Year: 2015
Scores of Boko Haram gunmen killed by Nigerian troops
The Defence Headquarters on Monday said scores of heavily armed terrorists using women and children as shield died on Sunday…
N8bn Currency Scam: Court denies CBN staff, others bail
Justice Nathaniel Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, today 15 June, 2015 dismissed the bail application…
Nigerian student arraigned for internet romance fraud
A 21 year-old student, Ebiechina Chikeluba has been charged with internet romance fraud, his latest heist being the N20million he…
I am not the ‘First Lady’, says Aisha Buhari
“I am not the First Lady”, said Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the wife of the President of the Federal Republic…
EFCC to question ex-gov Lamido on Thursday
Alhaji Sule Lamido, the immediate past Governor of Jigawa state has returned to the country from his foreign trip and…
NNPC doesn’t know all its bank accounts, says Buhari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has too many bank accounts, some of which either the Ministry of Finance or the…
Ambode appoints Umar as Accountant-General
Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the redeployment of Mrs. Abimbola Shukrat Umar as the Accountant General/Permanent Secretary, State…
Transparency will strengthen democracy in Nigeria – NLC
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, said on Monday that a transparent democratic process had the…
Europe’s migrants including Nigerians send home $110bn in 2014
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), disclosed in a report published on Monday in Rome, that the Europe’s 50-million-strong…
Why I’m yet to appoint ministers, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attributed the delay in his appointment of ministers to the late submission of the transition…
Gani Adams, OPC pull out of NNPC pipeline surveillance
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) said it would pull out its men from guarding all Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)…
Edo police apprehend killers of Corps Member in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two members of a suspected armed robbery gang who allegedly killed a member of the National Youth Service…
Ban Ki-Moon calls for Ramadan truce in Yemen
United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon, on Monday in Geneva, urged all warring sides in the Yemen conflict to silence their…
17 West African, 1 Algerian migrants die in Sahara desert
The Nigerien authorities and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday in Niamey, announced the discovery of the bodies…
Well conducted elections will produce good people, says Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that well conducted election will result in the…
Boko Haram: US supports Nigeria, others with $5bn
The United States says it has announced a five billion US dollars contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),…
Taraba demolishes buildings to restore Jalingo masterplan
The Taraba Ministry of Urban Development on Tuesday said the ongoing demolition of illegal structures erected within the Jalingo metropolis…
Ambode: PDP Lagos continues to make us believe it exists, says APC
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was…
Ambode dissolves parastatals, sacks Fashola’s sister, others
Kazeem Ugbodaga There has been a massive shake-up in the Lagos State Government as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode dissolved all Boards…
Security is everybody’s business, Lagos CP
Lives and property will be in great danger if security issue is left to the government alone, says the Lagos…
Dogara appoints ex-Rep member as Chief of Staff
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, appointed a former member of the assembly, Mr…
Indonesia demands answers from Australia over bribery allegation
Indonesia Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, on Monday said Australia should come clean about allegations that its authorities paid smugglers to…
Parents appeal to Borno govt to re-open closed schools
Parents in Borno on Monday appealed to the State Government to re-open Public Secondary Schools shut down in March 2014,…
NERC licenses 4 coys to generate 774 MW of electricity
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued on-grid licences to four companies to generate 774 megawatts (MW) of electricity.…
Nigerians applaud AU over single currency, passport proposal
Some Abuja residents on Monday said plans by the African Union to introduce a single currency and passport was a…
Soccer Tragedy: Malaysia To Send Oniya’s Corpse To Lagos
The remains of T-Team skipper, David Faramola Oniya of Nigeria, who died after collapsing on the field due to heart…
Messi Rallies Argentina To Beat Uruguay In Copa America
Lionel Messi has warned his Argentina teammates that Tuesday’s Copa America clash with Uruguay is a must-win encounter after their…
Why are Nigerians anxious to have Ministers – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has queried why Nigerians are eager to have him name his cabinet, two weeks after he was…
Nigeria, USA Match Sold Out In Canada
The Super Falcons’ last group match in the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada against USA scheduled for 1a.m…
Cancer And Ambode’s Birthday Wish
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The world is grappling with many challenges. Terrorism has heightened the fear of insecurity across the globe. Globally,…