Year: 2015
Two dead as trailer, train collide in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Two persons have died after a trailer collided with a train on Monday night in Agege area of…
2 Nigerian Refs Get All Africa Games Assignment
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has invited two Nigerian referees to officiate at the football tournaments of the 11th…
Lagos Traders Decry Police, NURTW Harassment
Market leaders from Araromi Oke-Odo market in Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have sent an SOS to the Lagos…
Fans Call For Annual Remembrance Of Okwaraji
Twenty-six years after the sudden death of ex-international, Samuel Okwaraji, sport enthusiasts on Tuesday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)…
Man Jailed One Week After Release From Prison
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 24-year-old man freed from prison custody for criminal offence, has returned to the same prison one week…
DIGITAL TV TALK: The ABC Of Digital Migration (2)
Digital broadcasting, as explained in the first installment of this article, is a more efficient way of transmitting sound and…
Lagos restates commitment to tackling sexual, domestic violence
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring total eradication of sexual and gender based violence in the…
As Cameroon Dares Nigeria Again
As Nigerians in Bakassi and Abana continue to rue the loss of their communities to Cameroon following the International Court…
The rich, powerful must do more to help Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja called on the rich and powerful citizens of Nigeria to be prepared to contribute…
Bus Driver’s Death: Ogoni gives police 14-day ultimatum
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has condemned in strong terms the unjustified,…
Terrorism: 23,472 citizens stopped from leaving Nigeria – NIS
In its efforts to prevent young Nigerians from being lured into terrorism, prostitution, slavery and other untoward activities abroad by…
8 dead in Ogun auto crash
No fewer than eight persons died on Monday in a multiple accident at the Onipepeye end of the Sagamu-Abeokuta expressway…
Dogara has integrity, leadership quality, says Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has described Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, as “a detribalised and committed Nigerian”.…
Aisha Buhari: Stop Looking At Wrong Things By Omolola Martins
Less than 3 months into the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the much anticipated wind of change can be…
Tribunal begins in Abia after burning down of INEC office
The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Monday, commenced hearing of the petition against the declaration of Dr.…
Military played neutral role during elections – Maj. Gen Yusuf
The out-going General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Suleiman Yusuf, has said that the military…
Three David Mark witnesses quit at tribunal
Three of eight witnesses called by David Mark in defense of the petition filed against him by Daniel Onjeh of…
I’ll identify with only positive people, Obasanjo says
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday stated that he will only identify with positive people, while reiterating that his decision…
Boko Haram: Seven new born babies at Nigerian refugee camps
Seven new births were recorded at the Mubi transit camp of the Nigerian returnees from the Republic of Cameroun as…
Place Nasarawa under security surveillance, Maku tells Buhari
Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to place Nasarawa under special security surveillance to…
Ugbo, only Yoruba town with huge crude oil deposits
The Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, says his community remains the only Yoruba town blessed with huge deposits…
Ooni of Ife to be formally announced dead on Wednesday
The Obawara of Iwara-Ife, Oba Layi Adereti ,on Monday said the official proclamation of the demise of Ooni of Ife,…
In Video: Dopemu, Osodi residents protest against IKEDC
Residents of Agege, Dopemu and Oshodi areas of Lagos state, stage peaceful protest against Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company at the…
Collect bribe, face wrath of the law – Taskforce Boss
Kazeem Ugbodaga The new Chairman, Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Olubukola Abe has vowed to…
Nigeria to conduct census in 2016, spend N273 billion
Nigeria has concluded plans to conduct a national population census in 2016, the National Population Commission chairman, Eze Duru Iheoma…
Harmonise biometric data, Buhari charges INEC, FRSC, NPC, others
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja charged government agencies to harmonize the collection and usage of biometric data in the…
3-year old, two others murdered over bitter leaf in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three persons, including a three year old boy, were on Sunday evening murdered at Ibillo, Akoko Edo local…
Nigerian Army vows to punish soldiers for maltreating robber
The Nigerian Army said on Monday that it will punish soldiers involved in maltreatment of an armed robbery suspect in…
Buhari queries diversion of $1billion railway loan
President Muhammed Buhari Monday in Abuja called for an explanation from the Ministry of Finance on the foreign loans obtained…
Sagay heads advisory committee on War Against Corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Presidential advisory committee against Corruption headed by Professor Itse Sagay, a prominent professor of…