Year: 2015
Lawlessness: Ekiti gets new police commissioner
The new Police Commissioner for Ekiti State, Etop John James, on Tuesday pledged to restore peace in the state. James…
FG seeks secret trial of Biafra activists
The Federal Government has applied for closed-door trial in the treason charge against Benjamin Onwuka, a lawyer and 11 others,…
PENGASSAN to shut down oil well
Nigerian oil workers will go on strike to halt a small field if the government does not meet with them…
40 Nigerian youths for Mandela Washington Fellowship
The US Embassy has selected 40 Nigerians to participate in the Mandela Washington Fellowship Program for Young African Leaders in…
Chibok schoolgirls possibly hidden in bunkers: Borno elder
Four hundred days after Boko haram gunmen kidnapped 219 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno state, a theory is being suggested…
Emir of Kano, Sanusi promises to assist radio station
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed his readiness to assist the Pyramid Radio station, Kano, to…
Yale rewarded me for doing ‘right thing’ – Okonjo Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance, has attributed the Honorary Doctorate Degree given to her by American Yale University…
Jonathan bows out at ECOWAS Summit, lists achievement
President Goodluck Jonathan has bowed out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by recounting the achievement of…
Stop Gov. Yero from looting, Kaduna APC begs EFCC
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna All Progressives Congress, APC Transition Committee has sent a pre-emptive petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Globacom out with Mobile Rhapsody
Nigeria’s national carrier, Globacom, has said that the newly launched Rhapsody of Realities, a daily devotional mobile service on its…
Gas Project: EFCC narrates how suspect squandered N2bn
Afanda Bashir Emmanuel, the first prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Chidi David Adabanya and 11 others by the…
Job seeker who forged Okonjo-Iweala’s signature sent to prison
A desperate Nigerian job seeker who forged the signature of Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, purportedly recommending him for a job,…
NPFL: 9 Referees Face Sack
Three referees and six assistant referees in the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, are under probe and could be axed…
Injured Martins Returns Today
Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins has returned to training and could be in action this weekend when Seattle Sounders host Sporting…
U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles End Germany Training Camp
Flying Eagles will wrap up their German training camp with a test game against Bundesliga Süd/Südwest team SC Freiburg today.…
Table Tennis: Oribamishe, Hassan For ITTF World Tourney
National junior champion, Tosin Oribamishe and Lagos Open revelation, Nurudeen Hassan will lead Team Nigeria to next month’s International Table…
Tribute To Chief Bayo Kuku
By B.A. Olaogun I knew Chief Bayo Kuku, erudite lawyer and gentleman in the early seventies when he was a…
I believe in PDP, Jonathan, will never join APC – Orubebe
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Godsday Orubebe, Nigeria’s former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs has rubbished reports that he was defecting to…
Onyeka, Ozokwor deny quarrelling over access to Aso Rock
Veteran musician, Onyeka Onwenu, has denied reports that she had a shouting match with Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, over access…
Interlopers, Intruders, SAGIP Seize Buhari’s Throat
By Joe Igbokwe Since March 28, 2015 when Muhammadu Buhari made unforgettable history in a political landscape, I have put…
Ending Fuel Scarcity
For over three weeks now, Nigerians have had to grapple with another episode of fuel scarcity which has become a…
The Subject Of Equality And Non-Discrimination (6)
By Femi Bamisile (a) be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in…
Lagos Assembly Honours Honest Airport Cleaner
Eromosele Ebhomele After many weeks of commending Miss Josephine Ugwu, the cleaner who returned the sum of N12 million in…
LTV 8 Staff, Mother Of 5 Die After Child Birth
Jamiu Yisa A 37-year-old staff of LTV 8, Mrs. Kalejaiye Olayinka, and a 46-year-old mother of five, Grace James died…
General Adebayo Blasts Jonathan
Daniel Ekugo Outgoing Pro-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, southwest Nigeria, General Adeyinka Adebayo, has lashed out at President Goodluck…
Orubebe set to join APC for better Niger Delta
There are unconfirmed reports that Godsday Orubebe, Nigeria’s former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs is set to join the All…
Yale Honours Okonjo-Iweala With An Honorary Doctorate Degree
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has received an honorary Doctorate degree from…
Account For $20b Oil Fund Govs Tell Okonjo-Iweala
Rising from their four-hour meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday, governors under the aegies of The Nigeria…
EFCC arraigns couple for land scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 18, 2015 arraigned one Opara Edmund and his wife, Amarachi Opara…
Australian Woman Loses $350k To Fake Nigerian Lovers
An Australian woman has told a heart rending story about how she lost her life savings of $350,000 to Nigerian…