Year: 2015
Rivers APC blasts PDP, Wike, says it has no hand in Police takeover of LGs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it is…
Age determines fertility rate of woman – Expert
Dr Ibrahim Wada, the Chairman of NISA Premier Hospital Jabi, Abuja, on Saturday said that age was a major determinant…
Police recover remains of Bayelsa Agip’s pipeline explosion
The Bayela Police Command said it had recovered the remains of victims of Thursday’s crude oil pipeline explosion which occurred…
Amaechi, Pastor Bakare, others on Buhari’s 18-man delegation to US
Former Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi and founder of Latter Rain Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare will accompany President Muhammadu Buhari…
5 assassins arrested by Police in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Five persons have been arrested and paraded by operatives of the Zone 5 Police Headquarters, Benin City, for…
Kidnappers of Oshiomhole’s cousin arrested
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A crack team of Edo State Police Command have arrested two persons suspected to be kidnappers of a…
PDP State Chairmen to Buhari: Stop deceiving Nigerians
Chairmen of State branches of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop deceiving Nigerians about the…
Before APC falls apart: A reply to Dele Momodu
By Remi Oyeyemi “ ….there is need for the competence and character of public men to be subjected to severer…
150,000 pupils write JSS1 placement exam in Lagos
No fewer than 150,000 pupils in public and private schools in Lagos State on Saturday sat for entrance examination into…
NURTW begs for more bus stops in Lagos
The Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Saturday pleaded with the State Government…
Osinbajo, others list values for business success
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday in Lagos told youths in Africa to imbibe the culture of integrity and…
Police confirm 2 dead in Borno explosion
The Police in Borno on Saturday confirmed the death of two persons in an explosion that occurred around the Borno…
JTF in talks with Shell, communities over closure of flow station
A reconciliatory talks between Shell and its four host communities in Ogbia, Bayelsa over the shutdown of Kolo Creek flow…
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Serena Williams wins 6th Wimbledon title, 21st Grand Slam
London (AFP) – Serena Williams won a sixth Wimbledon title on Saturday as the world number one became the oldest…
IGP has ordered Rivers CP to protect PDP council chairmen – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the Rivers State command to provide security for the…
UPDATE: Man wearing burqa kills 14 in Chad
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – A man dressed in a woman’s burqa blew himself up in the main market in Chad’s capital…
Adamawa commissioners may exceed 20, says APC Chairman
Alhaji Yamusa Shuaibu, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, said the governor may appoint more than 20…
Ebola: Liberia, others to get $5bn assistance from international community
The international community has pledged more than five billion dollars, to support Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, in their efforts…
NFF right to appoint Oliseh as Super Eagles coach, says Siasia
The National under-23 Team Coach, Samson Siasia, has commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for hiring ex-internationals to coach the…
Slain Iyaloja: Ogun CP promises to arrest killers within a week
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Barely 24 hours after assumption of office as new Commissioner of Police in Ogun state, CP Abdulmajid Ali,…
Explosion kills at least four people in Chad’s capital
An explosion killed at least four people in the main market in Chad’s capital N’Djamena early on Saturday, a Reuters…
Bomb Blast near DSS office in Maiduguri kills one
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber driving a three-wheeled vehicle detonated near the office of state security in Nigeria’s northeastern…
Gov. Ugwuanyi, deputy undertake bio-metric capture for salaries
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his deputy, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, on Friday undertook the bio-metric data capture required by the state…
Buhari to Nigerians: Get ready to patronise “Made In Nigeria” products
President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that Nigerians get ready to patronise products made in the country after he pledged that…
Bastian Schweinsteiger has agreed to join Man Utd
Manchester United have had a bid accepted by Bayern Munich for the midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, according to reports in Germany.…
Boko Haram takes cue from ISIS, releases first beheading video
Boko Haram has set a terrifying new precedent by releasing its first gruesome video of a beheading since it pledged…
Tribunal dismisses forensic report of Enugu APC guber candidate
The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Friday dismissed the forensic report of election materials brought by the candidate…
APC to Ekweremadu: Boko Haram attacks are signs of a dying monster
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said what Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu interpreted as the worsening cases of Boko…
Buhari, Osinbajo take 50% pay cut
President Muhammadu Buhari will only receive 50 per cent of the salary paid to his predecessor. The President’s decision to…
NFF to unveil Oliseh as Super Eagles coach next week
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will between Wednesday and Thursday next week unveil Sunday Oliseh as the new Super Eagles…