Year: 2015
Senate passes bill to tackle passport, visa problems
The Senate on Thursday passed the Immigration Act 1963 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2015, and Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan…
NEMA receives 300 IDPs in Niger
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Niger state on Thursday said it had received no fewer than 300 Internally…
I won’t succumb to blackmail – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday said that he will not surrender the authority of the…
Amaechi, a ‘General’ in Nigeria’s revolution, says Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Rivers state governor and director general…
2015 Election: Osun Speaker lauds social media
The Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt Hon Najeem Folasayo Salaam, has said that social media plays a…
Cut cost of governance, APC chieftain tells Buhari, Al-Makura
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Nasarawa state, Mr. Ibrahim Azara, has called on President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and Gov.…
N2.5bn: Skye Bank takes case against Tuns Farm to Supreme Court
The drama between Skye Bank and Tuns Farm Nigeria Plc has taken a new turn. The commercial bank has approached…
African First Ladies’ Summit: Aisha Buhari’s sympathizers drag Patience to court
Wife of Nigeria’s outgoing President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, is pulling all the necessary strings to stop wife of Nigeria’s president-elect,…
Lagos to build housing estate on Makoko lagoon
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has unveiled plans to build modern houses on Makoko waterfront to curb the decay…
Oshiomhole marries Ethiopian model Friday
Lanre Babalola All roads lead to the the Etsako West Local Government Council Marriage Registry, Auchi on Friday as Governor…
APC calls for arrest of Olisa Metuh
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has called for the arrest and prosecution of the…
Federal secretariat on fire in Abuja
The complex housing major government offices in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, is on fire. According to Premium Times the fire started…
Calm in Maiduguri after military repels Boko Haram attack
Calm has returned to Maiduguri in Borno, after the military repelled an attack on Wednesday by suspected members of Boko…
Keshi, Eagles need fans’ support now – Eguavoen
Former Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen has called on football stakeholders in Nigeria to give returnee coach of the senior…
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Emir Sanusi reiterates that NNPC diverted billions of dollars
The man who blew open the corruption saga that rocked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emir Muhammed Sanusi, has…
Abuja bomb blast victims protest, urge FG to fulfil promises
The Abuja bomb blast victims on Wednesday carried out a peaceful protest at the National Assembly to urge the Federal…
Ebola In Italy: Three more quanrantined
Italian authorities confirmed on Wednesday in Rome that the nurse who tested positive for the Ebola virus after returning from…
Another group backs Saraki for Senate presidency
The llorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union and the Forum of Directors of Personnel and Treasurers in the 16 Local Government…
We’ll track down cop killers, says Police boss
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Katsina, on Wednesday vowed to track down everyone involved in last month’s killing…
IG sends crack squad to tackle cultism, violent crimes in Edo
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has dispatched a special crack squad to Edo to tackle the spate of…
Saudi Arabia executes 3 Yemenis for smuggling hashish
Saudi Arabian authorities on Wednesday executed three Yemeni citizens convicted of attempting to smuggle hashish into the kingdom. The Interior…
Ogun PM News correspondent emerges CONVEYOL pioneer
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The correspondent of The News/PM News in Ogun state, Comrade Abiodun Onafuye has been elected as the pioneer…
Blame Gbenga Daniel for your predicament – Ogun tells agro cargo contractor
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state government has declared that it is ready for legal battle with the contractor, who claimed that…
Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram suicide mission
Nigeria military authorities said a band of terrorists who detonated two female suicide bombers ahead of their attack on Ladi…
$8.4M Scam: Polygraph test show accused decietful – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today May 13, 2015 tendered the result of polygraph test conducted on Mrs.…
Juventus ousts Real Madrid to reach Champions League final
Real Madrid, who won the UEFA Champions League last season and a record nine times prior as well, were eliminated…
Pacquiao makes low-key return, hint at retirement
AFP – Manny Pacquiao made a low-key return to the Philippines on Wednesday after losing his mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather…
How Jonathan, Emir of Zaria planned to kill me – ZakZaky
Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky has claimed a plan to kill him by the administration of the out-going president, Goodluck…
Saraki’s cousin, Kwara commissioner arraigned for contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Prince Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye,…
South Africa delays deportation of 200 foreigners
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa temporarily halted the deportation of 200 foreigners on Tuesday after a legal challenge by a…