Year: 2015
Court stops Ladipo Market demolition
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court judge, Justice Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe today ordered the Mushin Local Government Area authority to…
20 dead, 30 injured as truck hits pilgrims in Mexico
No fewer than 20 people were killed and 30 others wounded on Thursday when a heavy truck crashed into a…
Appeal Court Sends Adeyemi’s Petition Back To Tribunal For Re-trial
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday set aside the decision of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in…
China reiterates commitment to support Nigeria’s military
China has reiterated its commitment to support Nigeria in its quest to safeguard peace and stability in the country and…
Kaduna Govt. warns residents against stealing refuse bins
The Kaduna State Government has warned residents against stealing refuse bins provided for the collection refuse in the state. Mr…
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Kaduna refinery producing 2m litres of petrol daily, says MD
The Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC), on Friday said it was currently releasing two million litres of petrol daily…
Walcott and Cazorla sign new Arsenal contracts
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal forward Theo Walcott and Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla have signed new contracts with the Gunners, the…
Rivers University suspends husband of VC over conspiracy to kidnap her
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A new twist has emerged over the kidnap and release of the Vice Chancellor of the Ignatius…
Lagos lawmakers demand for flyover around Pen-Cinema
Eromosele Ebhomele If the Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, agrees to implement a resolution of the state House of…
Boko Haram: Alex Badeh’s confession vindicates Nigerian soldiers
Eromosele Ebhomele Many Nigerian soldiers, most of whom have been condemned to death, have been vindicated by the confession of…
APC To PDP: Produce membership card of DSS DG or keep quiet!
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that the DG of DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, is not a card-carrying member…
Ahead U-17 World Cup: Katsina Govt To Host Eaglets
Executive Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, has assured that the National U-17 Team, Golden Eaglets would be…
Beware Of Excessive Use Of Force — Ogun CP Warns Officers
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has again warned officers and men of the command against…
Lasun Yusuf: Between Logic And Common Sense
By Eleshin Lawal For having the gut to offer himself for service and balance the power equation in the House…
Oil price won’t rise even with reduced production quota – OPEC
Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said that prices for oil would not significantly rise even if the cartel’s…
Civil Defence Boss Decries Mediocrity In Private Guard Practice
The Commandant-General (CG), of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu, says there is lack of professionalism…
International Best Practices Our Hallmark –NBC
Daniels Ekugo Officials at the Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, Plant in Agidingbi, Lagos State, western Nigeria, said they adhere strictly…
Breastfeeding And Infant Mortality
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Infant mortality occurs when a child dies before reaching the age of one year. Many factors such…
Of Bola Tinubu And The Yoruba Race In Nation Building
By Segun Olulade I see Nigeria’s political space getting clearer by the day. In anger and frustration over misrule by…
2Face kickstarts 2015 Star Music Trek Phase 2 in Makurdi
Funsho Arogundade The IBB Square, Makurdi, Benue State, is set to host concert goers and fun seekers as second leg…
Thugs Disrupt Ogun LG Transition Committee Swearing In
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta There was pandemonium on Thursday as people scampered for their lives when hoodlums disrupted the swearing in ceremony…
DPR set to sanction depot owners, major marketers who sell above depot price
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday said that it would not hesitate to sanction depot owners and major…
US, Germany, France, others hold anti-Islamic State Conference In Canada
Officials from 20 countries involved in the United States-led coalition against Islamic State (IS) gathered in Canada’s Quebec City on…
Many killed as suicide bomber attack Maiduguri market
There was no exact death toll from the explosion early Friday at Gamboru wholesale vegetable market, where rescuers are still…
Tribunal: Amosun, APC lose bid to stop GNI application
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Efforts by Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and the All Progressives Congress, APC to stop the application…
Parents Of Successful Kids Have These 9 Things In Common
Any good parent wants their kids to stay out of trouble, do well in school, and go on to do…
Africa gets $830m infrastructure fund
The new infrastructure investment platform in Africa, Africa50, backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has raised 830 million dollars…
Globacom celebrates Wole Soyinka, young literary stars
Information and Communications Technology solutions provider and leading supporter of African Literature, Globacom, has concluded plans to celebrate African playwright,…
US officer pleads not guilty in black man’s fatal shooting
Chicago (AFP) – A white Ohio policeman who shot a black man during a routine traffic stop pleaded not guilty…
Labour leaders ask Osun workers to resume work immediately
Jamiu Yisa Osun state workers who had been going back and forth on the industrial action over non-payment of their…