Year: 2015
Adebayor, Wizkid Cruise With N79m Rolls Royce
Emmanuel Adebayor had a smile back on his face on Wednesday as he posed beside his personalised Rolls Royce Ghost…
Now That The Rains Are Here
By Bilikis Bakare For generations, rainfall has been known to serve as showers of divine blessings as it had always…
Senate Leadership: APC Should Carry The Big Stick
By Joe Igbokwe Few days ago, Professor Pat Utomi lamented that interlopers and agents of darkness have hijacked our CHANGE…
Governors Forum: PDP State chairmen congratulate Mimiko
The Chairmen of state chapters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have congratulated Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on his…
Anti-Rape Bill And Child Abuse
Nothing gives away the Sexual Offences Bill, also known as the anti-rape bill, passed by the immediate past National Assembly,…
Burning Issues To Consider
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi When it comes to weight loss, it seems like everyone has a miracle trick, a no-fail…
OAU NASUU Threatens Strike Over 60 Months Allowance Arrears
Akintola Lukman The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) chapter of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASUU, has threatened to embark…
Make greater sacrifice during Ramadan, says Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has reiterated the need for Muslims in the country to use the Ramadan fasting period…
Alade Market: Shame Of A Mega City
Kazeem Ugbodaga Gaseous emission emanating from hundreds of small generators envelop the atmosphere, polluting the air, contributing to the depletion…
‘It’s Too Early To Compare Me With Ikuforiji’
For the first time since 1999 when Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, came into…
Nigeria raises 144 bln naira in Treasury bills; yields mixed
LAGOS, (Reuters) – Nigeria raised 143.64 billion naira ($723 million) in Treasury bills with mixed yields, the central bank said…
Why Visa Rejection Do Not Halt Nigerian Immigrants
Novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers why Nigerians put their lives at risk and opt for dangerous routes to…
Boko Haram kills 30 in attacks on Niger villages
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants attacked two villages in southern Niger’s Diffa region overnight, killing at least 30 civilians,…
How I Invented The APP Rush —LASU Graduate
Edu Shola is a graduate of Political Science from the Lagos State University, LASU and an inventor. Recently, he invented an…
Don’t Let PDP Rise Again, Group Tells APC
Eromosele Ebhomele A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Civil Society Coalition For Good Governance, CSCGG, on…
Keyamo’s Absence Stalls Judgement In Fani-Kayode’s Case
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, this morning further adjourned till 1 July, 2015 to…
Dangote Takes Cement Empire To Asia
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says he’s expanding his cement empire to Asia and it will be operational in 30…
Governor Wike Sacks 344 Poly Workers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Governor Nyesom Wike-led government of Rivers State has ordered the sack of 344 employees comprising lecturers…
Man, 71, Slaughters 60-Yr-Old Wife
The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a 71-year old man for allegedly killing his 60-year-old wife with a…
Global conflicts displace 60m people – UN
Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest…
Stop harassing marketers, DPR tells task force
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday appealed to the State Task Force on Petroleum against harassment, extortion and…
Chad carries out airstrikes on Boko Haram positions in Nigeria
Chad troops are carrying out airstrikes on Boko Haram positions in Nigeria, the Chadian army have confirmed. The Chadian army…
White gunman at large after killing 9 black persons at Charleston church
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white gunman was still at large after killing nine people during a prayer service at…
PIB will be priority in 8th Senate – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has reassured Nigerians that the 8th Senate would work toward ensuring the passage…
Sultan directs Muslims to commence Ramadan fast on June 18
The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III on Wednesday announced the sighting of the new month of Ramadan, 1436AH.…
Wike promises to pay salaries, allowances of Dolphin players
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has promised to settle the backlog of salaries and other allowances owed players of…
Business, Football, Sports, World News
I’m still going to buy Arsenal, says Dangote
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is optimistic that he will buy English Premier League club, Arsenal FC in the nearest…
FIFA: Swiss prosecutors investigates 53 suspicious bank transactions
BERNE (Reuters) – Swiss prosecutors investigating corruption at global soccer body FIFA have identified 53 suspicious bank transactions, the attorney…
Hayatou denies selling vote for 2022 World Cup
LONDON (Reuters) – Issa Hayatou, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has denied selling his vote for…
Nigeria to raise N120.5bn in Treasury bills next week
Nigeria plans to sell 120.52 billion naira ($606 million) of 3-month, 6-month and 1-year Treasury bills on June 24, the…