Year: 2015
Go tough on divisive elements, group urges APC
Eromosele Ebhomele The Youths For Change Nigeria, a group of Nigerian youths with sympathy for the ruling All Progressives Congress,…
God’s wrath is near, cleric warns Nigerians
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chief Imam of Offa in Kwara state, Western Nigeria, Sheikh Muhydeen Huassain Salman Al-Adabiyy, has warned that…
CCC Leadership Tussle: Oshoffa’s family denounces Olatoso as Unification Leader
Kazeem Ugbodaga The leadership crisis rocking the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) took another twist, as Oshoffa’s family has denounced…
Regular salaries: Labour hails Gov Dickson
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At a time when some many states and companies are owing backlog of salaries causing industrial action,…
Ndigbo hails FG for lifting ban on importation of textile, furniture products
A group, Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN), on Sunday commended the Federal Government for the decision to lift ban…
Only divine wisdom can solve Nigeria’s problem, says Dogara
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on citizens of the west African country to pray…
“Power is transient, Justice Eternal”: Why Nigeria needs to address impunity
By Netsanet Belay Observing the public debate following the publication of Amnesty International’s recent report on war crimes committed by…
Wike pays unscheduled visit to hospitals, laments their terrible state
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, paid unscheduled visits to two general hospitals in Rivers State on Saturday and promised…
Rivers sacks all waste mgt. contractors, calls for fresh applications
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Waste Management Agency, (RWMA), has finally sacked all contractors and service providers doing business…
OOU students declare Monday lecture free, accident victims identified
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The bodies of three of the 12 persons who died in a ghastly motor accident that occurred Friday…
Nigeria’s loss is South Africa’s gain – TB Joshua birthday fallout
A report in Nigerian business newspaper ‘Hallmark’ has suggested that South Africa capitalised on the religious tourism value of Nigerian…
How South Africa earned huge foreign exchange from Joshua’s Birthday bash
By Oredola Adeola “Yesterday, we were talking about xenophobia but today, we are talking about happiness. That can only happen…
Elections tribunal turns down APC witness in Ekiti
The Legislative Election Petitions Tribunal for Ekiti State on Saturday, declined the APC lawyer from leading one Mr Aderemi Akinlade…
FG now funding IDP camps, says Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said on Saturday that the Federal Government has taken over the funding of the 22…
Over 200 injured in Taiwan water park explosion
More than 200 people were injured, over 90 of them seriously, in an explosion at a water park outside Taiwan’s…
Greek bailout programme will expire June 30 – Eurogroup
Brussels (AFP) – Eurozone ministers agreed Saturday that Greece’s bailout programme should expire as planned on June 30 after Greece…
Female suicide bombers kill 3 in Maiduguri hospital attack
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers killed at least three people and injured 16 in the capital of the northeastern…
Projects abandoned by Nigeria govts worth N12trn – CIPPMN
The Chartered Institute of Project Programme and Project Portfolio Management of Nigeria (CIPPPMN) has said that the projects abandoned by…
Tanker driver, FRSC truck burnt in Edo auto crash
A towing truck belonging to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Edo and two other vehicles were burnt in…
Bakassi returnees want permanent resettlement
Bakassi returnees in Cross River have called for permanent resettlement and intervention to improve their welfare. The leaders of the…
Petrol tanker explosion kills 5, injures 6 in Kebbi
A fully loaded petrol tanker on Saturday exploded at Dabi in Kebbi, killing five people and injuring six others. The…
Two men die rescuing a chicken
Two men on Saturday died while rescuing a hen that fell into a well in Dawakin Tofa local government area…
Police Barracks, a looming epidemic, says Lagos Deputy Gov
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos state deputy governor, Oluranti Adebule has raised the alarm over the high level of environmental decay…
Lagos demolishes SURE-P Taskforce HQ
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Saturday demolished the headquarters of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment programme, SURE-P taskforce…
Fela’s first grandchild, Rolari marries
Funsho Arogundade Rolari Femi Segun, the first grandchild of Late Afrobeat music legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and only child of Yeni…
El-Rufai to create jobs for 3,000 youths
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai said his administration has concluded plans to immediately create employment for over three…
Iraqi forces capture late Saddam Hussein’s senior aide
Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, on Saturday said that the Iraqi security forces captured a leading figure in Saddam Hussein’s…
APC will overcome NASS leadership tussle – Garba
A member of the House of Representatives, Amuda Garba (APC-Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Kwara) , has expressed optimism that the…
Fake policeman arrested in Warri
The Police in Delta said it had arrested one Mathew Ochoche parading himself as police corporal, while escorting a vehicle…
Gov. Ortom, a PDP man in APC, says PDP Chairman
Chief Emmanuel Agbo, the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state has declared that the governor…