Year: 2015
Lagos State Scholarships Board cautions students on fake forms
The Lagos State Scholarships Board on Friday dissociated itself from a website, www.scholarshipworld.org, and urged the general public, particularly students…
Chris Brown parties in Macau as Philippines jails his promoter
Manila (AFP) – Grammy winner Chris Brown partied in Macau with a gold-toothed grin, as officials said Saturday he had…
I borrowed N10bn to pay salaries, grants says Gov Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Saturday said the N10 billion borrowed by the state government was used to pay…
Russia ready for World Cup launch
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – The starting gun for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be fired on Saturday as…
Ogun Youth Council holds Congress July 30
Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta The coast has finally been cleared as the State Congress of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN,…
US Supported Boko Haram During Jonathan’s Administration – Tanko Yakasai
Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko Yakasai ventured into politics in the early 50s, when he joined the defunct Northern Elements Progressive…
Bashir Ibrahim emerges IPAC National Chairman
Bashir Ibrahim, the National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), has emerged the National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC).…
Boko Haram: Dankwambo urges public to be vigilant
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Friday urged people in the state to be vigilant to avoid future attacks…
Buhari promises to uphold press freedom
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration will uphold press freedom. The president, who was represented by his Special…
MEND not meeting to resume hostilities, says Tompolo
Eromosele Ebhomele Against fears that some former militants in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria could begin hostilities using the Movement…
CACOL backs Buhari’s probe of Jonathan’s administration
Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, on Friday expressed its support for the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari…
Saraki wants insurance coverage, improved salary for journalists
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today (Friday) called for a comprehensive insurance coverage for journalists in the country. He…
Mentoring the children at 49
…Activist, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin chooses to celebrate her birthday to mentor children Kazeem Ugbodaga At 49, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin feels…
Lagos driver yet to return 3 weeks after Owerri trip
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 52-year old commercial driver, Monday Etokhana, is allegedly missing under mysterious circumstances. The sudden disappearance of Monday,…
France, China pledge military, economic cooperation with Nigeria
The French and Chinese governments on Friday pledged to extend the level of military and economic cooperation they have with…
Four drown in flood, property worth millions destroyed in Anambra
Four persons got drowned and property worth millions of naira destroyed in Obosi community near Onitsha, following a downpour that…
Nigeria’s friendly against Rwanda’s postponed
A friendly game between Nigeria and National Rwandan U-23 teams that was scheduled for Saturday in Kigali has been postponed.…
Ebonyi CJ frees 31 inmates from Abakaliki, Afikpo prisons
The Chief Judge of Ebonyi, Justice Alloy Nwankwo, on Friday in freed 31 inmates of Abakaliki and Afikpo prisons during…
Ex-DG of SEC, Arunma Oteh, appointed World Bank VP, Treasurer
Eromosele Ebhomele The former Director-General of the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, Ms. Arunma Oteh, has been appointed Vice…
Man granted N50,000 bail over theft of N265 cigarettes
A Judge at the Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, on Friday granted bail to…
Blame reckless Nigerian army not Leahy law, US Senator tells Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari’s criticism of the Leahy law in the United States which impedes the sale of sophisticated arms to…
NLC to Governors: Pay up or prepare for protests
Factional Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) leader Joe Ajaero on Friday advised state governors owing workers to pay their salaries to…
APC resolving its crisis gradually, says Oyegun
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday said the crisis plaguing the party…
Beware Of Fake Forms, Lagos Scholarships Board Cautions Students
The Lagos State Scholarships Board on Friday dissociated itself from a website, www.scholarshipworld.org, and urged the general public, particularly students…
11 generals retire from Nigerian Army
Eleven generals of the Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps in Lagos State were on Friday pulled out of service. NAN reports…
Boosting Literacy Via Adult And Non-Formal Education
By Obike Ukoh Analysts observe that successive governments in the country have acknowledged the need for increasing Nigeria’s literacy rate…
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza wins third term
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a predicted but controversial third consecutive term in office, according to official election results…
Mr. President, Remember History; Do Not Repeat It
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema When Murtala Mohammed became Nigeria’s third military Head of State on 29 July 1975, he won a…
Poor Electricity Supply Affecting Operations —Intels
The General Manager of Intels Nigeria Ltd., Mr Sascha Kuehl, on Friday said that unsteady power supply was hindering smooth…
Prosecute TB Joshua’s SCOAN, we are behind you, ANC tells Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga The leadership of the Africa National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party has backed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over…