Year: 2015
El-Rufai appoints new Head of Service
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has announced the appointment of Mrs Alisabatu Dada-Onazi as the new Head of Service…
Mobile money transactions now stand at N5bn annually – CBN
Dipo Fatokun, Director, Banking Supervision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Sunday said that the nation’s transactions in…
Boko Haram: Buhari orders release of $21m to MNJTF
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the release of $21 million out of the $100 million pledged by Nigeria to…
PICTURES: Elegant Aisha Buhari host stunning women, youths
Photos By Sunday Aghaeze/Abuja Wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari hosts women and youths in Abuja on Saturday, 13…
Buhari will fix Nigeria, says Okoye
An APC chieftain in South Africa, Chief Chuks Okoye, on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari has the potentials to make…
Hajj: Kano to airlift 5,537 pilgrims directly to Medina
The Kano State Government has assured its 5, 537 intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj that they would be airlifted…
UNAIDS sensitises medical practitioners on new HIV treatment
The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is sensitising medical doctors from a range of specialisations on the new…
UPN elects new national leaders
The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) has ratified the election of its new national leadership, the party’s National Secretary, Alhaji…
Place your country above self, Buhari tells South Sudan, Burundi leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday urged African leaders to place the interests of their countries above narrow personal interests. He…
Aisha Buhari tells husband, governors to appoint more women
The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has appealed to governments at all levels to ensure fair representation of…
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali, Senegal power through to semi-finals
Mali and Senegal, the two remaining African teams at the ongoing 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand, early…
DPR alerts public on fraudsters extorting filling station owners, marketers
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has cautioned filling station owners and other oil marketers against activities of fake DPR…
Jigawa PDP council chairmen pledge support to APC govt
Local government council chairmen elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa on Sunday pledged support and…
DPR closes 30 petrol stations, suspend 7 others in Akwa Ibom
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Eket, Akwa Ibom, said it had sealed off 30 and suspended seven filling…
C/River residents lament buying kerosene at N130 per litre
Residents of Calabar, Cross River, have lamented the high cost of kerosene in the state capital and appealed to relevant…
We are committed to improving Nigeria’s economy – Osinbajo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigeria’s vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the federal government led by President Muhammed Buhari is…
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I’m not blaming Onazi, I would have done worse, says Keshi
Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, on Saturday in Kaduna said he would have reacted in a more ferocious manner…
Emergence of NASS leadership, end of political godfatherism – Lawyers
Some lawyers in Lagos on Saturday said the emergence of the new leadership of the National Assembly showed that Nigerians…
Ronaldo, Schuerrle, Lewandowski hit hat-tricks as Greece hit rock bottom
Paris (AFP) – Yet another Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick propelled Portugal to a crucial 3-2 win in Armenia in Euro 2016…
Suspect dead after gun, bomb attack on Dallas police HQ
Dallas (AFP) – A man sprayed gunfire and planted several bombs at Dallas police headquarters in a rampage that came…
Nigerian jailed 25 years for drug dealing in South Africa
A Nigerian has been jailed 25-years for drug dealing and racketeering by South Africa’s Durban High Court. National Prosecuting Authority…
Boko Haram: Borno to reconstruct wrecked communities
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said the State Government had concluded plans to commence the reconstruction of communities destroyed by…
WHO donates 561 megaphones to Taraba
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Saturday donated 561 megaphones to Taraba Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) in order…
Fire at UNIUYO hostel destroys property of 20 students
There was a minor fire incident at a female hostel of the University of Uyo on Saturday morning, in which…
AU Summit: Buhari chairs Peace&Security Council meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari chaired the meeting of the Peace and Security Council at the 25th African Union Summit in Johannesburg…
Gov. Lalong urges Church not to compromise
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Saturday urged the Church not to compromise its position as an agent of change.…
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I’ll boost education sector with needed budget, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday promised that education would receive the needed budgetary allocation in order to boost the education…
Lagos Speaker eulogises Vanguard publisher at 80
Eromosele Ebhomele The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has described the publisher of the…
Tinubu And The Parable Of The ‘First Supper’
By Mohammed Adamu When I wrote the piece: ‘Tribute to Tinubu: A Parody of Shakespeare’ a few friends and colleagues…
Gov Amosun, Ortom accompany Buhari to AU Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari departed for the African Union Summit in South Africa on Saturday. President Buhari was accompanied by Governors…