Year: 2015
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out The All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
Ejigbo residents jubilate over road construction
Cyriacus Izuekwe The residents of Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos State, western Nigeria, have hailed the determination of the state…
Otedola’s daughter, DJ Cuppy performs, fetes people in Kenya, Tanzania
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian music producer, songwriter and disc jockey DJ Cuppy has moved on to Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es…
Accountant arrested for paying self salary arrears
Cyriacus Izuekwe A female accountant, Mrs Sola Amusu, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for paying herself…
Ambode, Security And Lagos Quest For 24/7 Economy
Tayo Ogunbiyi In most of the major cities of the world, socio-economic activities take place 24 hours round the clock.…
Kogi elections: No automatic endorsement for APC aspirants
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, said there would be no automatic endorsements for any candidate in its primaries…
Ogun police parade 27 suspects
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As part of its efforts to rid the state of crimes, the Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday…
Magistrate grants former legislator bail in forgery case
An Enugu East Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted bail to a former legislator accused of forgery. Uche Ekete, a former…
Los Angeles plans $4.1b budget for 2024 Olympics
Officials for the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Games bid have revealed financial details in a 218-page proposal made public on…
Lagos shuts 2 Redeemed Churches, 20 other religious centres
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government shut down 22 religious houses, including two churches belonging to the Redeemed Christian Church…
Court rules in favour of HIV/AIDS positive prisoners
Botswana’s Court of Appeal has ruled that foreign prisoners should get Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) after government appealed a High Court…
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N511.8bn for July
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Wednesday said N511.8 billion was shared among the federal,…
PDP inaugurates e-membership registration committee
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated a committee to conduct a nationwide biometric…
States’ bailout: Banks to release funds for salary arrears
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the request by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to provide financial accommodation to…
NDCC Boss denies involvement in missing N183.7bn fund
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dan Abia, has dismissed allegation that N183billion is missing from…
Cocaine : NDLEA invites Arik Air crew over arrest of steward
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it had invited the entire crew on Arik Air flight…
NIFOR warns against adulteration of palm oil
Dr Celestine Ikuenobe, Director of Research, Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), has warned against adulteration of palm oil.…
Insurgency: NEMA evacuates 5,000 people from Dikwa LGA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had evacuated 5,000 starved persons from liberated hinterland communities in…
Mobil pumps N160bn into NDDC in 14 years
Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, says it has contributed N160 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission…
DPR seals 28 filling stations in Adamawa,Taraba
The Controller of Operations, Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR) in charge of Adamawa and Taraba, Mr Ali Zoka, said…
Appeal Court judgment in favour of Ambode controversial—PDP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The leadership of the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the Appeal Court’s ruling which upheld…
Appeal Court ruling a vindication of people’s mandate for me — Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the State…
Germany will not tolerate xenophobia, says Merkel
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was booed and called a `traitor’ Wednesday during a visit to a refugee home to condemn…
Lagos consumes N300b worth of rice annually — Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has disclosed that the state consumes about N300 billion worth of rice annually, out…
Guber poll: Abatemi-Usman dismisses Kogi Central APC adoption of consensus candidate
A top contender in the governorship primary election of Kogi State All Progressives Congress, APC, holding on Saturday, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman,…
English football fan Wins N1.5m jackpot on Winners Golden Bet
With just N500 stake, a Nigerian won the sum of N1,521,052 on the coupon of Winners Golden Bet last weekend.…
NFF boss, S/West FA Chairmen Storm Lagos For Ekofootball Holiday Fiesta
Sunday Akintoye Vice chairman of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi and all Chairmen of football associations in the…
Two TV journalists shot dead in on-air attack in U.S.
Two television journalists were shot and killed in Virginia on Wednesday morning while conducting a live television interview, their station,…
Man remanded in prison for stealing from a dead man’s account
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory, on Wednesday remanded one Ewaoche James in prison for allegedly…