Year: 2015
Edo council workers protest non-payment of 9 month salaries
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of local government council workers in Edo State on Tuesady took to the streets of Benin, the…
Niger Assembly elects Marafa as Speaker
The Niger House of Assembly on Tuesday elected Alhaji Abdullahi Marafa (APC-Chanchaga) as Speaker. The new speaker was nominated by…
North Korea to hold local elections
North Korea is to hold local elections in July, the first time since leader, Kim Jung Un, took power following…
APC rejects Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, Speaker
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct…
Saraki promises laws to reform oil sector, create jobs, improve security
Senator President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged the commitment of the Upper House to making laws that would boost the…
BREAKING: Yakubu Dogara emerges Speaker House of Reps
Honourable Yakubu Dogara has emerged the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 8th Assembly. Dogara from Bauchi State…
Putin to meet Pope during trip to Italy
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is set for a rare trip to Western Europe on Wednesday just two days after a…
Juventus sign Sami Khedira from Real Madrid
Juventus have announced the signing of Germany midfielder Sami Khedira from Real Madrid. Khedira, 28, will join the Italian champions…
Woman Abducted, Raped, Murdered
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 23-year-old woman, identified as Joy Ojolede Okoh, has been reportedly abducted, raped and murdered in Benin City…
El-Rufai Reduces Commissioners From 24 To 13
Femi Adi/Kaduna In a bid to cut running cost of governance, Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has reduced…
Fire guts fuel depot in Ukraine
Hundreds of firefighters and National Guardsmen frantically tried on Tuesday to contain a massive blaze that engulfed a fuel storage…
Nigeria Police can prosecute all offences, says Court
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division held today that the Nigeria Police Force can prosecute all offences, including those under…
‘Falcons Ready For Australia’
Super Falcons’ Coach, Edwin Okon, has said that his team’s second Group D game against Australia on Friday is a…
Blatter, FIFA And The Beautiful Game
By Tayo Ogunbiyi After seventeen years of holding sway as the boss of the apex global soccer governing body, FIFA,…
Senate President: The Saraki Coup Story
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara with the support of senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic…
Need For Federal Bureau Of Whistle Blowing
By Odunayo Joseph To take cue from Dr. Wale Omole, the National Coordinator of a non-governmental organization, National Problems and…
The Task Before Obasa And The 8th Assembly
Monday, 8 June, marked a new era in the history of the legislative arm of Lagos State. It was the…
The Legal Framework Regarding Strikes In Nigeria
By Femi Bamisile INTRODUCTION One of the bedrocks of modern industrial and democratic society is the right to strike. No…
G7 leaders assure Buhari of their support
The G7 group of industrialized nations has resolved to support the new Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. This followed the group’s…
African Power: Cameroun thrash Ecuador 6-0
Cameroon on Monday restored some pride for Africa when it defeated Ecuador 6-0 in the battle of debutants in Vancouver,…
Police Harass Journalists At Edo Assembly Inauguration
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The inauguration of the 6th Assembly in Edo State on Monday was marred by harassment and intimidation of…
G7 agrees two degree limit to global warming
The G7 summit held in Baviera has reached an agreement on climate, establishing that global warming cannot exceed two degrees…
Lagos APC Cautions Tanker Drivers
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has cautioned tanker drivers in the state to be mindful…
Jega’s Tenure Ends 30 June
Contrary to speculations, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, will quit office June 30. There have…
Tax Appeal Tribunal adjourns N1.2b suit filed against FIRS
The Tax Appeal Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned till July 13, and Aug. 3, respectively hearing in the…
NURTW injects 100 new buses to BRT in Lagos
Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, the Chairman, Lagos State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), said the union…
5 killed in China village ‘mass shooting’
A Chinese villager armed with a double-barreled hunting gun killed four people, including two police, in northern Hebei province on…
BREAKING: PDP’s Ekweremadu emerges Deputy Senate President
Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party has emerged the deputy Senate President after beating Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume of…
You cannot arrest, extradite Kasamu Buruji, Court tells NDLEA
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court has re-affirmed its earlier order not to arrest the Ogun East senator-elect, Buruji Kasamu…
BREAKING: Saraki emerges Senate President
Senator Bukola Saraki, representing Kwara central has been elected as the new Senate President of the 8th National Assembly in…