Year: 2015
Gay bites off man’s lip over sex
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 27-year old man, Saidi Abubaka, has been arrested and charged with sodomy before Magistrates’ court sitting in…
Army identifies soldiers who tortured civilian in Nasarawa
Authorities of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, said it had identified the soldiers who violated the rights of a member…
Airforce repositioned AFIT to tackle Nigeria’s insecurity – Air Chief
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar on Wednesday said that the Air Force Institute of Technology, (AFIT)…
Peterside hails transparency agenda at NNPC
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in the April election in Rivers state has commended the new…
Wike can’t escape judgment from God and Buhari, says APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the Governor of the State,…
Boko Haram did not kill 150 in Yobe – DHQ
Nigeria Defence Headquarters has denied media reports which claim that over 150 people from Kukuwa-Gari village were shot dead by…
Agric Ministry empower 130 Niger Delta youths trained in Israel
One hundred and thirty youths trained in various aspects of agricultural enterprises are to be empowered by the Bank of…
Edo State: DSS midnight operation ends in tragedy
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A midnight operation by operatives of the Edo state Command of the Department of Security Service (DSS), to…
Work closely with indigenous oil producers, Buhari tells NNPC
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured indigenous companies operating in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector of the…
Auditor General insists N183 billion is missing from NDDC accounts
The Auditor General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura, on Wednesday affirmed that over N183 billion was missing from the accounts…
Nigeria oil producers targets 1.2 million local refining capacity
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), said on Wednesday that the country has the capacity to refine up…
All Nigerians to have Universal Health Coverage – Perm. Sec.
The Federal Ministry of Health is harmonizing its strategic Health Development Plan with the vision of the present administration on…
110 million Nigerians rendered poor by past policies, says Osinbajo
Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that some of the polices, planning and budgeting of the past government…
Results of semi-final matches in 2015 Federation Cup
Following are the results of semi-final matches in the men’s and women’s Federation cup competitions, played on Wednesday: Men’s Federation…
Lobi, Akwa United for Federation Cup final
This year’s men’s Federation Cup final will be contested by two–time champions Lobi Stars of Makurdi and Akwa United of…
1,959 flood victims in Akwa Ibom get N50,000 each
Akwa Ibom Government has provided financial assistance to 1,959 flood victims in Eket and Uyo, according to Mrs Sylvia Ekpo,…
ASUU To Ambode: constitute LASU visitation panel
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos Zone, on Wednesday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to immediately…
Gov. Ayade to exempt low income earners from tax payment
Gov. Ayade to exempt low income earners from tax payment Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says he will sponsor…
Three arrested in Edo over cult initiation of 35
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested three persons for allegedly initiating 35 students from various tertiary institutions in…
Nigerian Army arrests two key members of Boko Haram
Two key members of Boko Haram terrorist fleeing from the ongoing operations by the military have been arrested in Geidam,…
FBI Lauds EFCC, Donates Forensic Equipment
As a way of enhancing the collaboration between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the United States in…
Senator blames colleagues over pervasive corruption
Sen. Lanre Tejuoso has attributed the rising cases of corruption in the country to poor oversight by lawmakers. Tejuoso, representing…
Germany expects 800,000 refugees in 2015
Germany Interior Minister, Thomas de’Maiziere, said the number of asylum-seekers and refugees to Germany would quadruple to a record 800,000…
South African government suspends Pistorius’ parole
South Africa Justice Minister, Michael Masutha, has suspended the parole granted to Oscar Pistorius, who was due to be released…
2017 AFCON Qualifiers: Nigeria to host Sierra Leone/Cote d’Ivoire clash
Nigeria will host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between reigning African champions Cote d’Ivoire and the…
80 per cent of vehicles in Nasarawa State have no official number plates– Board
Alhaji Usman Okposhi, Acting Chairman, Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Service, has said that 80 per cent of vehicles…
Former Statistician-General urges FG to invest in data production
Prof. Vincent Akinyosoye, a former Statistician-General of the Federation, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to invest in data…
Nigeria potentials marred by terrorism, money laundering-Ribadu
A former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mr Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday said Nigeria was not maximising its…
NSE market capitalisation decreases by N24bn amid profit taking
Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday ended on a negative trend with the market capitalisation dropping by…
Union disrupts activities of S/South Electricity Distribution Companies
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday disrupted activities at Electricity Distribution Companies in the South South over…