Year: 2015
In Pursuit Of Public Good
Dr Wumi Raji’s review of The Great Leap and In Bold Prints edited by Hakeem Bello presented during the public…
Ambode cancels Falomo Shopping Centre redevelopment contract
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the termination of the concession granted by the Lagos State Development…
Why I denied my husband sex, says housewife
A housewife, Esther Laizer, has told an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, western Nigeria, that she denied her husband sex because…
RRS arrests 200 suspects
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, have arrested 200 suspected criminals in different parts of the Lagos…
NASS: Ndume wants privileges of Saraki, Dogara, others removed
Senate Leader Mohammed Ndume on Tuesday called for removal of privileges attached to principal officers at the National Assembly. Ndume…
80% of vehicles in Nasarawa have no number plates
Alhaji Usman Okposhi, acting Chairman, Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Service, has said that 80 per cent of vehicles…
Eagles get chartered flight to Tanzania
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has tidied up all arrangements surrounding Nigeria’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match away…
Glo League clubs frustrating U-23 Eagles, Siasia cries out
Glo League clubs frustrating U-23 Eagles, Siasia cries out Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Dream Team, Samson Siasia…
Ijaw youths commend Buhari for restructuring NNPC
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has commended the Federal Government over the efforts to restructure the NNPC and called for…
Group tackles Udom over request to covert debts to bond
The Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has flayed Akwa Ibom state Governor Udom Emmanuel over his request to convert…
UNDP trains crisis victims with N100m
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said it spent about N100 million to train 150 victims of crises in Plateau…
Bangladesh arrests 3 lawyers linked to Islamist militants
Bangladeshi police have arrested three lawyers for allegedly financing a local militant group called Shahhid Hamza Brigade, an official said…
Briton uses rescue of Chibok Girls to lure women to bed
A conman, Beau Plantard, 49, who claims to be a veteran paratrooper in Britain lied to women that was once…
Tribunal fixes Sept. 9 for adoption of final addresses in Nasarawa
Justice Halima Mohammed, the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Governorship Elections Tribunal, has adjourned sitting till Sept. 9, for adoption…
Shell confirms multiple spills in Ikarama oil fields
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed multiple spills from its pipeline network in Ikarama oil fields in Yenagoa…
Ghana: Nyantakyi re-elected Ghana Football Association president
Kwesi Nyantakyi was on Tuesday re-elected President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for a third term in office. He…
China arrests 15,000 people for internet crimes
Chinese authorities have arrested 15,000 people for crimes that jeopardised internet security as they intensify a campaign to clean the…
Military task force kills terrorists, destroys weapons in Borno
Some members of the Boko Haram sect have been killed by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza,…
Bursar in police net for stealing school fees
Bursar in police net for stealing school fees Cyriacus Izukwe A 27-year-old private school bursar has been arrested after she…
I’m not a big time robber- convict
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 23-year old man, Leke Adebowale, who has spent the last four years in and out of the…
Coe takes over from Diack as IAAF president
Sebastian Coe was today elected the new President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), beating his only rival…
The True Business of Governance By Senator Abiola Ajimobi
Of all the humbling moments I have had in life, the most outstanding one was earlier this year upon being…
Church at the forefront of anti-corruption, says Rev Okoh
Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, the Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, said on Tuesday the church had always been at…
Buhari calls for comprehensive report on sale of NITEL
President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded for a comprehensive report on sale of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunication…
General Electric ECDP supports health, education project in Makoko
Over five hundred children in Makoko community on Saturday, August 16, 2015 received vaccination against typhoid fever and were tested…
Ghana’s Baba Rahman ready to win trophies with Chelsea
Having undergone a training session, Chelsea’s newest arrival Baba Rahman made his first visit to Cobham today following his transfer…
UK pledges support to Nigerian football
The High Commission of the United Kingdom in Nigeria has pledged to support the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, in its…
Buhari will get weekly report on NNPC, says Kachikwu
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has stated his resolve…
Edo will give priority to Girl-child education – Iara Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, has assured that the state government would always give priority…
Hospitalised veteran comedian, Baba Sala, requests pounded yam
Nigeria’s veteran comedian, Mr Moses Adejumo, popularly known as Baba Sala, was taken to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan,…