Year: 2015
Why Nigerian lawmakers must cut salaries, emolument – Expert
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian lawmakers, both at the federal and state Houses of Assembly, must do everything to either cut their…
APC can use state facilities, security for campaigns, says Gov. Dickson
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following the mass defection of prominent members Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa state to the All…
Delta Guber Election: Appeal Court dismisses Okowa, PDP’s petition
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, on Wednesday struck out two related appeals filed separately by the…
Drama as OAU students perform Oro rituals in honour of late Ooni
Jamiu Yisa It was drama galore on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife on Wednesday, 12 August…
Appeal Court upholds Edo election petition tribunal, says APC’s Akpatason is winner
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Court of Appeal, Benin Division, on Wednesday upheld the declaration of Peter Akpatason, candidate of the All…
Edo FRSC Command denies tear-gassing passenger bus
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has denied an allegation by a…
Helicopter Crash: Ambode commiserate with victims
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has commiserated with the victims of the helicopter that plunged into the lagoon…
Nigerian Airforce launches See-Something-Say-Something’ initiative
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in an effort to elicit more supports from the civil populace and create more security…
Ministers will be announced soon – Odigie-Oyegun
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said President Muhammadu Buhari was working hard to assemble…
‘Dead man’ testifies against APC at Delta Election Tribunal
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba There was drama at the Delta state Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday as a middle aged man who…
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We must have steady electricity in Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that his administration will give the fullest possible attention to boosting power supply…
WAEC to release withheld WASSCE results Thursday
Relieve came the way of anxious parents, guardians and students across the country on Wednesday as the West African Examination…
Fill vacancies in INEC, Reps tell Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari was asked to fill the vacant seats of national commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission by…
Oba Sijuwade’s place in history is assured, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he has received with sadness the news of the transition of one of Nigeria’s foremost traditional…
Taskforce vows to ensure sanity returns to Oshodi, environs
Kazeem Ugbodaga Worried by the resurgence of hoodlums and nefarious activities in Oshodi area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, the new…
UPDATE: Helicopter plunges into Lagos Lagoon, four dead
Tragedy hit the aviation industry on Wednesday as an helicopter belonging to Bristow Airline, plunged into the ocean of the…
Boko Haram in disarray, will soon be defeated – DHQ
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In spite of recent bombings which have resulted in death of scores of people across the country attributed…
Father of Ejigbo torture victim narrates how daughter died
Henry Ojelu The father of two of the victims of the Ejigbo pepper sodomy torture, Mr Freeman Agomo, on Wednesday…
Gov. Masari seeks FG’s Support for Health Care Delivery
The Governor of Katsina State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, has solicited Federal Government’s support to advance the progress of…
Helicopter crashes into Lagos lagoon
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that an unidentified helicopter has crashed into the Lagoon at the Oworonshoki…
MFM Pastor Sent To Prison Over Visa Fraud
Cyriacus Izuekwe Pastor (Mrs) Joy Tongo of the Mountain of Fire Ministry, Yaba headquarters, has been charged before Isolo Magistrates’…
Beware of fraudsters, Adeboye warns members, others
For the umpteenth time, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has warned…
Buhari lauds Oyegun at 76
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun as he celebrates…
Man Batters, Blinds Wife
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ikotun division have arrested and charged a man before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly beating…
Hair Dying Causes Cancer, Don warns
Prof. Folahan Adekola of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, has warned that dying of hair increases risk of…
American NGO Set To Revive Volleyball In Lagos
Taiwo Adelu The game of volleyball in Lagos State is expected to receive a big boost as a Non Governmental…
Firm Invests N300bn In Badagry Dockyard Project
The Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC) on Wednesday said it had invested 1.5 billion dollars (about N300…
Don Seeks Monthly Stipend For Unemployed Graduates
A don, Prof. Buliaminu Abdulkareem, has urged the Federal Government to pay a monthly stipend to unemployed graduates as part…
Buhari’s Roadmap To Steer An Adrift Nation Aright
By Peter Claver Oparah President Muhammadu Buhari is on an arduous task. It is a tough and mine-laden task. He…
Tanzania Plot Eagles’ Fall In Dar es Salaam
Taiwo Adelu Interim coach of Tanzania’s senior national team, Charles Boniface Mkwassa, has declared that though his Taifa Stars are…