Year: 2015
Shettima renames Housing estate after late deputy
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has renamed Legacy Gardens Estate in Maiduguri, after his late deputy, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha who…
Bank MD, two orders remanded in prison for stealing
Akin Kuponiyi Former MD of Cashcow Microfinance Bank Limited, Mrs Titilayo Adesanya, a director of the bank Olufemi Tinuoye and…
Multichoice Content Showcase: An evening with Disney
Disney Africa welcomed 90 journalists from across Africa to their first ever showcase to media from the continent, at this…
Multichoice Content Showcase: A+E Networks mark commitment to Africa
Two revelatory OJ Simpson documentaries will be broadcast on A+E Networks channel Crime + InvestigationTM (CI) Africa this October. The…
Turner Broadcasting dazzles at MultiChoice Africa Content Showcase
Turner Broadcasting, the young and quirky television network that brings the universally appealing kids channels like Cartoon Network and Boomerang…
Malaysia to explore investment potentials in Plateau
The Malaysian Government says it will explore investment potentials in Plateau and ascertain the sectors it will invest in. The…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Two PDP witnesses claim to sign same result sheet
Barrister Bassey Okon Willie, a witness for the Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel and the PDP, told the governorship tribunal…
Natures Gentle Touch backs basic education for Nigerian children
Personal style brand, Natures Gentle Touch has given its support to Basic Education for Nigerian children at a seminar organized…
Police arrest student who gave his colleague cake laced with Indian Hemp
The Police in Delta have arrested a male undergraduate of Delta State University, Abraka for allegedly given a female student…
Nasarawa adopts cash payment of salary
Nasarawa State Government on Friday announced that August salary would be paid to workers in state in cash. Head of…
Buhari lauds Idowu-Fearon’s elevation as Sec Gen, Anglican Communion Worldwide
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Most Reverend Josiah Idowu-Fearon on his appointment as the Secretary-General of the Consultative Council…
DSS DG now acting APC’s script, Fayose alleges
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Friday slammed the Department of State Security, DSS, alleging that the…
Ambode sacks LASTMA GM
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the removal of the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic…
FG reaffirms commitment to eradicating vaccine preventable diseases
The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Linus Awute, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to tackling…
African Defence Chiefs strategize to counter terrorism
In furtherance of multinational approach to fight against terrorism that is ravaging African regions, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)…
Buhari, Osinbajo asset declaration deceptive – PDP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the declaration of assets by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President…
Group wants FG to probe alleged Centenary City project scam
The Nigerian Unemployed Youth Vanguard (NUYV), an NGO, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the alleged fraud perpetrated…
Nigeria to host World Pension Summit in Abuja
Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, the Director-General, National Pencom Commission (PenCom), said on Friday that Nigeria was ready to host the second…
Insurgency: UNHCR donates relief materials to 43,000 IDPs in Taraba
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday donated relief materials to 43,000 Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) in various…
Army destroys fish, meat, belonging to Boko-Haram
The Nigerian Army on Friday destroyed 2,000 cartons of dried fish and smoked meat recovered from suspected Boko Haram insurgents.…
Why kerosene-for-aviation fuel scandal must be probed – Keyamo
Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Keyamo, on Friday demanded an immediate probe of the allegation that household kerosene was distributed…
Ambode pledges govt support for healthcare investors
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has assured investors in the healthcare services of his government’s readiness to provide necessary…
4-man Lagos Assembly committee begins probe of land dispute
Eromosele Ebhomele A four-man ad-hoc committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate land acquisition case in the…
Winners Golden Bet charges Eagles to beat Tanzania
Nigeria’s top sports betting company, Winners Golden Bet, has charged the Super Eagles not to be complacent but ensure they…
Eaglets beat Brazil at Suwon Invitational Tournament
Nigeria’s U-17 team, Golden Eaglets on Friday beat the Junior Selecao of Brazil 2-1 at the on-going Suwon Continental Cup…
NUJ vows to disrupt Thisday’s 20th anniversary celebration
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has threatened to disrupt the 20th anniversary celebration of Thisday Newspapers if the management…
Nigeria to raise $4bn in treasury bills in Q4-CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it plans to auction N814.78 billion in Treasury bills between Sept. 17 to…
Boko Haram: North-East residents hail Buhari, Service Chiefs, over success
Some Nigerians living in the North Eastern part of the country grappled by security challenges, have expressed satisfaction with the…
Ojuelegba As A Metaphor
Tayo Ogunbiyi Satire is a genre of literature which ridiculously exposes societal vices, follies and abuses usually with the objective…
South Africa’s Tutu leaves hospital after treatment
South African veteran cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has been discharged from hospital where he received an intravenous course of antibiotics…