Year: 2015
Fans mob Van Persie on arrival at Fenerbahce
Robin van Persie’s career at Manchester United is drawing to a close after the Fenerbahce-bound striker touched down in Turkey…
Gov Ahmed lauds Buhari over salary bailout
Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent bailout of all tiers of government, to…
PDP blasts APC, says Jonathan left $5.6bn as NLNG dividend
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed Nigeria’s ruling the party, the All Progressives Congress for insinuating that the past…
Many killed as gunmen shoot at motorcycle riders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Agbon-Eleme people of Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, were thrown into mourning on…
Shell Collaboration: 27 Nigerian, British firms agree partnerships
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A total of 27 partnerships have been agreed by Nigerian and British companies under the auspices of the…
Ijebu-Ode market leader killed over N35million: Witness
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta One of the housemaids of the slain Iyaloja General of Ijebuland, Chief (Mrs) Alimot Sadiat Kareem Owogold,a.k.a. Mama…
Sterling set for Man City medical after Liverpool agrees £49m
Liverpool and Manchester City have struck an agreement over the £49m transfer of Raheem Sterling. The transfer of the 20-year-old…
Saudi Visa: Saraki condemns exploitation of Nigerians
Dr. Bukola Abubakar Saraki, the President of Nigerian Senate has criticised the entry visa issuance policy of the Saudi Arabian…
Edo PDP in crisis as leaders demand dissolution of State Exco
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Disillusioned leaders of state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo North under the aegis of…
How to resolve states’ inability to pay salaries- Hon. Bisi Yusuf
The representative of Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly and member of the All Progressives Congress,…
We’ll protect riverine communities in Lagos, says Speaker
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has promised residents of riverine communities in the…
NEMSA to sanction companies that fail to comply with safety standards
Peter Ewezor, the Managing Director, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), says companies that fail to comply with safety standards…
Group wants Police IG to probe Ekweremadu’s emergence as deputy senate president
Friends in The Gap, an NGO, on Sunday in Abuja, called for a thorough probe into the allegation of forgery…
Police to address marine unit problems in Lagos
The Nigeria Police says it is looking into the challenges faced by its marine unit, the Marine Police, with a…
Subscribers applaud Glo over free minute call offer
Globacom has received kudos for its “one free minute call” offer to subscribers for three minute-call they make in the…
Buhari, Saraki, Dogara have abandoned Nigerians in Diaspora
An NGO, United Nigerians in the Diaspora (UNID), says the Federal Government and the National Assembly have yet to meet…
Buhari should intervene urgently on Amnesty programme – MEND
Members of defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Sunday in Yenagoa, urged President Muhammadu Buhari…
Boko Haram attacks prison in Niger, four killed
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa…
Nigeria active telecoms subscribers now 146m – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Sunday said the active lines in the nation’s telecommunications industry stood at 146,561,744 in…
FG, UN collaborate to secure schools
The Federal Government is collaborating with the UN Special Envoy on Global Education to ensure security in all schools in…
Buhari should continue PDP’s Transformation Agenda, Vision 20:2020 – NPC
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has stated that the Transformation Agenda did not belong to any political party, noting that,…
Swiss FIFA inquiry receives more ‘suspicious activity’ – Reports
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland now has 81 reports of suspicious financial activity linked to FIFA’s decisions to let Russia and…
Oyo NLC applauds Buhari on bailout for states
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the bailout to state governments to…
Tanzanian engineering expert, others query TB Joshua Coroners verdict
An engineering expert from Tanzania is the latest to question the verdict of Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe who presided over the…
Bomb blast: Jos church worshippers escape death
By Our Reporter There was no casualty in the explosion reported this morning at the ECWA Church in Tudunwada Area…
Bomb blast rocks ECWA Church in Jos
The Boko Haram bombers have hit Jos in Plateau state, again. Right in the middle of service, a bomb blast…
Oshiomhole wants workers salaries increased
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday in Abuja advocated for upward review of workers’ salaries to reflect socio-economic realities…
Niger govt. declares curfew as religious clash kills one
The Niger Government has declared curfew in Paiko Local Government Area of the state following a violent clash between Hausa…
Unveiled: United sign Matteo Darmian
Manchester United has announced the signing of Matteo Darmian from Torino. Matteo joins the Red Devils on a four-year contract…
Man Utd reach agreement to sign Schweinsteiger
Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Bayern Munich to sign midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, subject to…