Year: 2015
Samsung loses appeals against Apple over patent row
A US appeals court will not reconsider an earlier decision finding that Samsung violated Apple patents. Samsung has been in…
NASS Largesse: Senators receive N23.4m, Reps N17m each
The 8th National Assembly is yet to pass a bill but has spent N12, 967, 600,000 in two months to…
‘Why Buhari can’t forgive corrupt Nigerians’ – APC
Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday described as spine-chilling and mind-boggling the massive looting of the nation’s…
‘Offensive exam question’: SERAP drags Amosun to UN
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to two UN special rapporteurs…
Part-time legislature the solution to NASS allowances, says Lateef Raji
Lateef Raji, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to Lagos State…
“Keep Off Nigeria!”- Workers Tell Walmart
The Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON), representing millions of working people in the informal sectors of the…
Somali lawmakers seek to remove president over corruption claims
Mogadishu (Reuters) – Somali lawmakers have a filed a motion to parliament to dismiss President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing him…
Southern African leaders meet as region faces food crisis
Johannesburg (AFP) – Leaders of 15 southern African countries will gather for an annual summit on Monday as the region…
Why official release of manifest is delayed – Bristow official
The delay in the official release of the names contained in the manifest of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed into…
Emenike bags brace in Al Ain debut
(Reuters) – Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike helped Al Ain fans quickly forget the loss of talisman Asamoah Gyan by scoring…
Female suicide bomber kills 3 in Borno attack
Maiduguri, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device strapped on her body near a market in the northeastern…
Arase promotes three policemen who died in suicide attack, nine others
Ayorinde Oluokun It was promotion galore as nine members of the police rank and file got promoted to their next…
Nigeria Air force commences air strike over Sambisa forest
The Nigerian Military in its resolution to incapacitate and further degrade the fighting spirit of Boko Haram Terrorist Group (BHT),…
Customs destroy N5.8m frozen poultry products in Edo
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit Zone C, on Saturday destroyed 600 cartons of smuggled frozen turkey and…
Kingmakers flout court order, crown new Ikorodu king
Despite a subsisting court order, kingmakers in Ikorodu, Lagos State, western Nigeria, on Saturday, enthroned Oba Kabiru Shotobi, as the…
Kebbi Govt. to establish dry port on Nigeria, Benin Rep. border
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and officials of the Republic of Benin have commenced discussion on the establishment of a…
APC harvests defectors from PDP as Alaibe, others decamp
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressive Congress, APC, had a big harvest in Bayelsa state today as the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Town Union to construct N250m cultural centre in Anambra
The National President, Anambra State Association of Town Unions, Dr Jude Okolo, on Saturday said the body would spend N250…
El-Rufa’i saves over N221m from Hajj stoppage
The Kaduna State Government said it has appointed the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril, as the 2015 Amirul-Hajj…
Alaibe, Lokpobiri, 1,500 others dump PDP for APC
The All Progressive Congress (APC) on Saturday received 1,150 new members in Bayelsa ahead of the governorship election in the…
Nigerian Man, Freeman Osonuga Shortlisted To Fly To Space
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian Man, Freeman Osonuga Shortlisted To Fly To Space A Nigerian man Freeman Osonuga has been shortlisted as…
Helicopter Crash: Why release of manifest is delayed – Airline official
The delay in the official release of the names contained in the manifest of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed into…
Akpabio seeks leave to call additional 1,106 witnesses
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and now senator, Godswill Akpabio has applied to the state’s national and state Houses…
Former Okitipupa LG Chairman dies at 40
A former Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr Femi Aju is dead. NAN learnt that the…
Ambode: death of Borno Dep. Gov tragic loss
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the death of the Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji…
Wike pledges new shipping vessels for Navy
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has asserted that there cannot be any governance if there is no…
Customs destroy 600 cartons of frozen poultry products
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit Zone C, on Saturday destroyed 600 cartons of smuggled frozen turkey and…
Away With This Peace Committee
Joe Igbokwe “I think what we are concerned about is the process. It is no longer a military regime and…
Ayew on target as Swansea beat Newcastle 2-0
Swansea produced a stylish display to beat 10-man Newcastle and inflict a first defeat on new Magpies head coach Steve…
Leicester beat West Ham to go top of EPL
Leicester held on to beat West Ham and continue their 100% winning start to the season under Claudio Ranieri. Shinji…