Year: 2015
Cuban president’s daughter organizes gay weddings
Havana (AFP) – Cuban President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela, a lawmaker and gay-rights activist, said Tuesday her organization would hold…
Buhari meets journalist he jailed as military ruler
Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari met with Mr. Tunde Thompson, a journalists he jailed by the Decree 4 in 1984.…
Nigeria to sell N60bn in bonds
Nigeria plans to sell 60 billion naira ($300 million) of 5, 10 and 20-year sovereign bonds on May 13, its…
NSE market indices drop further by 0.14%
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the second consecutive day in the week closed on a negative note,…
Plateau workers begin strike, seal up schools over salary arrears
Schools and local government secretariats in Plateau were sealed up by labour leaders on Tuesday following the commencement of strike…
US Consul-General hails Nigeria media contribution to democracy
The US Consul-General in Lagos, Mr Jeffrey Hawkins, on Tuesday said that the Nigerian media deserved kudos for a job…
72-Year-Old Cleric Shot Dead In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 72-year old religious leader, Reverend David Memeh, has been reportedly shot dead in Benin, Edo state, by…
Pandemonium in Edo following discovery of grave inside classroom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at Iguodala Primary School, in Uhunduhun community of Oredo local government area of Edo State,…
Bad economy responsible for owing 13 months salary – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has attributed the poor state of the nation’s economy for the non-payment salary arrears being…
Business, Headlines, Metro, News
2015 Budget: FG earmarks N145.2bn for oil subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, said that N145.2 billion had been set aside for payment of subsidy on petroleum…
Tribunal: Agbaje to inspect Lagos election material
Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja today granted leave to Mr Jimi Agbaje of…
Rep Speaker: South-South canvasses support for Pally Iriase
Jethro Ibileke/Benin As senior members of House of Representatives from different zones continue to lobby for the position of Speaker,…
Scrap Amnesty Programme, Senator-Elect Tells Buhari
Adi Femi/Kaduna Kaduna senator-elect and President Civil Rights Congress, Comrade Shehu Sani, has urged president-elect Muhammadu Buhari to scrap the…
March 28, A Turning Point In Nigeria’s History – Saraki
The re-elected Senator for Kwara Central and leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State, Dr. Bukola Saraki,…
I cannot be impeached, says Chime
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State in eastern Nigeria has described the threat of impeachment against him by the state…
Jonathan sacks PEF, NCMDB Fund boss, appoints replacement
President Goodluck Jonathan continued his last gale of appointment and sack of public office holders on Tuesday with the removal…
Ejigbo Torture Saga: 10 Suspects Arraigned
Henry Ojelu Ten persons were Tuesday arraigned before a Lagos High Court in connection with the torture of three women…
Amputee joins Buhari trekkers, set out to Abuja from Kaduna
Femi Adi/Kaduna A double Amputee, Musa Ibrahim said has embarked on a 200km walk from Kaduna to Abuja in solidarity…
Police IG, Arase set to crackdown on cultists
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Solomon E. Arase has expressed concern about the activity of cult groups in Benue,…
Lagos Election Petition Tribunal Begins Hearing
Henry Ojelu The Lagos State National and State Assembly Election Tribunal on Tuesday officially began hearing of petitions brought before…
Adamawa Politics: A Crisis of Confidence
The bureaucratic storm rocking Adamawa state political catamaran is raising deep questions about the texture and ambition of our political…
LASG To Buhari: Declare June 12 Democracy Day
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to declare June 12 Democracy Day in honour…
The SURE-P, FERMA Job Scam
Hundreds of recruited officers of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Employment Programme, SURE-P and Federal Task Force, FERMA on Monday staged…
Woman Bites Off Employee’s Ear Over Salary
Cyriacus Izuekwe A Magistrates’ court on Monday ordered the arrest of a hotel director, 38-year-old Mrs Mary Joan Adeiekwe who allegedly…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
Dangote Set To Buy Arsenal
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said he still wants to buy Arsenal despite failing in a 2010 bid to…
AREPO: How Jonathan Killed My Pregnant Daughter
By Ojo Babafemi Andrews Following the death of his daughter, Ojo Babafemi Andrews writes President Goodluck Jonathan on his predicament…
GMB And His 3-Point Agenda
By Elharun Muhammad The political thunder storm that visited the corrupt Nigerian ruling elites, benefits of the fragmented and patchy…
The Subject Of Equality And Non-Discrimination (4)
By Femi Bamisile Continued from last week (a) be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any…
Niger State govt sacks all political appointees, dissolves State Boards
The Niger State government has announced the termination of the appointment of political appointees and dissolution of State Boards with…