Year: 2015
Super Cup: Barca thrashed 4-0 by Athletic Bilbao
Madrid (AFP) – European champions Barcelona were stunned by an Aritz Aduriz hat-trick and brilliant opener from Mikel San Jose…
Aisha Buhari urges women to foster unity
Wife of the President of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on women to engage in activities that will foster…
New AIG, Force Hq, Lagos dismantles illegal motor parks
Paul Iyoghojie The new Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, I. O. Caulcrick, in charge of marine section, Force Headquarters…
APC behind rumour of Metuh’s sack, PDP alleges
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from the 118 electoral wards, and seven Local Government Areas of…
Bubka gets support of 4 countries in campaign to become IAAF President
Sergey Bubka’s campaign to be the next President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) gathered momentum on Friday,…
Gowon says only prayers can save Nigeria, Buhari
Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon has called on Nigerians to pray fervently for the leadership of the…
Helicopter crash: Full investigation commences with black box recovery, says AIB
The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Dr Felix Abali on Friday said that full investigation to unravel the cause of…
Lalong appoints Jega as Pro-Chancellor
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appointed Prof. Attahiru Jega as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Plateau University, Bokkos.…
Border strifes: Benue, Taraba exchange kidnapped indigenes
The Benue State Government on Friday in Makurdi handed over three indigenes of Taraba, kidnapped during the communal crises between…
UI student slumps, dies, during examination
Kazeem Ugbodaga An unidentified student of the University of Ibadan has slumped and died during the first semester examination of…
AFRIMA reveals nominees for 2015
The President of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), Mr Mike Dada, on Friday in Lagos revealed some of the…
Farmer in court for drug trafficking
A 36-year old farmer, Christian Obumuneme, charged with illegally dealing in narcotic drug, by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),…
Senators urge participation of rural dwellers, diaspora in BVN exercise
Some senators have called for the participation of the rural dwellers and Nigerians in diaspora in the Bank Verification Number…
Vice Chancellors counter Buhari, say single account will disrupt university system
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities has expressed fears that the introduction of single Treasury Account System, TSA…
No erring contractor will go scot-free, says Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that no erring contractor will escape the wrath of the…
Blackbox of crashed Bristow helicopter found
Kazeem Ugbodaga The blackbox of the Bristow Helicopter which crashed into the Lagos Lagoon on Wednesday has been found. It…
Ghanaian doctors set to call off strike
Ghana’s doctors are likely to call off a strike that is seen as an early test of the government’s ability…
Now, all Nigerians will enjoy NNPC, says GMD Kachikwu
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the new administration would ensure the efficient and profitable running of the…
Policemen beef up security around NLNG Port Harcourt office
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Amidst threats by a coalition of youths from the host communities of the the multi-billion dollars, Nigerian…
SAA: Award Of Sash Of Merit
His Highness the Deputy Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani, on behalf of the Emir who is on…
US owing Cuba millions of dollars, says Fidel Castro
Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, on Thursday reminded the United States that it owes damages to Cuba stretching to `millions of…
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Legislators’ Pay: Nigerians Express Divergent Views
A cross-section of Nigerians on Friday expressed divergent views over disagreement among senators to approve pay cut in their emolument…
Where’s Shekau? Chad president messes with Boko Haram’s mind
ABUJA, (Reuters) – If Chadian President Idriss Deby is to be believed, Abubakar Shekau, the bearded and bandoliered leader of…
Boy, 14, remanded for being in possession of generator alternator
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Ogudu, Lagos State, on Friday ordered that Saminu Garuba , 14, be remanded for allegedly being…
5,000 Tourists, Visitors To Grace Ibagwa-Nike New Yam Festival
At least 5,000 indigenes, tourists and visitors would be expected to attend this year’s one-day new yam festival of Ibagwa-Nike…
Dogara gives committee three months to find out if NASS is overfunded
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Friday said effective running of the legislature was predicated on availability of…
Court Halts Coronation Of Ikorodu Monarch
Henry Ojelu Justice Olabisi Ogungbesan of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday halted the ongoing coronation ceremony…
Childish Mourinho confirms Eva Carneiro will not be on bench
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho confirmed on Friday that Eva Carneiro, the doctor at the centre of a growing row, will…
7 Arrested For Vandalising Oil Pipelines
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police in Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested seven suspects for their alleged involvement in vandalising petroleum pipeline…
No ethnic agenda in NNPC appointments, retirements – Spokesman
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has decried attempts by a section of the media to politicise the recent appointments…