Year: 2015
N19.2bn: Sylva’s money laundering case adjourned till May 27
The case involving a former governor of Bayelsa State , Timipre Sylva, being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Minister charges press council on professionalism, productivity
Senator Patricia Akwashiki, the Minister of Information, on Thursday urged management of Nigerian Press Council (NPC), to reposition it for…
Transition committee not to indict Jonathan, ministers – Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said his transition committee was not formed to indict the Federal Government led by…
Jonathan mourns Robinson, ‘The Village Headmaster’
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday commiserated with the family of the veteran actor and broadcaster, Femi Robinson, who died at…
Fayose imposes curfew on Ado-Ekiti
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti on Thursday imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the State due to the clash…
I’ll work with Aisha Buhari, says Patience Jonathan
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Patience Jonathan has stated that she will work with the wife of the president-elect, Aisha Buhari…
Mu’azu, Anenih not forced to resign- Secondus
Uche Secondus acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed insinuations that Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu and Chief…
Okonjo-Iweala urges staff to support incoming administration
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday urged members of staff of the ministry to support the incoming…
Ayobo-Ipaja Road should be priority, residents urge Ambode
Some Lagos residents on Thursday urged the state governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode, to complete the Ayobo/Ipaja Road project in Alimosho very…
Best candidate will emerge Senate President – Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says merit will not be compromised while choosing the Senate…
Buhari receives interim report of Transition Committee
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday 21 May received the interim report of the Transition Committee set up…
Ejigbo market torture victim demands justice
Mrs Ajoke Agomo, who was tortured alongside two of her wards for allegedly stealing pepper, on Thursday appealed to an…
Senate calls for immediate probe of lingering fuel scarcity
The Senate on Thursday in Abuja mandated its Committee on Petroleum (Downstream, Upstream) to investigate the lingering fuel scarcity in…
Again, Buhari lauds Jonathan’s statesmanship
Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has again commended, President Goodluck Jonathan, for conceding defeat at the March 28 polls. Buhari, who…
Luis Figo pulls out of FIFA presidential election
Former Portugal forward Luis Figo withdrew from the FIFA presidential election race on Thursday, hours after Dutchman Michael van Praag…
Malawi sex workers to get damages over forced HIV tests
A Malawi court has ruled that 11 prostitutes who were forced to take HIV tests by police six years ago…
LASPOTECH Students Rush To Pay Fees
Harrison Iyoha Four days into their first semester exams, students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, (LASPOTECH) Schools of Part-Time Studies…
IG curbs powers of Special Anti-Robbery Squad
The powers of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) are to be subsumed under Assistant Commissioners of Police in-charge of Criminal…
CBN grants FBN Holdings Plc merchant banking licence
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a merchant banking licence for First Bank Nigeria Holdings Plc, through its…
FG spends N373bn on ex-PHCN workers’ settlements
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Benjamin Dikki, said the Federal Government spent over N373 billion to settle…
2015 Elections: INEC achievements proved doomsday predictions wrong – Jega
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that some predictions, especially in…
Edo workers issue 3-Day warning strike
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Civil Servants in Edo State have issued a three-day warning strike to the State government over an alleged…
Nigeria’s Defence Weak, Flying Eagles Coach Cries Out
With about a week to the New Zealand 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup all seems not to be well with…
Russian-Born Star Vows To Win CBN Open
Taiwo Adelu Russian-born Nigerian, Ifidzen Melissa says her focus now is to win the Women’s Singles of the ongoing 2015…
In Her Own Right: Eulogy To First Lady In The Centre Of Excellence
By Mac Durugbo The saying that behind every successful man there is a woman reverberated on Wednesday, May 13, 2015,…
Buhari: The Nation Waits In Patient Expectation Of A New Era
By Peter Claver Oparah In a few days’ time, Nigerians will witness an epochal history as outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan…
As PDP National Chair, Mu’azu, Quits
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came to a climax on Wednesday following the dramatic resignation of the…
‘Village Headmaster’, Femi Robinson Dies At 75
Jamiu Yisa Veteran actor and producer, Femi Robinson popularly known as the Village Headmaster, for the role he played in…
Fears Over Removal Of Oil Subsidy
Nigeria’s crippling fuel shortages are unlikely to ease any time soon and much-needed deregulation of the subsidised market would be…
34 Oshodi Hoodlums Arrested
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have launched a fresh onslaught…