Year: 2015
Mourinho, Lampard, Ronaldo receive Guinness World Record certificates
Following his bad start to the season, Jose Mourinho seems to have found some succour of some sort after he…
PDP wins 2 NASS election petition in Nassarawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday won two National Assembly election petitions in Nasarawa State The National Assembly Election…
50 migrants feared missing at sea off Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Friday said it had a report of 40 to 50 migrants missing at…
IOC remembers founder of modern Olympics at 78th anniversary of his death
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday paid tribute to the founder of the modern Olympic…
Former Judge calls for establishment of special courts for financial crimes
A former High Court Judge, Justice Sylvester Ehiwarior has called for the establishment of special courts to handle financial crime…
Jega assumes work, inspects projects as PLASU governing council chairman
Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Governing Council, Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos on Thursday assumed work by inspecting some projects and…
Women kick over Buhari’s appointments
Some Nigerian women groups have expressed concern over what they see as the neglect of women in President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Cyber cafe operators in Lagos decry poor internet services
Some cyber cafe operators in Lagos on Friday decried the poor internet reception across the country, saying it was hampering…
1,000 SDP members return to APC in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Over one thousand members of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Ijebu East Local Government area of Ogun…
Drowned Syrian toddlers, their mother buried in Kobani
Two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother as they were trying to reach Greece were laid to rest in…
Davido to perform new songs from sophomore album at London concert
Funsho Arogundade Multiple award-winning Afro-pop star Davido has announced that he will be performing new songs from his forthcoming sophomore…
Nwadike, Bamishigbin to shoot film on Ebola
Funsho Arogundade Top Nigerian filmmakers Ralph Nwadike and Tunji Bamishigbin are making a groundbreaking thriller on how Nigeria overcame the…
Tackling Resurgence Of Bird Flu In Nigeria
Rasak Musbau Poultry production is an important and diverse component of Nigeria’s agriculture. Poultry products including eggs, chicken and turkey…
Victor Olaiya stages special show on Sunday
KAYODE APONMADE Victor Olaiya The September edition of the monthly special live performance of Nigeria’s doyen of Highlife music, Dr.…
Driver of Ojuelegba killer container arrested, detained
Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the driver of the Ojuelegba killer trailer that…
KSA, Pasuma for Orlando Owoh Day
KAYODE APONMADE This year’s edition of memorial concert in honour of the late highlife music sage, Oladipo Owomoyela, otherwise called…
Non-ECOWAS visitors could pay up to $2000 while in Nigeria – Immigration boss
The newly appointed Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Martins Kure Abeshi has announced that non-ECOWAS visitors could pay up to…
Some Nigerian entertainers will end up in rehab, says Ras Kimono
KAYODE APONMADE Versatile Nigerian reggae act, Ras Kimono has stated why some Nigerian entertainers may end up in rehabilitation centers.…
Lagos PDP braces up for LG polls
Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, has expressed its readiness to participate fully in the…
Omoni Oboli returns with ‘The First Lady’
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood actress turned director, Omoni Oboli is making a directorial return with another movie, ‘The First Lady’. The…
Tanzanian officials snub Nigerian delegation
Taiwo Adelu Report from Dar es Salaam says no official of Tanzania Football Federation was on ground to receive the…
26 of the greatest political insults in history
Golda-Meir The last general election in Nigeria was characterised by some high level of insults, many of which some observers…
Holland on the brink as Pelle fires Italy
The Netherlands’ hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2016 took a huge blow as Gylfi Sigurdsson’s penalty gave Iceland a…
Bale fires Wales closer to Euro 2016
Gareth Bale says Wales will be stepping into the unknown on Sunday when they attempt to beat Israel in Cardiff…
Rivers Election Tribunal: There was no election in 13 PUs – Witness
Eight witnesses on Thursday told the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that the 2015 governorship election…
Viacom thrills journalists at Multichoice Africa Content Showcase
Viacom’s dynamic bouquet of quality channels came to life on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius during the MultiChoice Content…
Guatemala judge orders ex-president Perez detained
Guatemala City (AFP) – A judge ordered the detention Thursday of Guatemala’s disgraced president Otto Perez, hours after he resigned…
DSS told Marilyn Ogar, 43 others to retire compulsorily
The Department of State Services (DSS) has retired its former spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar along with 43 other senior officials, including…
“My children slipped through my hands”: father of drowned Syrian boy
Bodrum (Turkey) (AFP) – The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy, whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach…
Spanish police arrest organiser of migrant-smuggling ring
Reuters – Spanish police have arrested the suspected organiser of a ring smuggling migrants from Western Sahara to the Canary…