Year: 2015
APC Governors Forum sets up committee on job creation
APC Governors Forum on Thursday said it had constituted a committee on job creation to control the rate of unemployment…
NGO raises concern over lack of implementation of Sexual Offenses Bill
The Burst Development Initiative (BDI), an NGO, on Thursday raised concerns over the lack of implementation of Sexual Offenses Bill…
Man seeks divorce, alleges wife runs mad
A business man, Mr Chibuzo Ogaeze, on Thursday pleaded with an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos State to urgently dissolve…
Tin-Can Customs command generates N185.7bn in 7 months
The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said on Thursday it collected N185.7 billion revenue from January…
Customs impounds bullet-proof vehicles, goods worth N545m, arrest 5 suspects
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, says it has impounded bullet-proof vehicles and other goods…
Judge sues Speaker, legislators in Osun
A High Court Judge in Osun, Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, has filed a motion in an Osogbo High Court, challenging the…
Dangote inaugurates $250 m plant in Douala, Cameroon
Dangote Cement Plc, on Thursday, achieved another feat with the inauguration of 250 million-dollar (N48.75 billion) cement grinding plant in…
Insurgency: Rochas Foundation to build school for IDPs in Yola
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, on Thursday said that his foundation would build a secondary school for Internally Displaced…
Buhari warns civil servants to shun corruption or leave service
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja warned civil servants to shun corrupt practices or be ready to leave the…
SOO Live The Dream talent hunt debuts
For many talented young Nigerians who have dreamt of becoming superstars and have aspired fame and fortune, a new music…
PDP NWC nullifies suspension of Metuh, impeachment of Shelle
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the nullification of the purported suspension of…
Man, 42, arraigned for raping 9 year-old girl
A 42-year-old man, Solomon Odo, who allegedly raped his co-tenant’s 9 year-old child, was on Thursday charged before an Ikeja…
Ministry of Defence sidelined in procurement of weapons under Jonathan – Perm Sec
Aliyu Ismaila, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defence told journalists on Thursday that Nigeria Ministry of Defence was sidelined in…
PenCom issues guideline for pension withdrawal
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has issued draft guidelines on withdrawals from Retirement Saving Accounts (RSA) for equity payment of…
Buhari Appoints SGF, Chief of Staff, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. He is Engr. Babachir David Lawal. A…
Extra Joss rewards consumers
Tunde Ogundele Since the entry of energy drink, Extra Joss, into Nigeria market, Nigerians have been treated to different kinds…
Lagos residents protest killings by Naval officers
Eromosele Ebhomele About 200 residents of Majidun, a community in Ikorodu, Lagos, western Nigeria on Thursday protested to the Lagos…
Radio broadcaster shot dead
A radio broadcaster was shot dead on Thursday by an unidentified gunman in the southern Philippines, police said. The victim…
Diversifying Nigeria’s economy top on my agenda – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja that Nigeria, under his leadership, will work more closely with other countries facing…
Lagos frozen fish seller docked for alleged N3.9m fraud
A frozen fish seller, 55-year-old Tawa Kollington, on Thursday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly…
At least 20 migrants found dead in truck on Austria highway
Vienna (AFP) – The bodies of between 20 and 50 migrants have been found in a truck on a highway…
Economist To FG: invest in agriculture
Prof Cletus Agu, Head, Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in Enugu State, has urged the Federal Government to…
In Video: Nigerians mark 500 days of Chibok Girls abduction
Women for Peace and Justice in a peaceful protest at Alausa today to mark over 500 days of Chibok girls…
Ambode condoles with El Rufai over father’s death
Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday condoled with the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai over the passing…
500 Days: Nigerians mark Chibok girls abduction
Abuja (AFP) – Relatives of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants marked, on Thursday, 500 days since…
Usain bolts past Gatlin to win 200m
Beijing (AFP) – Jamaican Usain Bolt outstripped American rival Justin Gatlin to win his fourth consecutive world 200m title on…
An attack against Fashola is an attack against me – Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that any scathing attack on former…
OLX, Mandilas partner to provide free vehicle valuation and diagnostic
Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s leading online classified ads platform, OLX, recently announced its partnership with Mandilas, one of the leading players…
Pirates attack boat, abduct 2 monarchs, security escort
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Wednesday, attacked two passenger boats and kidnapped three persons along the Ogbia…
Motorcycle rider arraigned for snatching handbag containing N800k
A 33-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Alfred Philip, was on Thursday charged in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, for allegedly snatching…