Year: 2015
Fake Testimony Lands Woman In Police Net
Yusuf Muhammed A 25-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Blessing Emeka Eze who has been going from one church to another…
Avoidable Tragedies
Residents of Lagos are still counting their losses arising from fire ignited by petrol tankers that crashed at Iyana-Ipaja, Idimu,…
Ambode Dumps Siren
Kazeem Ugbodaga Like his predecessor, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has shunned the use of siren, saying he does…
Lagos Speakership: How Oshun, Eshilokun, Tejuoso Lost Out
Eromosele Ebhomele Ordinarily, if the principle of zoning was followed, Moshood Oshun, the most ranking member from Lagos Central Senatorial…
Headlines, Metro, News, Politics
Obasa Elected Lagos Speaker
Eromosele Ebhomele & Kazeen Ugbodaga Fourth term member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and representative of Agege Constituency…
Liverpool agree deal to sign Danny Ings
Liverpool FC are delighted to announce that they have agreed personal terms with Danny Ings and, subject to a medical,…
Ayeyemi named new CEO of Ecobank
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Ade Ayeyemi as its new Group…
63,000 IDPs taking refuge in Plateau – SEMA
More than 63, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are taking refuge in various camps in Plateau, Alhaji Alhassan Barde, Executive…
Jigawa trains 650 health workers on neglected diseases
The Jigawa Ministry of Health on Monday said it has trained 650 community health workers on the management of Neglected…
Nigeria Betrays Boko Haram Victims
By Philip Obaji Jr. Officials are shutting down displaced person camps, forcing thousands of people back to ruined villages that…
Support my husband, Ajimobi’s wife urges Oyo women
Mrs Florence Ajimobi, the wife of Oyo State Governor, on Sunday advised women in the state to support his husband…
Elections must hold in August, Burundi opposition leader says
Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa said it was essential to have an elected government in place by Aug. 26, when…
Djokovic vows to solve French Open riddle
Paris (AFP) – Novak Djokovic saw his dreams of becoming just the eighth man to claim a career Grand Slam…
Hamilton praises team, dedicates win to his engineer
Montreal (AFP) – Two weeks after Mercedes’ pit-stop fiasco at the Monaco Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton on Sunday dedicated his…
Football, News, Sports, World News
BBC outlines details of Jack Warner’s bribe transactions
A BBC investigation has seen evidence that details what happened to the $10m sent from Fifa to accounts controlled by…
We’ll back Buhari, Osinbajo with prayers – Kumuyi
Femi Adi/Kaduna General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Ministry, Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi, has assured President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice…
PICTURES: Buhari’s elegance charms all in Bavaria, Germany
Shortly after arriving Germany on Sunday, 7 June 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari attended the reception hosted by the Minister-President of…
Kingmakers select new Deji of Akure
Kingmakers in Akure on Sunday selected Prince Aladetoyinbo Patrick of Osupa Ruling House as new Deji of Akure, 18 months…
National Assembly: APC appease aggrieved members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is reaching out to all its members in the incoming 8th National Assembly who may…
Focus on developing Bauchi, Yuguda tells successor
Malam Isa Yuguda, the former governor of Bauchi State, has called on his successor, Gov. Mohammed Abubakar to focus attention…
2.6mn children to get polio immunisation in Katsina
The Katsina State Government said an estimated 2.6 million children would be immunised against polio disease in the state. The…
Don’t interfere in National Assembly leadership, NANS tells APC
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to allow legislators to choose their…
Aregbesola: PDP seeking cheap publicity, says Aide
Semiu Okanlawon, media aide to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has described a statement by the Peoples Democratic Party…
Aisha Buhari consoles victims of Yola bomb blast
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Aisha Buhari, has consoled victims of Yola bomb blast, who are receiving treatment at the Specialist…
Sell your helicopter to pay workers salary, PDP tells Aregbesola
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state, to sell the helicopter purchased for security…
Headlines, News, Sports, Tennis
Wawrinka beats Djokovic to win French Open
Paris (AFP) – Stan Wawrinka spectacularly shattered Novak Djokovic’s dream of a career Grand Slam on Sunday when he became…
Nigeria needs faithful men, says Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday urged Nigerians to be faithful, diligent and honest in all that they…
Invest in Adamawa, Atiku urges indigenes
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday called on wealthy indigenes of Adamawa to come and invest in the State.…
It’s time for serious business, El-Rufai tells in SSG, PPS, others
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Sunday swore in the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Balarabe Lawal, adding…
Buhari lands G7 Summit with Fashola
President Muhammadu Buhari today left Abuja for Germany to attend the G-7 meeting, accompanied by a 20-person delegation including Babatunde…