Year: 2015
Gbenga Daniel commiserates with Oba Ebumawe over wife’s death
The immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has commiserated with His Royal Highness, Oba AbdulRazak Adenugba, the…
1,000 PDP members defect to APGA in Anambra
At least 1,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)…
PDP Workers, NWC members agree to sheathe sword
The brickbats between members of staff and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seemed to…
Another woeful result for lawyers: 1805 fail, 4 make First class
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Council of Legal Education said on Thursday that a total of 1805 resit and regular students of…
Shell declares force majeure
Shell has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Nigeria’s LNG export terminal on Bonny Island in Rivers State due…
Lightning grounds Zamfara radio station
Zamfara State Radio Station has gone off the air following a lightning that destroyed the transmitter of the state. The…
Panic grips defaulters of Ekiti Govt’s housing estate
Ekiti State Government has said the sealing off of the houses of defaulting occupants of Irewolede Estate, Ado-Ekiti has no…
S.African Parliament grills President Zuma over al-Bashir
ma South African President, Jacob Zuma, on Thursday reiterated his government’s stance that Pretoria had no role in ordering an…
Flood kills 2, washes away farm lands, crops in Plateau
Two persons on Wednesday died while one was missing following floods caused by a heavy downpour in three communities in…
Ambode tasks mothers, employers on exclusive breastfeeding
The wife of the Lagos state governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Thursday tasked working class nursing mothers on diligent and…
Abike Dabiri Slams N500m Suit On Diamond Bank
Akin Kuponiyi Former House of Representatives member Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who represented Ikorodu Federal Constituency between 2003 and 2015 Thursday slammed…
Nwobodo Thanks NFF After Successful Surgery
Junior international player, Obinna Nwobodo, has again commended the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, for its efforts in ensuring successful treatment…
Nigerian Man Beats Mom To Death IN USA
Daniels Ekugo/ with agency report A Nigerian man living in the United States has been charged with murder after his…
Zamfara Governor Loses Chief Of Staff
Zamfara State Government has announced the death of the newly-appointed Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Dahiru Zubairu. A…
Rogue bankers bag 91-year jail term for stealing N114.6m
Justice Ibrahim Mairiga of the Kebbi State High Court has convicted Suleiman Ibrahim Musa, Bilyaminu Usman and Lawal Suleiman on…
Has Port Concession Met Stakeholders’ Expectations?
By Aisha Cole In 2006, the Federal Government conceded Nigerian ports to 26 private terminal operators to ensure efficiency and…
Jonathan acquired sophisticated weapons to fight Boko Haram – ex-NSA Sambo
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Contrary to assertions by Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, the former Chief of Defence Staff, the immediate past…
Winners Golden Bet: Brila FM Usher In New EPL Season
Nigeria’s leading sports betting company, Winners Golden Bet is teaming up with the country’s top radio station, Brila FM to…
Buhari receives new ambassadors of Belgium, Poland, Rwanda
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja received the letters of credence of three new ambassadors to Nigeria. The new ambassadors…
El-Rufai Orders Banks To Close Govt. Accounts, Remit Balance To CBN
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has directed all banks with accounts of the state government to close…
Confessions Of Gang That Snatches Cars For Alhaji
Members of a suspected armed robbery gang that specialises in snatching cars for an Alhaji, have confessed to the police…
Don’t Employ Quack Doctors, Medical Council Warns Private Clinics
The Dental and Medical Council of Nigeria has warned owners of private clinics to desist from employing the services of…
Ooni’s Death: Did Ife Chiefs Lie?
By Tayo Ogunbiyi My interest concerning Ile-Ife stems from an understandable emotional attachment to the ancient town. Though not an…
10 Ships Arrive Lagos Ports With Petroleum Products
Ten ships have arrived Lagos ports with petroleum products, waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday…
Committee Blames Unemployment, Drug Abuse For Southern Kaduna Violence
The Gen. Martin Agwai-led Southern Kaduna Peace and Reconciliation Committee has urged the state government to evolve deliberate policies that…
Osinbajo Assures Investors Of Level Playing Field
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will ensure that business environment in the country is transparent and fair. Osinbajo,…
Nigeria Gain Four Places In FIFA Ranking
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria, this month, gained four places in the latest FIFA rankings, moving from number 57 in July’s rating…
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One Year To Go: Brazilian President Predicts ‘Great’ Olympics
A musical homage to Brazilian culture formed the finale of a ceremony Wednesday night attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff…
NIMASA Postpones Entrance Exam Into Technical College
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has postponed the entrance examination into the NIMASA Science and Technical College…
Tertiary Institutions Undermine JAMB, Conduct Post-UTME
Mr Gunsling Yarlings, the Plateau NUT Chairman, has said that tertiary institutions’ insistence on conducting post-UTME was undermining JAMB’s function…