Year: 2015
“My husband beats me like a boxer” woman tells court
A trader, Fatimo Nurudeen, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her 12-year-old marriage…
Gov. Wamakko distributes 115 buses
The Sokoto State Government has procured 115 18-seater buses under its Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) at a total cost of…
Nigeria has progressed despite Boko Haram insurgency – Nnamani
Senator Ken Nnamani, Chairman of the National Steering Committee (NSC) on the Second Peer Review of Nigeria, says the country…
NSCDC parades civil servant over N6m fraud
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday in Abuja paraded two suspected job racketeers for defrauding desperate…
My wife is from Cape Verde, not Ethiopia, Philippine – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has stated that his wife is from Cape Verde not from Ethiopia or Philippine as…
Learn to cook Nigerian food, Aisha Buhari tells Iara Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Auchi Wife of president-elect, Hajiya Aisha Buhari has admonished Iara, Governor Oshiomhole’s newly wedded wife, to learn how to…
EFCC calls for actors for its anti-corruption drama
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it has concluded plans to use of drama to promote…
NSCDC arrests 60 vandals, seal 30 security companies in Lagos
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested over 60 suspected…
African First Ladies elects Koroma as Patience Jonathan’s successor
The African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), on Friday in Abuja, elected Mrs Sia Nyama Koroma, the First Lady of…
Bin Laden aide gets life in prison for East Africa attacks
New York (AFP) – A New York court sentenced Saudi exile Khalid al-Fawwaz to life in prison Friday over his…
US jury sentences Boston bomber Tsarnaev to death
Washington (AFP) – US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the nation’s top law enforcement official, on Friday welcomed a jury’s decision…
Mourinho more focused on beach than transfer market
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is expecting to be busier on the beach than in the transfer market…
Boko Haram attacks outskirts of Maiduguri
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – At least 55 people were killed in two Boko Haram raids this week near Maiduguri, capital…
Catholic Priest escapes assassination
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Onitsha A Catholic priest in Onitsha area, Anambra state, southeast Nigeria, Rev Fr. Obinna Emmanuel, popularly known as Ebube…
Education ministry not gutted by fire – Minister
Prof. Viola Onwuliri, the Minister of State for Education, said on Friday that fire did not gut her ministry on…
Militiamen rape 127 women in east Congo town
Medical Charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) confirmed on Friday in Kinshasa that armed men raped 127 women earlier this month,…
Burundi arrest 3 Generals behind coup bid
Burundi says it has arrested three generals for their role in an attempted coup but the leader of the bid…
Garba picks Muhammed, Iheanacho, 19 others for U-20 World Cup
Flying Eagles’ Head Coach Manu Garba has released a list of 21 players who will wear the nation’s colours at…
“My wife is pregnant for another man,” Man tells court
A 51-year old tricyclist, Adetunji Adedoyin on Friday pleaded with a Lagos Island Customary Court to dissolve his 13-year-old marriage…
Why Eshinlokun May Not Be Lagos Speaker
Jamiu Yisa For one of the contenders to the speakership seat of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni,…
Italy rescues pregnant Nigerian, 3,600 migrants
The Italian government on Friday said 3,600 migrants, including a pregnant Nigerian woman, have been rescued from overcrowded boats sailing…
Kwankwaso warns principals against charging illegal fees
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano state on Friday in Kano warned Heads of Government-owned Primary and Secondary Schools to desist…
Woman, 38, loses pregnancy after rape by pastor-husband
“My husband raped me and I had to lose a two-month old pregnancy in the process. I want the dissolution…
Buhari, Osinbajo, Tambuwal, Govs Grace Oshiomhole’s Wedding
Jethro Ibileke/Auchi President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other dignitaries on Friday graced the wedding…
Keshi Laments Bad Shape Of National Stadium
The bad state of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos is given Chief Coach of the Super Eagles a serious concern.…
Is Femi, Funke Kuti Finally Back As Couple?
Funsho Arogundade Is Femi Kuti and his ex-wife, Funke back together? This was the question on everyone’s lips at Tunde…
Sther Gets Nigerian Idol Judges’ Lifeliners
Funsho Arogundade The three celebrity judges on the Nigerian Idol Season 5 TV reality show, Darey ‘Art’ Alade, Yinka Davies…
Osupa, Malaika, Set For Ota Goldberg FTB Concert
Funsho Arogundade After rigorous auditions in Ota, Osogbo, Ibadan and Akure, 30 contestants out of the 91 picked at the…
D’Banj , Oritsefemi Host Danku To A Surprise Birthday
Funsho Arogundade Monday 11 May was the birthday of popular showbiz personality Adebola ‘Danku’s Adepitan. And Danku, head of management…