Year: 2015
Stanbic IBTC to publish list of loan defaulters
LAGOS, June 17 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Stanbic IBTC, the local unit of South Africa’s Standard Bank, said on Wednesday it…
Aregbesola slams Murray-Bruce, says he’s turned workers plight to entertainment
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has faulted Senator Ben Murray-Bruce’s gesture to give half of his wardrobe allowance to unpaid…
Wike expresses satisfaction with Woji-Akpajo bridge
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the level of work done on…
Borno govt reviews curfew in Maiduguri
The Borno State government said on Wednesday that it had reviewed upward the 7:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew in…
Wike sacks 344 staff of State Polytechnic
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The gale of sacking in Rivers State has predictably started with the immediate termination of appointments of…
Boko Haram: Buhari condoles Chad, Borno
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed condolences to the president and people of the Republic of Chad, following the twin suicide…
CAF bans Onazi for 2 matches
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slammed a two-match ban on Super Eagles’ midfielder Ogenyi Onazi over his sending-off…
APC slams ‘PDP Media Watchdog’ for asking Buhari to resign
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a product of poor thinking and deliberate mischief the statement credited to…
Murray-Bruce donates Wardrobe Allowance to Osun workers, widows
Senator Ben Murray Bruce representing Bayelsa East is gradually warming his way to the heart of thousands of Nigerians after…
Ramadan: Ambode calls for strict adherence to dictates of Islam
As Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts the world over to mark the commencement of the Holy Month of Ramadan,…
Buhari Was Misquoted: Like old wine, he gets better with age – Adesina
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was misquoted by national dailies and…
Spend Ramadan in prayers for Nigeria, Obasa advises
Eromosele Ebhomele The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged Muslim faithful in particular…
Boko Haram: Maiduguri Military Command Centre to be ready in 21 days
The installation of high tech equipment, infrastructural development and movement of personnel have commenced towards the movement of Military Control…
6th Abia House will not be a rubber stamp – Nwachukwu
Sam Ibe/Umuahia A member representing Umuahia South in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Nwachukwu, Eastern Nigeria has…
IED explosion kills 13 in Borno
Thirteen persons were killed after an Imporvised Explosive Devise (IED) exploded in Bulabulin ward of Monguno Local Government Area (LGA)…
Lagos CJ Frees 21 Kirikiri Prison Inmates
Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade on Wednesday freed 21 inmates of the Kirikiri Medium…
LASG Clarifies On Dissolution Of Boards
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday clarified that Heads and Chief Executives of Government- Owned Agencies and Parastatals are not…
Aregbesola, Osun State And Unpaid Salaries
By Lateef Raji Osun State is one of the 24 states that are currently feeling the weighty brunt of the…
NASS Elections: The Burden Of Ekweremadu
By Dr. Vitus Ozoke Here is a very short story: A penitent who was getting ready for a confession before…
The Jumbo N9b NASS Wardrobe Allowance
Nigerians are not happy about reports that members of the National Assembly would receive a wardrobe allowance of about N9…
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Ramadan Begins
Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries have announced that the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan would start on Thursday.…
Gov Ayade Didn’t Forge Age —SAN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Paul Erokoro has accused another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Joe Agi of…
Kidnappers Of Winners Pastor Demand N60m
Daniels Ekugo Kidnappers of the Senior Resident Pastor of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel situated along IBB Way,…
Gov Wike To Sack 13,200 Teachers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State may soon sack 13,200 teachers employed by his predecessor, former governor…
Court Sacks Ladipo Market Leaders
Cyriacus Izuekwe A Federal Hight Court sitting in Lagos has nullified the election and sacked the executive of the Ladipo Main…
Anger Over N9b Wardrobe Allowance For Senators, Reps
Eromosele Ebhomel Angry Nigerians are currently mobilsing for massive protests against the alleged over-bloated cost of running the Nigerian National…
We have had great experience, says Edwin Okon
Coach Edwin Okon says the Super Falcons have learnt invaluable lessons with their ouster from the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
Bart Nnaji’s Geometric Power to build 1,080MW plant
LAGOS, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Geometric Power will build a 1,080 megawatt power plant jointly with General Electric , with the…
Nestle cuts 15% of its Africa workforce
June 16 (Reuters) – Swiss food and drinks company Nestle SA is cutting 15 percent of its workforce in 21…
Nigeria, second most deadly country for terrorism globally
Seun Bisuga/Lagos Nigeria has described as the second most deadly country in world after Iraq and has also been ranked…