Year: 2015
Ensure Nigerians enjoy democracy, EU tells Buhari
The European Union (EU) on Saturday urged the president-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed the democracy…
Liberia now Ebola free – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared Liberia free of Ebola after no new cases were reported for 42…
Egypt: Mubarak, sons bag 3 years each for corruption
An Egyptian Court on Saturday sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison in a retrial on charges…
Uduaghan calls for new value system, diversification of economy
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Saturday stressed the need for Sub-Saharan Africa countries to fashion out a new value…
Naira records mixed trading at official, parallel markets
The naira on Friday remained stable against some major international currencies at the official and parallel markets. NAN reports that…
13 airports ready with airfield lighting soon – FAAN
The Federal Government said that 13 airports across the country were being fitted with airfield lighting for improved productivity and…
APC’s claims on transition committee is a lie – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as diversionary and unnecessary claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it…
Court orders Ecobank to pay ex-staff N8.5m for wrongful dismissal
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered Ecobank Plc to pay Mr Uche Abrah , the sum of N8.5…
Nigeria Railway Institute graduates 205 technicians
Two hundred and five technicians, with diverse skills, on Friday in Lagos graduated from the Nigerian Railway Institute. NAN reports…
Putin hosts huge WWII victory parade amid Western snub
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Saturday staged a huge military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi…
Murray beat Raonic, reaches semi-final
MADRID May 8 (Reuters) – A determined Andy Murray continued his strong claycourt form by booking a place in the…
Serena’s unbeaten run ends, loses to Kvitova
MADRID (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams’s 27-match unbeaten run ended with a 6-2 6-3 defeat by Petra Kvitova…
Rosberg pips Hamilton in Spanish GP practice
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg boosted his morale by keeping Mercedes team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton off the…
Turkey denies new deal with Saudi on supporting Syria rebels
Ankara (AFP) – Turkey on Friday denied it had struck a secret new pact with Saudi Arabia to back Islamist…
Cameron shapes new team after stunning UK election win
London (AFP) – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron was due to sketch out his new government on Saturday after returning…
Nigerian becomes first African to take charge of 120-year old Venice Biennale
Venice (AFP) – From migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean to war in Ukraine, the 2015 Venice Biennale, which opens Saturday,…
Interbank rates rise after Treasury bills sales
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria interbank lending rates rose 3.25 percentage points week-on-week on Friday to 9.25 points on average, driven…
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Fuel Scarcity: Oil marketers fear Buhari will stop subsidy payments
* Queues for petrol worsen across the country * Importers hold back over subsidy fears * Buhari government faces backlog…
Ikeja Electric explains power outage in Lagos
The management of Ikeja Electric (IE) on Friday attributed the current rate of power interruption across its network to low…
IG, Arase restates enforcement of ban on road blocks
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Friday restated that the ban on road blocks by policemen would…
Kogi CJ releases 3 inmates in Ankpa Prisons
Chief Judge of Kogi Nasir Ajanah on Friday unconditionally released three Awaiting Trial inmates from Federal Prisons, Ankpa in Kogi.…
Nigeria cannot afford humanitarian crisis – ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has declared that Nigeria cannot afford a humanitarian crisis that could threaten…
Jang leaving only N18bn debt – commissioner
Plateau State Government on Friday said its current debt profile was N18 billion and not N200 billion as being speculated.…
Okagbare was right on the neglect of grassroots development – Gora
Elias Gora, former Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), on Friday said that Blessing Okagabre recent outburst…
Supreme Court sets aside Appeal Court’s verdict on Okoye brothers
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Court of Appeal decision which overruled an interlocutory application by five brothers.…
Jonathan fecilitates with Shonekan, Nwobodo on their birthdays
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has felicitated with Chief Ernest Shonekan on the occasion of his 79th birthday anniversary, saying that…
Group tasks police IG on missing suspect at SARS
Eromosele Ebhomele The Network Of Police Reform In Nigeria, NOPRIN, a coalition of civil rights groups based inn Nigeria, has…
Mu’azu should resign like Labour, Lib Dem leaders did – Fayose
Eromosele Ebhomele Despite pleas from Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop their…
Pacquiao is a sore loser and a coward – Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather may have been gracious in the lead-up and in the immediate aftermath of his unanimous decision welterweight title…
Gov. Orji inaugurates handover committee
Sam Obinna Ibe/Umuahia Abia state governor, Theodore Orji, Eastern Nigeria on Friday afternoon inaugurated a 10-man transition committee members that…