Year: 2015
Cost of violence hits $14trn, more than economies of UK, Germany, Canada combined
LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent…
Don’t scrap Office of First Lady, says Prophetess
A women rights crusader, Prophetess Nonny Robertson, on Tuesday criticised calls by some people for the scrapping of the Office…
US confirms death of al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
United States intelligence has confirmed the death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the…
Bullet Proof Cars: Court orders First Bank to disclose details of loan to NCAA
Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday ordered First Bank of Nigeria Plc., to disclose details…
Five Irish students die, 9 others injured in US balcony collapse
Five Irish students died and nine others were injured when a balcony collapsed at a party in Berkeley near San…
Rainstorm destroys 200 buildings in Kano
Strong windstorm accompanied by heavy rain have destroyed more than 200 buildings and electricity installations in Tsanyawa Local Government area…
Arase inaugurates Board of Directors for NPF Property Dev&Construction Coy
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has reaffirmed his commitment to ensure that police officers especially members of inspectorate…
Wike set to sack over 13,000 workers employed by Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers House of Assembly has passed a resolution empowering Governor Nyesom Wike to sack the board of…
Nigerian wins NBA Championship with Golden State Warriors
Nigerian basketballer, Festus Ezeli, has won the NBA Finals Championship with Golden State Warriors. The 25-year old Center scored eight…
Kano Assembly approves appointment of 13 commissioners
The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday cleared the 13 nominees for appointment as commissioners and members of the…
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Nigerians blast Edwin Okon for refusing to shake US coach
Edwin Okon, coach of the Super Falcons has come under fierce criticism after his unprofessional attitude following his team’s 1-0…
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Abby Wambach’s volley keeps USA top, sends Super Falcons home
An Abby Wambach volley seconds before half-time earned USA a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in Vancouver, which sent them through…
Argentina beat Uruguay courtesy Aguero’s diving header
Sergio Aguero reignited Argentina’s Copa America challenge, scoring the only goal as the favourites defeated historic rivals Uruguay 1-0 in…
I’m not aware of N9bn wardrobe allowance, says Sen Murray-Bruce
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East has stated that he is unaware of the alleged N9billion earmarked for wardrobe allowance…
18 killed, 70 injured in Tunisia train crash
Eighteen people were killed and 70 injured when a train crashed into a lorry near the northern Tunisian city of…
Rivers APC tells Wike to declare assets
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State,Governor,…
Ozekhome’s abductors received N28m ransom
Frank Azuekor, one of four suspects charged with kidnapping Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said…
El-Rufai appoints drivers for rural, community development
Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has approved the appointments of Mrs Balaraba Aliyu-Inuwa and Dr. Clement…
Ban Ki-Moon concerned over death verdict for Morsi
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Tuesday, said he was deeply concerned by the confirmation of death sentence on former…
Nigerian appointed secretary of CTO
A Nigerian Shola Taylor has been appointed secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), an international organisation headquartered in London.…
Ondo pensioners protest, demand payment of arrears
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ondo State chapter, on Tuesday, protested to the State Governor’s Office, demanding the payment…
Deputy speaker defends National Assembly’s N150b budget
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun (Osun-APC), on Tuesday in Abuja, said N150 billion budgetary allocation…
I’m not owing 11 months salaries, says Okorocha
The Imo government has denied owing its workforce 11 months’ salary arrears. A statement from the Chief Press Secretary to…
Boko Haram: US supporting Nigeria, others with $5m, not $5bn
The United States plans to provide $5 million to help support a regional military force fighting Nigeria’s Islamist militant group…
Xenophobia: Nigeria Union reports new attacks in South Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Tuesday reported new xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in Sternkopf, Namakwa…
Industrial court restrains Oshiomhole, others from sacking judiciary workers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, has been restrained by the National Industrial Court sitting in Akure, Ondo…
Woman dumps 3-day old baby, arrested in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Residents of Obazuaye Street, off Osakpamwan Street, Evbareke Quarters, in Benin, capital of Edo state, on Tuesday woke…
Boko Haram: 27 missing policemen yet to be declared dead, says I-G
Twenty seven policemen missing after terrorists attacked Gwoza in Borno in August, 2014, are yet to be declared dead, Inspector-General…
Egyptian court confirms Morsi’s death sentence
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence for deposed president Mohammed Morsi for orchestrating a prison escape…
Nigerians react angrily to #9bn wardrobe allowance for NASS
Nigerians have reacted angrily to reports that members of the National Assembly will receive a wardrobe allowance of N8.64bn Naira…