Year: 2015
I never had any fight with Fashola, says Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has stated that he has never had any fight…
Police foil bomb attack in Potiskum
Nigerian Police Force has foiled a bomb attack on a secondary school in Potiskum, Yobe state. The police said that…
Toure certain to leave Man City – agent
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is “90 percent certain” to leave the Premier League club at the end of this…
Sturridge to return for Liverpool in September
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to return to training in September after undergoing hip surgery in the United States,…
Gunman opens fire in Potiskum, injures 6 students
BAUCHI, (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria,…
Samsung inaugurates first digital village in Cross River
The first “Digital Village” in Nigeria was inaugurated on Thursday by Samsung Electronics West Africa in collaboration with UNESCO in…
How 4 Nigerians influenced UK election
By Seun Bisuga As the United Kingdom elections went down, four Nigerians wrote their name in gold as they helped…
Teachers, students laud MultiChoice for investing in education
MultiChoice Nigeria has received praises from teachers and students for its heavy investment in the public secondary school system through…
2900 Days: Fashola rolls out achievement, begs for forgiveness
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday asked those he might have offended in the course of duty in…
Produce talents that can compete internationally, Atiku tells Kano Sports Institute
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday in Kano called on the Kano Institute of Sport to produce sports men and…
Cameron’s party wins outright majority, stays as PM
With only 20 seats left to be declared in Britain’s parliamentary elections Thursday, the Conservatives have emerged the clear largest…
NDLEA official arrested for importing cocaine
An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adeogun Olajide, and a civilian, Adams Michael, were on Thursday…
Don’t scrap amnesty, Yoruba youths beg Buhari
The National Committee of Yoruba Youths on Thursday urged the President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to continue with the amnesty…
Power sharing not threatening APC, says Ngige
Senator Chris Ngige on Thursday in Abuja denied reports that issues of power sharing was threatening the stability of the…
PDP lost to lack of internal democracy – Ex-Security Adviser
Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, the Special Adviser on Security to a former governor of Rivers, on Thursday said the PDP lost…
PEF saves N360bn through e-loading – Kasali
Mrs Adefunke Kasali, the outgoing Executive Secretary, Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), said the agency saved more than two billion dollars…
Aregbesola, Omisore to know fate on May 27 – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 27 for judgment on the appeal filed by Sen. Iyiola Omisore, challenging the…
We have 1.2bn litres of petrol in stock, NNPC boasts
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), said they had…
Team Jonathan yet to deliver handover notes – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it was yet to receive handover notes from the Federal Government. Alhaji…
Tackling corruption is my priority, says Buhari
Nigeria’s President–elect, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, says his administration will kill corruption before it kills Nigeria. Buhari said this when…
Police recover ‘huge’ money in Abuja house
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Police has recovered a large sum of money in a bag hidden in…
APC leader Olu Adebanjo dies
Chief Olu Adebanjo, one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State and former Minister of…
The Obamas not attending Buhari’s inauguration
Neither President Barack Obama nor his wife Michelle will attend the inauguration of Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on 29 May,…
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Soyinka guns for Oxford poetry professor post
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel laureate leads a three-horse race for the position of Oxford professor of poetry, a 300-year-old…
Continue to boost railway system, Jonathan urges Buhari
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged the incoming Buhari administration to continue to boost the railway system as the cheapest…
Show proof I supported APC, Mu’azu challenges Fayose
Embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged controversial Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose to show evidences…
NCC arraigns 3 for pirating text books
The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) on Thursday arraigned Chukwuebuka Ugwu, James Otito and Philip Nnadi at the Federal High Court…
Customs arrests 4 Chinese for illegal importation
The Nigeria Customs Service Anti-smuggling Taskforce on Thursday in Kano arrested three Chinese nationals for illegally importing printed textile materials…
Prophet Jailed 7yrs For Absconding From Court
Cyriacus Izuekwe Prophet Destiny Onwudinjo of Heaven Divine Ministry, Shasha, a suburb of Lagos in western Nigeria, has been sentenced…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Refugees Starve To Death
Some of thousands of Nigerians told to leave neighbouring Niger in the past week due to threats from Boko Haram…