association
The Chairman of Hausa/Fulani socio-cultural group, Alhaji Muhammad Koli, on Sunday in Abuja called on Fulani herdsmen to embrace education…
JAMB inspects facilities to be used as UTME centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inspected over 600 facilities nationwide for accreditation as centres for the conduct…
Army chief re-assures troops on welfare
The Nigerian Army on Monday re-stated that it would continue to ensure adequate welfare of its personnel to boost their…
Pakistan to support Nigeria’s military
The Pakistani Government has pledged to support Nigeria in strengthening its military apparatus to enable it join in promoting global…
PICTURES: Alaafin of Oyo visits Aregbesola on Ooni’s transition
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Monday paid a visit to Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola to condole with…
10,000 migrants to arrive in Germany on Monday, official says
A regional German official said at Munich’s main railway station on Monday that more than 10,000 migrants are expected to…
Ikeme returns to Wolves after heroics in Tanzania
Taiwo Adelu On the eve of English Championship game between Wolverhampton Wanderers against Hull City, Nigerian Carl Ikeme was surprised…
Boy,16, burnt to death in Lekki
Kazeem Ugbodaga Early morning fire has burnt to death a 16-year-old boy along with a duplex at Lekki area of…
Woman stops late husband’s burial for 2 years after death
Cyriacus Izuekwe The traditional ruler of Umuchu town in Aguata in Anambra State Eastern Nigeria, Igwe Gody Ezechukwu, has lamented…
World loses forests size of South Africa in 25 years, says FAO
The world lost forests the size of South Africa over the past 25 years, a decline of more than three…
Polio: LG to immunise 81,000 children in Jigawa
The Jahu Local Government Council of Jigawa has said that it is targeting at least 81,000 children for vaccination against…
Fidson partners GB Pharma – US firms on new product marketing
Fidson Healthcare Plc has entered into a partnership with US firms, Immune Therapeutics, GBPharma and American Hospitals & Resort (AHAR)…
Al Shabaab militants retake Somali town from African Union
Reuters – The Islamist militant group Al Shabaab took control of a sizeable town in central Somalia on Sunday after…
Dogara mourns Olu of Warri, says its a big loss to Nigeria
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, has condoled with the government and people of Delta over…
EMCOAN, NBC collaborate towards digitization
The President of the Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria, (EMCOAN) Mrs. Debbie Odutayo, who is in her administration’s…
New Ebola case in Sierra Leone quarantine village – President Koroma
Freetown (AFP) – Another woman has tested positive for Ebola in a village in northern Sierra Leone already under quarantine…
No big celebration as Britain’s longest serving monarch – Queen Elizabeth II
AFP – Queen Elizabeth II is planning to keep things low-key on Wednesday when she will overtake Queen Victoria as…
Rooney hopes for ‘special’ Wembley moment
London (AFP) – Having matched Bobby Charlton’s England goal-scoring record against San Marino, Wayne Rooney plans to set a new…
The Reinstatement Of Notorious Zakari Biu
The reinstatement of dismissed Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zakari Biu, by the Police Service Commission, was a wrong and insensitive…
Buhari gives MDAs Sept 15 deadline to comply with single account directive
President Muhammadu Buhari has set a deadline of Tuesday, September 15, 2015 for full compliance with his directive that all…
10 suspected robbers, rapists nabbed in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ten suspected armed robbers and rapists who have allegedly been terrorising Ijebu Ode in Ijebu Local Government Area…
Selfie madness: too many dying to get the picture
The rise of selfie photography in some of the world’s most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of…
Iceland makes history qualify for Euro 2016, Wales made to wait
Iceland made footballing history as they qualified for a major tournament finals for the first time, joining the Czech Republic…
US Open: It’s the ‘Williams Sisters’ Show
New York (AFP) – Serena Williams will play sister Venus for the 27th time as professional rivals in a US…
Buhari visits farm, optimistic of good harvest
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight over the abundant rainfall in most parts of Nigeria, saying this maybe a sign…
Nollywood: Pastor tasks FG on piracy
The Senior Pastor, Champions Royal Assembly, Kubwa, Abuja, Joshua Iginla, has urged the Federal Government to combat piracy in the…
NAF, Navy restrategise to clear criminals from Nigeria waterways
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Navy (NN) in a combined effort to combat illegal activities along the Nigerian…
Peterside lauds Buhari, Osinbajo on asset declaration
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and…
NNPC to recover $9.6bn over-deducted tax from oil giants
Nigerian presidency said on Sunday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC has began the process of recovering over $7billion…
We won’t let Nigerians down, says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that the Muhammadu Buhari administration would not let them down inspite of their…