Year: 2015
Money Laundering: Court acquits Fani-Kayode of corruption charges
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday discharged and acquitted Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, charged…
Man sent to prison for standing as surety for fleeing wife
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year-old man, Joshua Apanisile, has been remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri after standing as surety for…
Non-Academic staff shut down UI
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Non-academic staff of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Wednesday went on strike over non payment of their…
Court dismisses Agbaje’s petition against Ambode
Henry Ojelu The Lagos state governorship election tribunal sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic…
Aregbesola to pay March, April salaries by Friday
Governor Rauf Aregbesola has stated that frantic efforts are being made by the state government to pay the salaries of…
Buhari may not appoint ministers until September
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari may not name a cabinet until September as he takes time to find…
Banire admonishes Buhari on choice of Ministers
By Jamiu Yisa The national legal aAdviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muiz Banire has advised President Muhammadu…
Safety Concerns Linger For Women’s Tennis After Attack
Jesper Andreassen held up a plate of 10 jalapeños for the camera, then stuffed them into his mouth, one by…
Wike monitors Zero Pothole project in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction at the pace of work on the Operation Zero…
Nigeria’s external debt in March was $9.4bn – DMO
Nigeria’s external debt stock profile stood at 9.4 billion dollars on March 31, 2015, the Debt Management Office (DMO) says.…
Anambra community protests transfer of Boko Haram inmates
The people of Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Council Area of Anambra on Tuesday protested the transfer of Boko Haram inmates…
NUJ to sue Customs over battering of journalist
Kazeem Ugbodaga Sequel to the battering and near-murder of a journalist, Yomi Olomofe, in Badagry last week, the Lagos State…
Group appeals to Ambode over ultimatum to tricycle riders
Eromosele Ebhomele A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Concerned Human Rights and its Allies, on Tuesday…
Imo to enjoy stable power supply soon, says Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has given an assurance that the state will soon begin to enjoy steady power supply.…
Di Maria nets a brace as Argentina demolish Paraguay 6-1
Concepción (Chile) (AFP) – Lionel Messi produced a scintillating individual performance as Argentina destroyed Paraguay 6-1 to reach the final…
EFCC dock 2 travel agents for N70m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two officials of a travel agency for allegedly swindling and defrauding…
N207bn Scam: EFCC to re-arraign ex-president of NLNG coop, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on September 15, 2015 re-arraign Julius Ola Peters, Emeka Iloegbunam, Ijeoma David…
Buhari appoints Amina Zakari as acting INEC boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Amina Bala Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
2Face, Asa, PSquare, DBanj, others nominated for MAMA award
Funsho Arogundade Ten of Africa’s most influential and iconic contemporary musicians have been nominated for the “Evolution” award, to be…
Terrorism: Court grants Sen. Ndume leave to travel for Hajj
An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday granted an application by Senator Ali Ndume, who is charged with terrorism to…
Fuel Scarcity: NNPC assures Nigerians of adequate supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it had stepped up efforts to maintain stability in the supply…
NASS leadership crisis: Group urges APC to avoid mistakes made by PDP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Against the backdrop of the leadership crisis rocking the National Assembly and the call by some governors of…
National Assembly crisis, a major lesson for us – Agunbiade
The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sanai Agunbiade, like most Nigerians, is not happy with the…
Nigerians must focus on National Assembly, cleric says
Eromosele Ebhomele The change which President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria preaches would not be complete if Nigerians do not force…
I’m confident election tribunal will restore my mandate – Iroh
Sam Obinna Ibe/Umuahia Chief Nnamdi Orji Iroh, the Arochukwu/Ohafia House of Representatives candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA),…
UniJos to immortalise Dan Maraya Jos
The Vice Chancellor, University of Jos, Prof. Hayward Mafuyai, said the university would immortalise the late internationally acclaimed Hausa Musician,…
I won Lagos-West Senate election, Aeroland insists
Henry Ojelu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 28 Lagos-West Senatorial election, Mr. Segun Adewale a.k.a. Aeroland…
Okonjo-Iweala fires back: I didn’t spend $2.1bn
Nigeria’s former minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has described allegations that she spent $2.1 billion out of the…
Abdulsalami canvasses civil support for military
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday in Abuja said the military needed the support of the populace…
Ekiti Assembly confirms retired teacher, 9 others as commissioners
The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed a retired teacher, Mrs Olubunmi Olayinka, three former legislators — Bisi…