Year: 2015
Revive Ajaokuta steel, Itakpe iron, Geoscientists tell Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to revive Ajaokuta Steel and Itakpe National Iron Ore Mining Companies when…
Fashola commissions N1bn recycling plant in Igando
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Tuesday inaugurated a N1bn material recovery facility in Igando, designed to convert waste…
Address farmers, herdsmen clashes, Council of State tells Buhari
The National Council of State on Tuesday in Abuja urged the incoming administration of retired General Muhammadu Buhari to develop…
APC Youth leader urges Buhari to tackle corruption
Nkoyo Benjamin, All Progressives Congress (APC), Youth leader in Akuku-Toru LGA of Rivers, has called on the President-elect, General Muhammadu…
Mu’azu calls truce, sues for peace in PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, has appealed to party members and stakeholders to rest all misunderstandings…
7 doctors get kidnap notice in Ekiti State
The Ekiti State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Tuesday said seven doctors have received threats of kidnap from…
Council of State approves template for inauguration of new govt.
The National Council of State on Tuesday in Abuja approved a template for the smooth inauguration of new government in…
Jonathan, Buhari mourn Chukwuma Azikiwe
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the family of Nigeria’s first President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, over the passing away of…
Solomon Arase confirmed IG of Police
The acting Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has been confirmed IG of Police by the Police Council today in…
We have no reason to embark on strike — Edo NLC, TUC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The organised labour sector in Edo state, on Tuesday said it has no reason to embark on strike…
Igbo group slams APC Vice Chairman for slapping Enugu guber candidate
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An Asaba-based socio-cultural group, Nsukka Platform, has condemned in strong terms, an alleged assault on the governorship candidate…
Italy better than Libya but Nigeria is worst – Nigerian mother
RAGUSA, Italy (Reuters) A Nigerian who gave birth on a warship after the Italian navy rescued her from a migrant…
Chuka Umunna to run for UK Labour Party leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – Chuka Umunna, a centre-left politician who specialises in business policy, said on Tuesday he would run for…
APC Tasks Security Agencies On Fraudsters Using Party’s Name
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged security agencies and the telecommunications service providers to help fish out those who have being…
Ahmadu Ali’s son re-arraigned for N4.5b subsidy fraud
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today re-arraigned Mamman Ali, son of former Chairman of the Peoples…
Bamaiyi: Afe Babalola Chambers deny involvement in N8.6bn fraud
Henry Ojelu The law firm of Chief Afe Babalola today denied that it received payments from a one-time Lagos socialite,…
Bayern, Barcelona In A Do-Or-Die Battle Tonight
There is no doubt that Bayern Munich need a performance of extraordinary measures if they are to overcome Barcelona in…
Preacher Steals Car During Morning Round
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year old gospel preacher, Lucky David, ran out of luck when he was arrested and charged before…
442 Lagos Bus Drivers Take Cocaine —LASG
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 442 commuter bus drivers in three motor parks in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have tested positive…
Empty Treasury Awaits Buhari
By Joe Igbokwe If PDP and the President had known that they may not make it in the 2015 presidential…
A Tale of Two Cities
By Toibudeen Oduniyi This is the year a political tsunami hit Iluola, the lush evergreen forest at the tip of…
Fuel Scarcity And The Agony Of Nigerians
By Tayo Ogunbiyi It started like a trivial development that would soon fizzle out with time. Most government officials that…
Don Jazzy, Mavins set to join Glo in multi-million naira deal
In a move set to rock the corporate and entertainment world, Don Jazzy and the Mavins look set to ‘port’…
NDIC drags Doyin Okupe to court over unpaid debt
Akin Kuponiyi The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC), Liquidator of Gulf bank Nigeria Plc in a debt recovery suit before…
The Alarming Electronic Fraud In Banks
Latest data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that the banking sector lost over N3.04 billion in…
Ado Bayero has no interest or stake in Intels – NPA
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has reacted to news report and enquiries that the Ado Bayero family of…
4 killed in another Nepal earthquake
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to…
ASUU set to strike over unpaid salaries
Prof. Valene Obinna, Media Director, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University Chapter, says the strike called by…
Ilorin Elders forum backs Saraki for Senate President
Some eminent elders in Ilorin Emirate of Kwara have expressed their support for the aspiration of Dr. Bukola Saraki, a…
Kerosene now costs N200 per litre in Yola
Following the scarcity of kerosene in Yola, Adamawa, the commodity is now selling at N250 per litre. A survey conducted…