Year: 2015
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
Excess Crude Account: Like Jonathan, Like Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has taken a cue from the immediate past president of the west African country, Goodluck…
El Rufai removes LG treasurers, orders ghost workers fished out
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Monday removed all local government treasurers and Directors of Personnel Management (DPM) in…
Unpaid Salaries: Buhari approves special funds to bailout states
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N713.7billion intervention funds to state governments to pay workers’ salaries. The bailout…
No woman involved in Ikorodu bank heist, says Suspect
Bright Agbojule, one of the suspected armed robbers that stormed Ikorodu to rob two banks has stated that the group…
PICTURES: Police parade Ikorodu bank robbery suspects
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Shortly after Lagos Police Command announced the arrest of four members of the robbery gang that…
Police beef up security around churches, mosques, bans hawking
The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has mandated Commissioners of Police to strengthen security at all mosques, churches and other…
Gov. Emmanuel to Commissioners: We want results, not excuses
Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, has said that his administration will not tolerate poor performance from his commissioners and special…
Liverpool signs wonderkid, Bobby Adekanye from Barcelona
Liverpool have completed the signing of teenager Bobby Adekanye from Barcelona. The 16-year-old announced the move on his Instagram page,…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports, World News
Dangote says he wants to buy Arsenal to boost Nigeria’s profile globally
Aliko Dangote, the Nigerian billionaire who recently declared an interest in buying Arsenal, has revealed the reasons behind his designs…
South Africa: CEO of MTN resigns as strike drags on
The chief executive of MTN’s South African unit has resigned, an internal statement by Africa’s largest mobile operator said on…
East African leaders call on Burundi to postpone presidential poll
Burundi should postpone its July 15 presidential elections until July 30 because of continuing protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid…
Pope prays with disabled, old people in Guayaquil shrine
Pope Francis on Monday visited the Shrine of Divine Mercy in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, where he prayed with…
Boko Haram: Female suicide bomber blows self off in Kano, injures others
A female suicide bomber who attempted to attack the popular Umar Bin Khattab Mosque on Zoo Road in Kano metropolis,…
New CP takes over in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe The new Commissioner of police Lagos State CP Ajani Owoseni has taken over from Mr Kayode Aderanti. The…
Tribunal to hear suit challenging Gbajabiamila’s election victory
Henry Ojelu The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja has fixed 27 July for the hearing of the…
FIFA bans head of World Cup committee for seven years
Zurich (AFP) – Football’s world body on Monday banned the former head of the FIFA evaluation committee for the 2018…
Police, Clerk of NASS, meet over petition
The Police have met with the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and some principal officers over a…
Bomb Blasts: Restore checkpoints in Plateau, Lalong tells FG
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appealed to the Federal Government to restore checkpoints in the state to check the…
Boko Haram: Army frees 180 detainees, including babies
Nigeria’s military has freed 180 detainees held for months, including women carrying babies with toddlers clinging to their skirts, declaring…
Lagos Deputy Gov. hosts abandoned mother, twins
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule on Monday played host to Mrs Ruth Uche and her…
Gov. Masari appoints SSG, 9 others
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has approved the appointed of Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, as the Secretary to the State…
Serena downs Venus to reach Wimbledon quarters
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams stood three wins away from hoisting her fourth successive grand slam title by trumping elder…
Reforms May Lead To Job Losses, Pharm/MAN Boss Warns
Daniels Ekugo Over a million jobs would be lost in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry if the combination of the Common…
All Africa Games: Nigeria Targets 7 Gold Medals In Congo
Taiwo Adelu President of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Mr. Wahid Enitan Oshodi has assured that his sport will haul…
All Africa Games: Civil Defence Corps Shine At Judo Trials
Taiwo Adelu Judokas flying the banner of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, topped the medal table at…
Private Universities And TETFUND
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Running a university, be it public or privately-owned, is not a tea party. It demands a…
LG Boss: Gbayi Women, Youth Protest El-Rufai’s Appointment Of Non Indigene
Femi Adi/Kaduna Angry Gbagyi women and youth from Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, Monday blocked major…
Naira woes continue, falls N232 to US dollar
Nigeria’s currency was quoted at a record low of 232 naira to the dollar on the parallel market on Monday…
Plateau dissolves local councils, woman gets SSG job
Governor Simon Lalong of the central Nigerian Plateau state, on Monday dissolved the 17 Local Government Councils in the state.…
HITV Boss Sued Over N9.5b Debt
Akin Kuponiyi In a bid to recover a debt of N9.5 billion, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. has sued the Managing Director/Chief…