Year: 2015
Calabar International Convention Centre will boost tourism, says Imoke
By Kanjal Godshield The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke on Monday unveiled a 5000 Multipurpose Calabar International Convention…
Cross River shuts 200 illegal private schools
Kanjal Godshield/Calabar The Cross River State government on Monday said it has shut down over 200 illegal private schools between…
FG defends Seplat over pioneer status controversy
The federal government has come out with a robust defence of indigenous oil and gas company, Seplat Petroleum Development Company…
Real Madrid sack coach Ancelotti – Perez
Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid fired their coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday, club president Florentino Perez said, making the popular…
Unpaid salaries: Osun workers begin indefinite strike May 26
The Osun Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Adekomi Jacob, says workers in the state will begin an…
Jonathan signs two Bills into law
President Goodluck Jonathan has signed two bills recently passed by the National Assembly into law. The new Acts are the…
Boko Haram: NEMA deploys additional staff to Borno
The Natioonal Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday that it had deployed more field workers to Borno to cater…
IBB, Abdulsalami drum support for Buhari, others
Former President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) has advised Nigerians to support the incoming APC led-government of Muhammadu Buhari,…
N1Billion Scam: EFCC set to arraign staff of Accountant General of the Federation
Two staff of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Yahaya Yusuf Ayodeji and Mohammed Dogon Yaro Audu,…
Ambode unveils official portrait
The Lagos State governor-elect, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday released his official portrait, saying that he would want to be…
Assembly Seat: Appeal Court To Hear Eshilokun’s Objection
Akin Kuponiyi The Court of Appeal in Lagos Monday fixed June 15, 2015 for hearing of an objection raised by…
UI shut over students’ protest
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Following a mild protest Monday by the students of the University of Ibadan, (UI) over scarcity of water…
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Buruji Kashamu in no-show in Lagos, lawyers mount legal hurdles
Akin Kuponiyi/Judiciary correspondent It was like waiting for Godot in Lagos today as the much expected legal battle to extradite…
Gunmen kidnap Kogi High Court Judge, kills orderly
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a Kogi High Court Judge, Mr Justice Samuel Obayomi, and killed his orderly, Cpl. Usman Musa…
Fuel Scarcity: Black marketers source product from Cotonou
The lingering scarcity of petroleum products in the country which has caused petrol to be sold at between N4,500 and…
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Oil marketers call off strike, promise fuel in six hours
The major oil marketers association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has finally reached an agreement with the government to begin supplying country…
Fuel Scarcity: NLC set to order workers to stay home
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday threatened to direct workers to stay at home if the fuel scarcity being…
Balotelli to unleash the ‘Beast’ at Liverpool next season
Mario Balotelli has uploaded a bizarre Instagram post following Liverpool’s humiliation at the hands of Stoke City yesterday. The Italian…
Follow due process or go to jail, BPP boss warns officers
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Emeka Ezeh, has warned newly recruited procurement officers to follow due process in…
LP guber candidate backs Saraki for Senate President
Dr Mike Omotosho, Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections in Kwara, has pledged his support for Sen.…
LCCI calls for deregulation of oil and gas sector
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Sunday called on the incoming administration at the federal level to…
Only 6 of 275 rescued females are pregnant, says NEMA
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Muhammed Sidi, has said that only six of the 275…
Activist urges Jonathan to sign Tobacco Control Bill before May 29
An advocate for tobacco control, Seye Omiyefa, on Saturday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to sign the National Tobacco Control Bill…
UN, EU urge dialogue in Burundi after killing of prominent politician
The United Nations and the European Union, have cautioned Burundi’s government and its opponents not to allow violence derail the…
Kashamu delays court proceedings, as protesters call for his freedom
Akin Kuponiyi/Lagos The extradition proceedings of Ogun East senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu which begins today at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi,…
Scarcity: Aero Contractors pull plugs on flight
Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited has announced to its customers that it will have to down some of its…
APC sweeps Rivers council polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, has swept all the chairmanship positions in the 22 local government councils…
Navy working to rid waters of illegal activities – Chief of Naval Staff
The Nigerian Navy is working assiduously to rid the country’s territorial waters of all illegal activities, Chief of Naval Staff,…
Bye Bye Falcao: Man Utd says no deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United will not be signing Colombia forward Radamel Falcao on a permanent basis, the Premier League…
Lampard, Gerrard bid farewell with mixed feelings
LONDON (Reuters) – Steven Gerrard disconsolately trudged off an English Premier League pitch for the final time after his beloved…