Year: 2015
Saraki promises robust legislation to end Boko Haram
Bukola Saraki, the Senate President on Monday said that the National Assembly would strive hard towards ending the Boko Haram…
DIGITAL TV TALK: ABC of Digital Migration
SPONSORED Digital migration. It is a safe bet your eyes have caught the phrase in newspapers, on the internet or…
Police confirm kidnap of 90-year-old grandmother in Delta
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a 90-year-old grandmother, Madam Helen Ojeogwu, by gunmen. The command said…
Nigeria Customs seizes N28 million smuggled frozen poultry
Nigeria Customs Service has made seizures worth N28, 660,717 in the third week of its fight against smuggling of frozen…
Boko Haram releases barbaric video of insurgency
Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has released a barbaric video of its brutality in Nigeria, the stronghold of the sect. The…
New DHQ Spokesperson Col. Rabe resumes as Olukolade bows out
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Defence Headquarters has gotten a new Director of Information. He is Colonel Rabe Abubakar. Colonel Rabe Abubakar…
US to relax military assistance restrictions on Nigeria
United States congressman, Darrell Issa, has said that the US government would soon relax or completely lift the restriction on…
Family petitions Arase over death of son in police custody
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of Benson Obode family, who allegedly died while in custody of the police in Benin, have petitioned…
Buhari orders reduction of recurrent expenditure in 2016 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the National Planning Commission (NPC) to review the framework for 2016 national budget, with…
Drama in court as Magistrate preaches forgiveness to Reverend
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The arraignment of three teenage boys at a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Benin on Monday caused a mild…
Ambode appoints 19 perm secs, retires 15
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of 19 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service. In…
No, Nigeria is not the world’s biggest champagne consumer after France
Do Nigerians pop nearly as much bubbly as the French themselves? What started out as a forecast on new champagne…
Buhari appoints Usman as Provost of Federal College of Education, Oyo
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Kamoru Olayiwola Usman as Provost of the Federal College of Education…
Wike sacks provost, appoints new SA
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The governor of Rivers state, southern Nigeria, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has ordered the provost of the Rivers…
We’ve stepped up efforts to recover stolen funds, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed Monday in Abuja that his administration has taken efforts to recover looted Nigerian funds a step…
Niger Delta Youths Threaten To Shut NLNG
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A youth group in the oil rich Niger Delta has threatened to shut the operations of the…
Abia-born Polish Parliamentarian Visits Abia Speaker
Sam Obinna Ibe/Umuahia The Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, RT. Hon. Martins Okechukwu Azubuike, has lauded the inter-legislative interface…
Former APC Aspirants Rally Support For Party, Tinubu
Daniels Ekugo Former aspirants to the Lagos State House of Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Isolo Residents Thrown Into Darkness For Protesting Over Crazy Bill
Cyriacus Izuekwe Residents of Isolo, a suburb of Lagos, western Nigeria, may be in darkness for long as electricity supply…
Winners Of Okonkwo Essay Competition Emerge
Master Chisom Emeto of Port-Harcourt International School, Rivers State has emerged as the overall winner of this year’s Mike Okonkwo…
Accountant Engages Sterling Bank In Legal Battle
Akin Kuponiyi A Nigerian chartered accountant based in Canada, Dr Adekunle Oladosu, has dragged Sterling Bank Plc before a Federal High…
Governor’s Wife Tasks Women On Exclusive Breastfeeding
The wife of Kebbi Governor, Dr Zainab Bagudu, has advised mothers to embrace the six months exclusive breastfeeding of their…
70 Cases Of Farmers/Herdsmen Conflicts Recorded
The Jigawa Farmers/Herdsmen Conflict Resolution Board, has recorded 70 cases of conflicts since the beginning of the 2015 farming season,…
Ex-militants’ Leader Cautions Amnesty Programme Coordinator
An ex-militants’ leader, Mr Ramsey Mukoro, has advised the newly appointed coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme to be wary…
Aisha Buhari Laments Decline In Elected Female Lawmakers
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed concern over decline in the number of female legislature in the…
6 Arrested Over Police Inspector’s Death
The Sokoto State Police Command, on Monday confirmed the arrest of six workers of a four-star hotel in Sokoto over…
Ladipo Market Traders Resist Developer’s N20,000 Levy
Cyriacus Izuekwe Traders and the developer of Aguiyi Ironsi International Trade Centre at Ladipo Spare Parts Market in Mushin, Lagos…
Reuben Abati’s Critics Are Hypocrites
By Nonso Nwando The late afro beat music maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, in one of his songs of 1980s says: ”…The…
As JAMB Loses Relevance
The needless crisis precipitated by the controversial cut-off mark imposed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on candidates…
Building an international business that funds itself from the outset
Consilia, founded in 2012, is an independent ICT consulting firm that carries no debt and which has been largely self-funded…