Year: 2015
NNPC commiserates with victims of copter crash
Dr Ibe Kachikwu, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has commiserated with victims of…
Oil subsidy removal will check corruption, says Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday said that stopping oil subsidy would go a long way…
We welcome constructive criticisms, says Lamorde
The chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde, says the Commission is not adverse to constructive criticisms that…
Publicize your inventions for all to see, Buhari tells NASENI
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital urged the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to…
EFCC docks two for N.7m land fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, arraigned the duo of Yazidu Abdullahi and Auwal…
How Godswill Akpabio hijacked election materials – Okori
The Justice Goddy Anunihu led the election petition tribunal sitting at the Customary Court, Dutsen Alhaji in Abuja on Thursday…
Nigerians criticise senators, lawmakers for rejecting pay cut
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have criticised the rejection of a pay cut by members of the…
Ambode approves N188.5m for scholarship awards
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved N188.5 million for the payment of 2014/2015 local scholarship and subsequent payments…
Monarch urges C/River Govt. to end JUSUN strike
Chief Effiong Okokon, Munene of Efut Kingdom, has appealed to Cross River Government to find solution to the ongoing strike…
Niger Assembly set to probe ex-governor, Babangida Aliyu
The Niger state House of Assembly on Thursday directed Governor Abubakar Bello to probe the activities of the immediate past…
Ex-Senate President Mark to testify at election tribunal on Aug. 18
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Thursday fixed Aug. 18 for former Senate President, David Mark…
Lagos primary school proprietor charged with rape of 2 pupils
A primary school proprietor, Joseph Ogunleye, was on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged…
Police warn against mishandling of petroleum products
The police in Lagos have warned the residents of the state and motorists to be careful in handling petroleum products…
Ooni: Fayemi Condoles With Sijuwade Family
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with Sijuwade family, the Ile-Ife people and the government of…
IPMAN Begs NNPC For Petrol At Port Harcourt Depots
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Rivers chapter, has appealed to NNPC to ensure availability of petrol at Port…
NSCDC To Train Private Guards On Crime Prevention
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday said it was set to train private security guards to…
Buhari sacks NPA boss, Ado Bayero
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado…
Six Cameroon villagers massacred by Boko Haram
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants massacred six villagers in Cameroon before the overnight attack was repelled by government soldiers,…
City seek early psychological lift against Chelsea
LONDON (Reuters) – The destination of the Premier League trophy will not be decided when current champions Chelsea meet their…
Struggling Lenovo To Lay Off 3,200 Workers
China’s Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest Personal Computer (PC) maker, announced on Thursday that it is set to lay off…
Lagos Police dismiss GT Bank bomb story
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said that the scary story that a car bomb was planted at a…
We Sacked 38 Senior Managers To Save Cost –NNPC GMD
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said on Thursday the task of restructuring the corporation into a lean, efficient, and…
Islamic State Releases Hit List Comprising 1,400 Names
An Islamic State (IS) released a ‘hit-list’ of no fewer than 1,400 people, and includes the details of eight Australian…
Trader Stabs Woman Over Alleged Dating Of Husband
A 22-year-old trader, Kuburat Sanni, on Thursday, in Lagos, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing a woman.…
Don’t truncate The Fight Against Corruption –APC Warns
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt to truncate the ongoing fight against corruption under any guise,…
Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board Pays N12m For Intending Pilgrims’ Rams
The Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said that it had deposited N12 million with Jaiz Bank in Bauchi, Bauchi…
Senate approves $75 million World Bank loan for Edo
The Senate on Thursday approved a 75 million World Bank loan for Edo state’s Development Policy Operation (DPO) as requested…
Is State Joint Local Government Account System Useful?
Victor Adeoti Analysts observe that the reason for creating the State Joint Local Government Account System by section 162 of…
Bodies of crashed helicopter pilot, co-pilot recovered
The bodies of the remaining two persons missing from Wednesday’s Bristow helicopter crash in Lagos have been recovered by the…
Rivers Govt. receives report on bird flu, takes samples for test
The Rivers Government said on Thursday that it had received reports of new bird flu outbreak in the state. Dr…