Year: 2015
Bayelsa PDP Moves Against Errant Members
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has inaugurated a 7-man disciplinary committee, with…
My 2 Wives Know Me As Criminal —Suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 27-year-old suspected kidnapper, Rasheed Adetunji, has confessed that his two wives knew he was a criminal and…
Policing in Nigeria is difficult – Edo police spokesman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The newly appointed Public Relations Officer of Edo State Command of Nigerian Police, DSP Stephen Onwochei, has described…
‘No Excuse Losing To 3SC In Glo League’
Okey Emordi is the latest manager under pressure in the Globacom sponsored Nigeria Premier League leading his players to another…
Abuja Open: Nigeria’s Moses Eyes Doubles Final
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s only remaining representative at the ongoing Tombim Abuja ITF Futures, Michael Moses, has stated his desire to…
Why State Police Is Not Ideal For Kogi
By Odunayo Joseph In my article on whether state police should be introduced in Nigeria published under various titles such…
Buhari And The Oil Sector Rot
By Peter Ccaver Oparah As a ruddy warning to incoming President Muhammadu Buhari, the nation is now locked down by…
The Criminal Silence Over Kidnapped Victims
The rescue of over 900 women and girls from Boko Haram camps in Sambisa forest has brought to the fore…
My Relations Attacked Me For Backing Ambode —Akiolu
Kazeem Ugbodaga King of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu says his support for the Lagos governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode, irked his relations who accused…
Fashola: I Have Delivered My Promise
Kazeem Ugbodaga Reflecting on his performance in the last 2,900 days in office, Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola says he has…
Supreme Court halts 1999 constitution amendment
The Supreme Court has stopped the National Assembly from making any move towards amending Nigeria’s 1999 constitution. In a ruling…
UI students protest death of colleague, cripple activities
Gbenro Adesina/IBADAN Activities were completely paralyzed at the University of Ibadan (UI) and in Agbowo as students marched in thousands…
Stakeholders Want LASPOTECH Rector Out
Damilare Okunola Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, Dr. Abdulazeez Abioye Lawal, alongside Otunba Fatai Olukoga, Special Adviser on…
PDP sets up disciplinary committee to punish anti-party elements
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa state has inaugurated a seven-man disciplinary committee, with a mandate to…
Pipeline Vandalism: NNPC should be held responsible – Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria has charged the Federal Government on the management of petroleum…
LG Primaries: APC members protest imposition of candidates
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Scores of supporters of All Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers state today staged protest at the party…
Group passes vote of no confidence on APC leadership in Enugu
The Patriots, a political group in Enugu state, has passed a vote of no confidence on the leadership of the…
Ex-speakers seek retirement benefits
Former speakers of states’ Houses of Assembly in the country on Wednesday called for the inclusion of retirement benefits for…
Teacher, 2 others arrested for kidnapping in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arrested a teacher and two others for allegedly kidnapping a 62-year-old woman, Kudirat…
Ndume confirms rescue of 1000 women, children by military
Senator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) has confirmed the rescue of about 1000 women and children by the military in the…
65-year-old woman murdered by manservant in Enugu
A 65-year-old woman, Mrs Agnes Elue of 293B Agbani Road, Enugu, has been murdered in cold blood allegedly by her…
Okada Riders Protest: Normalcy returns to Lekki Phase 1 – Police
The Lagos State Police Command said on Wednesday that it had quelled the protest by commercial motorcyclists, otherwise called “Okada…
FG not responsible for failure of states to pay salaries – Okonjo-Iweala
The Federal Ministry of Finance said the Federal Government was not responsible for the failure of state governments to pay…
Barcelona brush Bayern aside, wins 3-0
Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona’s Lionel Messi struck twice and set up Neymar in the final 13 minutes as Pep Guardiola’s…
PDP challenges Katsina governorship election result
The Katsina State Elections Tribunal has received petitions from the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), governorship candidate, Alhaji Musa Nashuni, and…
Jonathan congratulates President Gnassingbe on his re-election
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday congratulated President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo on his victory in the country’s recent presidential election.…
Buhari orders his security personnel to obey traffic rule
In what appears to be an unusual step to demonstrate his leadership style, the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed…
Tribunal fixes May 14 to hear suit against Jeremiah Useni
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has adjourned hearing till May 14 in a suit filed against former FCT Minister, retired…
Seven more terrorists’ camps destroyed in Sambisa – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said seven additional terrorists’ camps had been destroyed on Tuesday as more insurgents died in the ongoing…
I-G orders restoration of sergeants’ salaries since 2013
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed that the salaries of Sgt. Ajuma Ibrahim, with Force Number…