Year: 2015
Abducted Rivers University VC regains freedom
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The vice chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Professor Rosamund Green-Osahagulu, who was abducted…
Ogun Police parade 22 for murder, kidnapping, cultism
Abiodun Onaduye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police command on Thursday paraded 22 suspects arrested in the state in the last one month…
Nigerians should celebrate themselves, says Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has enjoined Nigerians to always celebrate the successes and achievements of…
Tambuwal receives crisis report on Sokoto Traders Association
The committee appointed by Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State to investigate the crisis rocking the Sokoto Traders Association, submitted…
Senatorial Seat: Court finds evidence against Jonah Jang
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, on Friday, admitted evidence against the election of ex-governor Jonah Jang…
Dangote to spend $250m on rice, sugarcane production in Jigawa
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies, is to spend 250 million dollars on the production of rice…
Imprisonment not end of your life, Cleric tells inmates
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta An erudite scholar and the Chief Imam of Sa’adatul Adabiyya Society of Nigeria, Ustaz Ismael Abdul Lateef has…
IS claims responsibility for Tunisia massacre
Port el Kantaoui (Tunisia) (AFP) – The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a massacre in a Tunisian…
Argentina down Colombia to reach Copa America semis
Viña del Mar (Chile) (AFP) – Carlos Tevez fired Argentina into the semi-finals of the Copa America here Friday, scoring…
Women’s W.Cup: USA beat China 1-0, progress to semis
A second half goal from Carli Lloyd put the United States into the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup for…
JiJi.ng: Free marketplace board in Nigeria
SPONSORED A bulletin board – a universal platform, the content of which is a set of commercial ads and/or non-commercial…
Nigerians should ignore ‘Hate Messages’ from Radio Biafra, says NBC
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), on Friday, urged the public to ignore radio Biafra transmission. This was contained in a…
Supreme Court legalises ‘Gay Marriage” all over America
The United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the country’s Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing…
Terrorism: Tunisia, France, Kuwait hit by deadly attacks
A 16-year-old British boy injured when a gunman stormed a tourist beach in Tunisia saw his mother and grandmother killed…
Return home and contribute your quota, Nigerian tells others in Diaspora
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigerians in Diaspora have been called upon to return home and contribute their quota to the development and…
10 killed in suicide bomb attack on a Kuwait Mosque
Over 10 people were killed or wounded on Friday in a suicide bomb strike on a Shiite Muslim mosque, with…
Ambode, APC ask tribunal to dismiss Agbaje’s petition
Henry Ojelu Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked the Lagos State…
NUJ to shut down ThisDay, Newswatch, AIT, National Mirror, others
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has lent its support for the ongoing industrial action, embarked upon by the workers…
Wike inaugurates committee to host international matches
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Friday in Port Harcourt inaugurated an organising committee for the city’s hosting of two…
Lawmaker condemns fracas in House of Representatives
Rep. Ajayi Adeyinka (Osun-APC), representing Odo Itin/Ifelodun/Boripe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Friday described the quarrel over…
Freight forwarders set agenda for Buhari govt
Josephine Odum-John Freight forwarders’ under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) have come out with a…
Buhari attends first Juma’at service in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari participated in today’s Juma’at prayer at the Presidential Villa Mosque. President Buhari did so out of consideration…
Why I Signed For Glo –Wizkid
Daniels Ekugo Nigeria’s music star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly called Wizkid, has shed light on the circumstances surrounding his new…
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Buhari dissolves NNPC Board
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has dissolved the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. In a statement signed…
Aeroland Testifies Before Election Tribunal
Henry Ojelu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the 28 March Lagos-West Senatorial election, Mr Segun Adewale also known…
Jimmy Jatt, 2Face, Olamide Lead Other Stars To Industry Nite
Funsho Arogundade Top acts, 2Face, Phyno, Olamide, Sound Sultan, Iyanya, Dj Jimmy Jatt, Raw, 9ice will lead as guest artistes…
Container Falls, Kills All Occupants Of Bus
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A container fell and crushed a fully loaded commuter bus, killing all passengers of the bus Friday afternoon…
NDLEA celebrates UN Drug Free Day with success report
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano It was a record of success for this year’s United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit…
Covenant University striving to be among world’s top 10 – Oyedepo
Dr David Oyedepo, the Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota in Ogun said on Friday that the university was moving closer to…
Customs Gets New Image Maker At Seme
Josephine Odum-John An Assistant Superintendent of Customs II, Afiz Abiodun Ajao, is now the Public Relations Officer of Seme Area…