Year: 2015
Lagos hotel manager found dead in room
The Operations Manager of Maybeny Hotel at Ire-Akari Road in Isolo, Lagos, Mr Uche Egwuenu, was found dead in one…
Eniola Aluko shines as Chelsea Ladies win FA Cup
In the hours before the start of the women’s FA Cup final, when they were trying to forget about the…
EU donates 16.5m euros to combat polio in Kebbi
Dr Abubakar Koko, Director, Kebbi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KPHCDA) said the state government has received 16.5 million…
LASU outlines 61 courses for post-UTME
Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) announced on Saturday that 61 courses were available for candidates writing the 2015/2016…
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The real Olisa Metuh, by PDP workers
*PDP publicity secretary taken to the cleaners by people who know him Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There seems to be no let…
Nigerians troops mop up Dikwa, environs – Army
Colonel Sani Kukasheka, acting Director, Army Public Relations, said troops of 7 Div. Nigerian Army have mopped up Dikwa and…
No plan to shut Intercontinental Hotel- Customs
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Customs Service said on Saturday it has no plans to shut Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos over default…
4 policemen arrested over death of Edo car dealer
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Lagos State Police Command are currently…
Why President Buhari is the Obstacle to War On Corruption
By Remi Oyeyemi “…. whoever that is indicted of corruption between 1999 to the time of swearing-in, would be pardoned”…
We will crackdown on criminals, says DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reassured Nigerians of its readiness to check activities of criminal gangs in the…
CD reiterates commitment to fight against injustice, corruption
Campaign for Democracy (CD), a pro-democracy advocacy group, on Saturday reiterated its commitment to fighting injustice and corruption in the…
Kano Govt has given hope, future to kids orphaned by Boko Haram – Osinbajo
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yomi Osibanjo on Saturday praised Kano state government for using its resources to ensure…
Al-Makura employs 10 persons living with HIV/AIDs
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has offered employment to 10 persons out of 40 persons living with HIV/AIDs who…
Ile-Ife: Anxiety mounts, women remain indoors as Oro festival enters second day
Many women in the ancient town of Ile-Ife remained indoors on Saturday as the annual Oro festival entered its second…
Aisha Buhari donates money to Gombe blast victims
The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has donated undisclosed amount of money to 48 victims of the recent…
Buhari congratulates Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi at 75
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Minister of Health and Social Services, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi as he celebrates his 75th…
Osinbajo raises hope of IDPs, says FG to de-mine North East
inbajo The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday in Kano, told the Children displaced by insurgency not to lose…
Nigerian league grants provisional approval to suspended stadia
Six cubs whose grounds were decertified from hosting Glo Premier League matches have been granted provisional approval by the League…
Rap Star, Reminisce Loses Dad
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian indigenous rap star Remilekun Shafaru, popularly known as Reminisce, has lost his father, Alhaji A.A Shafaru. The…
Police bust baby-production factory in Asaba, rescue 8 pregnant girls
The Delta Police Command said on Saturday that it had discovery a “baby-production” factory in Asaba, arrested the operator, and…
Police arrest kidnap mastermind of Bayelsa LG chairman
The police command in Bayelsa said it had arrested the suspected mastermind of a failed kidnap attempt on the Chairman…
Chelsea must be unpredictable this season, says Mourinho
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea must add a new dimension to their brand of football if the champions are to mount…
Dangote triggers panic in Germany
HeidelbergCement rushed to buy control of Italcementi after fears that Nigeria’s cement mogul, Aliko Dangote also showed interest in the…
Five Muslim pilgrims disqualified in Sokoto
The medical team set up by the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) has disqualified five sick, aged and pregnant…
Governing Councils of federal universities not dissolved – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the Governing Councils of Federal Universities be exempted, for the time being, from the…
Flood destroys N46m worth of houses, crops in Bauchi
Houses and crops worth N46.16 million have been destroyed by flood in Misau town and surrounding villages in Bauchi State.…
Publish salaries, allowances of lawmakers, Gbajabiamila tells NASS
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos-APC), has urged the National Assembly to publish a breakdown…
Amnesty International wants prostitution decriminalised
PARIS — (New York Times) The question of what should be done about prostitution is as old as the profession…
Otedola’s girl, DJ Cuppy takes over Lagos
Funsho Arogundade The Marquee inside Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos will come alive Saturday night as multi-talented DJ Cuppy…
Ebonyi to appoint women as vice-chairmen of councils
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi on Friday announced that women would be appointed vice-chairmen in the caretaker committees of local…