Year: 2015
Mimiko Sacks Aides
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, western Nigeria, on Tuesday announced the disengagement of his Special Assistants (SAs) and Senior…
Buhari, NASS promise to find Chibok Girls – US Congresswoman
President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerian lawmakers have promised to intensify their efforts to ensure the safe return of the Chibok…
I-G urges court to dismiss suit that seeks to stop investigation into Senate forgery
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been urged to dismiss a suit by Senator Gilbert Nnaji (PDP-Enugu East), seeking…
NNPC: Can Kachikwu turn around the corrupt behemoth?
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In terms of its timeliness, the appointment of Dr. Ibe Emmanuel Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of…
Man beheads wife to get evil spirit out of her
A court in Arizona said on Tuesday that a man who admitted to decapitating his wife and her two dogs…
Vandalism, bunkering were major challenge of my tenure – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday identified bunkering and vandalism as the “most challenging problems” that confronted his eight-year tenure…
NNPC boss, Kachikwu assumes office
Newly-appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has assumed duty as the Chief…
Robber arraigned for stealing thanksgiving offering
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A suspected church robber, Ehiosun Junior, has been arraigned before an Egor Chief Magistrate Court, over alleged attempt…
Boko Haram: Cameroon deports over 3000 Nigerians
YAOUNDE, (AP) — Cameroon has expelled over 3,000 Nigerians as part of the fight against Nigeria’s Islamic extremists who have…
Lagos shuts 40 religious houses, industries
The Lagos State Government says it has shut over 40 religious houses, industries, club houses and others over gross pollution…
Nigeria’s military needs training, not arms – US Congressman
ABUJA, (AP) — The United States is ready to provide military training to help Nigeria’s battle against Islamic extremists, the…
Boko Haram kills 8, kidnaps 100 in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants…
Civil Society group to set up task force on extra judicial killing
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Executive Director of Africa Network of Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), David Ugolor, has revealed plans by his…
Lagos Security Forces arrest 595 criminals, cultists and convicts 332
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos Joint Security Forces have arrested 595 suspected criminals, cultists and street hawkers in the Lagos metropolis…
Osinbajo harps on capacity building, political stability in Africa
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday identified human capital development, political stability and economic integration as central to the rapid…
Capital Oil adopts measures to curb illicit practices by marketers
The Managing Director, Capital Oil and Gas, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah, on Tuesday said the company had adopted measures to curb…
Oyo/Osun Customs command declares N5.8bn revenue
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun command, on Tuesday in Ibadan declared that it generated N5.8 billion as revenue between…
Senate confirms service chiefs
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of service chiefs recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The service chiefs, who…
Groom re-arrested after ditching new wife while on bail
A man who was granted bail to get married was re-arrested by Australian police on Tuesday, a week after he…
Stakeholders laud Buhari on new NNPC GMD
Stakeholders in the oil and gas sector on Tuesday lauded Federal Government’s initiative in appointing a private sector-based knowledge to…
Police arraign man, 90, over fraud
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 90 year-old man, Rasaki Raji, at an Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for…
FG will no longer tolerate illegal mining, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja warned that the Federal Government will no longer tolerate illegal mining and other improper…
Arase apologies for police high handedness, misconduct to citizens
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Tuesday apologised to members of the public for police high-handedness and…
Lagos Housekeeper Bolts With Employer’s $4,000
A housekeeper, Toni Aripko, on Tuesday appeared before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with theft of his employer’s…
Aisha Buhari donates milk supplement to pregnant women
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has donated 700 cartons of milk supplement for distribution to pregnant women in…
Ayaya Joins Abia Warriors On Loan
The first player to be bought for N1 million in the Nigerian League, Emeka Nwanna, popularly called Ayaya, has joined…
Court Convicts Teacher For Fraud
A 48-year-old teacher, Ismaila Mohammad, was on Tuesday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court,…
Piracy: Jide Kosoko, Others Seek Intellectual Property Rights Protection
Some Nollywood practitioners on Tuesday urged the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to do more to protect the intellectual property rights…
English Legend, Lineker Predicts Chelsea To Win 2015/16 EPL
Gary Lineker, the former Tottenham, Barcelona and England striker has tipped who will win what in 2015/16, and has his…
Boko Haram Elements Reach Out For Dialogue –Anas
The Centre for Crisis Communication, a non-governmental organisation, on Tuesday said that some persons claiming to be Boko Haram members…