Year: 2015
Bayelsa reduces wage bill by N2bn
The Bayelsa Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Dan Esueme Kikile, said on Tuesday that the state government had reduced…
APC-led FG will not micromanage judiciary – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the PDP to stop denigrating the judiciary by suggesting that Tribunal judges handling…
Court dissolves 8-year-old marriage over adultery
An Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti on Tuesday dissolved an eight-year-old marriage between Mr Olawale Daramola and his wife, Folakemi…
EU supports FG on budgeting, strategic planning
The European Union (EU), has organised a training workshop on strategic planning, budgeting and medium term expenditure framework (MTEF), and…
Its either we manage our resources or face economic decline, Buhari says
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian accountants to support his administration’s efforts to restore greater probity, prudence, transparency and respect…
Develop new tactics to defeat Boko Haram, Oshiomhole tells Buratai
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has challenged the leadership of the Nigerian Armed Forces to come up…
Ogun Tribunal: APC,PDP supporters clash averted again in court
Abiodun Onafuy/Abeokuta What could have resulted in a serious violence was Tuesday averted by the police when supporters of the…
NNPC to use drones to monitor movement of oil bearing vessels
…”We Must eradicate oil theft in eight months” Kachikwu says …as oil theft, pipeline vandalism claims 350 lives in three…
PMB’s 100 Days: NANS hails Buhari
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As President Muhammadu Buhari marks his 100 days in office, the administration has been given above average performance…
Oyinlola’s desperation becoming international embarrassment – Soyinka
Eromosele Ebhomele Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday took a swipe at former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye…
Appointments: Yorubas are not cannon fodder, Afenifere warns Buhari, APC
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to make a strong ‘first impression’…
2 landlords land in prison over alleged theft
Paul Iyoghojie Two landlords and community leaders at Ajah, Eti Osa LGA of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Samodu Jimoh Abudu,…
Abuja lawyer drags Buhari to court over ‘lopsided’ appointments
Ayorinde Olukoun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged to court over the 25 appointments he made so far which excluded…
Nigerian troops recapture Gamboru Ngala
The Nigerian Army said its troops has retaken the economic and strategic town of Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, from the…
Man Utd signs Martial from Monaco for £36m
Manchester United has completed the signing of Anthony Martial from AS Monaco for a fee believed to be £36million. Anthony…
PMB’s 100 Days In Office: Nigerians React – Poll
When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed power on 29 May, he did so with loads of expectations on his shoulders. But…
Lawyer re-arraigned over alleged fingering of girl, 9, inside court
Paul Iyoghojie A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Christopher Uzoamaka, aka Americana, has been re-arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, western…
Robbers, kidnappers kill 19 policemen in Kogi in 8 months
The Kogi Police Command said on Tuesday that 19 of its officers were killed by armed robbers and kidnappers between…
Ambode urges ICAN to support Buhari’s anti-corruption war
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday urged members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)…
Shell to train 150 Niger Delta Youths in Enterprise Development
Jethro Ibileke/Niger Delta No fewer than 150 youths from the Niger Delta region are to benefit from the 2015 LiveWIRE…
Death of UNIPORT student: Rivers govt calls for probe
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Deputy Governor of the Rivers State, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo has called on the federal government and…
FG’s Appointments: Rivers APC alleges gang up against Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged a gang-up against former Governor…
Doctor faces trial for battering lawyer
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 62-year-old medical practitioner, Dr. Delo Dosumu has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…
Driver impregnates neighbour’s teenage daughter
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old driver, Ganiyu Afolabi, for allegedly impregnating a 16-year-old…
544-man contingent leaves for Africa Games
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) on Tuesday confirmed the departure of a contingent of 544 athletes and officials to the…
Sodomy: Lagos court grants teacher bail
A 45-year-old teacher, Akintobi Kayode, who allegedly put his sexual organ into the anus of a 14-year-old deaf and dumb…
Pillar of Sports boosts Anambra Media Games
The Pillar of Sports in Nigeria, Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike, has donated kits to journalists in Anambra State as they…
PMB 100 Days: Time not enough to assess Buhari – Balarabe Musa, Senator Sani, others
Femi Adi/Kaduna As President Muhammadu Buhari marks his first 100 days in office as a democratically elected president on 5…
Ambode approves recruitment of 1,300 teachers
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the recruitment of at least 1,300 teachers into all public primary…
PMB 100 Days: What Nigerians say about Buhari’s performance on security
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Cyriacus Izuekwe Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings over President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in the area of security…