Year: 2015
Activist wants Buhari to take over payment of Osun workers
Eromosele Ebhomele Human rights activist and Executive Chairman, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice, CHRSJ, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman,…
How I became Lagos Assembly Minority Leader – Bello
Eromosele Ebhomele The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus of the Lagos State House of Assembly recently named Hakeem Bello representing…
Mother of triplet among fake beggars arrested by Police in Abuja
You may wish to be careful when you are besieged by men and women soliciting for alms, especially when you…
Boko Haram planning to bomb my residence – Osinbajo
Nigeria Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo who has been visiting camps of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in the North east as well…
NUC disowns Maryam Abacha American University
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has warned that degrees obtained from Maryam Abacha American University of Niger Republic (MAAUN) are…
Force HQ warns corporate bodies against illegal police guards
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters has warned corporate bodies against illegal use of its personnel as guards. Emmanuel…
Bayelsa Governorship: Coalition piles pressure on Sylva
A coalition of forces under the aegis of Niger Delta People’s Movement (NDPM) has urged the people of Bayelsa State…
Olorogun-Etti quits PDP, joins APC Elders’ Forum
All Progressives Congress (APC) elders in Lagos Island will on Friday, 24 July, 2015 welcome a founding member of the…
NFF Vows To Pick Olympics Tickets
Following Wednesday’s meeting with the Head Coaches of the Super Falcons and the U-23 National Team, Chairman of the NFF…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Global oil tanker association orders Buhari, NNPC to lift ban on 113 oil tankers
LONDON, (Reuters) – A ban on 113 oil tankers by Nigerian state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) must…
Trinidad Receives Extradition Papers For Warner
The official documents from the United States government requesting the extradition of former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner have been…
Man Snatches Friend’s Wife, 5 Children
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 52 year-old man, Gilbert Maduako, has lost his wife, Oluchi and five children after his friend, Akwusi…
Ambode Reiterates Commitment To Teachers’ Welfare
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to improve the welfare of teachers in the…
Experiential Marketers Decry Dwindling Fortune
Henry Ojelu The newly elected executive council of Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria (EXMAN), led by the president, Dr Rotimi…
We’ll Insist On The Rule Of Law — Osinbajo
Ensuring that no one is above the law is the first rule of any developed country, Vice President Prof. Yemi…
My Face, My Grace
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi My teenage daughter has become very conscious of her facial looks. She has also become very…
Siasia Invites Sokari, 4 Others For Congo
Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Coach Samson Siasia has invited five more players to the team’s camp ahead…
Bangkok Sinking, May Be Underwater In 15 Years
A study commissioned by the Thai government has found that Bangkok, the country’s capital and most populous city, is seriously…
DSS releases, Gordon Obua Jonathan’s ex-CSO
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday night allowed Mr. Gordon Obuah, Chief Security Officer to former President Goodluck…
UPDATE: Over 40 dead in Gombe blasts
(AFP) – More than 40 people were feared dead in Gombe city, northeast Nigeria, on Wednesday after a series of…
US aiding Boko Haram, says Buhari
Washington (AFP) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari warned Washington on Wednesday that a US refusal to arm his troops because…
Liverpool complete £32.5m signing of Christian Benteke
Brendan Rodgers has finally captured his No1 summer transfer target after Christian Benteke completed his £32.5m transfer to Liverpool from…
Football, News, Sports, World News
Messi lacks respect for standards, principles – Gabon Opposition Party
Gabon’s opposition party have accused Argentine star, Lionel Messi of showing a “lack of respect for standards and principles” after…
At least 29 dead in Gombe bomb blast
BAUCHI, (Reuters) – At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded in multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations…
I believe I will succeed, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he believes he would succeed despite the daunting task ahead of him, noting…
Piers Morgan to Nicki Minaj: Shame on you
Superstar rapper Nicki Minaj once worked at a Red Lobster restaurant in the Bronx. She was fired for “discourtesy to…
Boko Haram resurgence deepens humanitarian crisis in Niger
Niger, (Reuters) – A wave of attacks by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and the islands of Lake…
Saraki blasts SaharaReporters
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has blasted online news outfit SarahaReporters and has urged Nigerians to disregard the platforms smear campaign…
SCAM: We are not recruiting, says BPP
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has advised the public to disregard the report on the social media that it…
Twin suicide attacks kill at least 13 in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 13 people in northern Cameroon on Wednesday, the president’s office…