Year: 2015
US tightens phone tracking rules
The use of devices by U.S. prosecutors and some federal law enforcement agencies to track cellphone locations will now be…
US clerk jailed for opposing gay marriage
A Kentucky county clerk was jailed on Thursday for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, and a full…
Scores feared dead as fire guts Balogun Market in Lagos
Several people were feared dead and others injured when a six storey plaza in the heart of the popular Balogun…
Akande pledges robust communication from President’s media team
The Senior Special Assistant, (SSA) Media and Puplicity, to the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, on Thursday pledged robust and…
FAAN’s security stops suspect from trafficking N54.4bn
The security officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday prevented a suspect (nameswitheld) from trafficking 271.14…
9,500 Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon
AP — At least 9,500 people have returned to Nigeria from Cameroon since the Cameroonian government said last month it…
Music was used to quell xenophobic attacks in SA — Promoter
Prince Emeka Ojukwu, the founder, Music Africa Awake (MUAFA) based in South Africa, on Thursday said that African music was…
Nigerian conman who defrauded pensioners of £5m weeps as he is jailed
A conman funded a playboy lifestyle by cheating pensioners out of their life savings. Godwin Nwaofor, 36, kept a ‘suckers…
Zamfara reduces MDAs to cope with economic reality — SSG
The Zamfara Government on Thursday said it had reduced the number of ministries in the sate from 25 to 16…
Chairmanship crisis: Lagos PDP passes vote of confidence on Shelle
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday in Lagos, passed a vote of confidence on its…
Osinbajo richer than Buhari, worth N290m with houses in VI, Ikoyi, England
The Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is way richer than the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari who’s…
Buhari declares assets, owns five houses, has shares in Union, Skye banks
For those in doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari lives a modest and content life, the official declaration of his assets…
Glo-sponsored “Dance with Peter” audition holds in Benin
Benin, capital of Edo State is the next destination for audition of the dance reality show, Dance with Peter, sponsored…
Edo council chairman, secretary suspended over N13.7m fraud
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The legislative arm of Ovia South-West Local Government Council in Edo State, has suspended the Chairman and Secretary…
Police arrest 2 armed robbers in army uniform
The Kano State Police Command, said it had arrested two armed robbery suspects wearing army uniform on Kano-Maidiguri road and…
Warri refinery to resume production in November
Dr Emmanuel Kachikwu, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Thrusday said Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC)…
LASTMA loses power to apprehend vehicles, can only book offenders
The Lagos State Government on Thursday directed the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to adopt a system of booking…
We’ll ensure strict compliance with human rights regulations – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has pledged to ensure strict compliance with human rights regulations and discharge its duties according to constitutional…
Buhari excluding women from appointments – WIPF, FIDA
Some Nigerian women groups have expressed concern over what they see as the neglect of women in President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Bauchi will continue to sponsor pilgrims, says Gov Abubakar
Governor Muhammad Abubakar of Bauchi State has said that the government will not relent in the sponsorship of pilgrims to…
Tambuwal sacks 23 LG caretaker committees
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday approved the immediate dissolution of the 23 local government caretaker committees in…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Udom Emmanuel witnesses fail to counter Umana Umana, APC
Witnesses for Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed to adequately counter…
COSON to Buhari: Kick-start intellectual property revolution
Funsho Arogundade The Nigerian music industry has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to kick-start an intellectual property revolution in Nigeria.…
Buhari approves appointment of Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Rahman Adeola Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff and Mr. Laolu…
Lawmaker explains why Buhari seems slow
Eromosele Ebhomele The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sanai Agunbiade, has said Nigerians should rather concentrate…
100 Days: Rivers PDP showcases Wike’s achievements
The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed satisfaction with the programmes and activities of the…
Civil servant wins N1m, as Onitsha hosts Skye Bank Millionaire Scheme
At the recently held Skye Bank ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ scheme draw which held in Lagos, Kazeem Adewale a…
Five killed as Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram
Gunmen killed at least five villagers in a raid in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Wednesday before being repelled by…
10 dead, 100 wounded in twin blasts in Cameroon
Reuters – About 10 people were killed and 100 wounded on Thursday when a bomb went off near an army…
Group gives El-Rufai 48-hour ultimatum to sack aide
FEMI ADI/Kaduna Centrum Initiative For Development and Fundamental Rights Initiative, CEDRA, has given 48 hours to Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasir…