Year: 2015
Why Jonathan appointed Peter Obi SEC chairman
President Goodluck Jonathan, earlier today approved the appointment of the former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi as Chairman of…
Boko Haram is a fraud – Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari says Boko Haram will be denied a recruitment base the moment our local communities realize…
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DOWNLOAD HERE: The Audit Report On NNPC’s Missing $20bn
DOWNLOAD HERE: The PriceWaterHouseCoopers Report on NNPCpdf President Goodluck Jonathan has denied allegations by the All Progressives Congress that his…
UNIBEN appoints ex-VC’s wife as registrar
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Wife of the immediate past Vice Chancellor of University of Benin (UNIBEN), Mrs. Otasowie Oshodin, has been appointed…
Jonathan sacks NHIS CEO, appoints Peter Obi as SEC chairman
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Femi…
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Jonathan orders immediate release of $20bn NNPC audit report
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has denied allegations by the All Progressives Congress that his administration is engaging in last…
FCT Minister names streets after Jonathan, Sambo, 186 others
The Federal Capital Territory has honoured some Nigerians and other accomplished Africans by naming streets in Asokoro Extension, Guzape, Wupa,…
Ogun signs multi-billion light rail deal
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibukunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria has reinstated his administration’s commitment to the provision of the…
Kenny K’ore’s twin sister kidnapped
The twin sister of gospel artiste, Kenny K’ore, was kidnapped on Friday, April 16, 2015. Ms. Taiwo Oluwatoyin Akinbode travelled…
Protest as Burundi president seeks controversial third term
Burundi’s president was Saturday declared as candidate for a controversial third term in office, his ruling party announced, despite mounting…
Nigerians lose N84m to xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa said on Saturday that Nigerians lost more than 4.6 million Rand (N84 million) to…
NFF lands $750k deal with NIKE
World’s leading brand, Nike is to supply kits to the value of $750,000 to Nigeria’s Super Eagles and other national…
PDP lauds Olanusi’s impeachment, accuses him of treachery
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ondo state chapter, Monday reacted to the impeachment of Ali Olanusi as the state’s deputy…
Abuja ITF Futures: Moses Upset Togolese Star
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Moses Michael, winner of last year’s Abridged Governor’s Cup, has caused the first upset at the ongoing Tombim…
Abuja ITF Futures: Tough Draws For Nigerian Players
Damilare Okunola/Abuja The Tombim Abuja ITF Futures has served off Monday, 27 April, with Nigerian players having to cope with…
CBN Junior Tennis: Mary-Love Misses ITA’s 100k Grant Again
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s budding female tennis sensation, Mary-Love Edwards, has narrowly missed out on the N100, 000 grant which the…
It’s High Time Junior Players Stepped Up —Babalola
Damilare Okunola One of Nigeria’s finest tennis players, Abdul-Mumuni Babalola has encouraged youngsters to step up their games and start…
Scary News From South Africa
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The images were frightening and at the same time mind-boggling. If not for the credibility of the…
What Ndi Imo Did On Saturday In The Interest Of Ndigbo
By Mac Durugbo On Saturday, April 25, 2015, the last lap of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections was…
Wanted: A New Lease For Education
There is so much to be done by the incoming administration to be inaugurated on 29 May, 2015. In every…
Rivers LGA polls: 27 Political parties ready for polls, PDP boycott
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite the planned boycott of the local government by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Rivers State…
Eze Amaechi abducted in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state police command has confirmed the abduction of Eze Samuel Amaechi, the monarch of Igbo-Agwurasa…
Ogun Police Smash Robbery Gang
An anti-robbery team at the Ogun State Police Command, Eleweran, made a major breakthrough when it smashed a 10-man robbery…
Danger Looms In Ejigbo As Petrol Leaks From NNPC Pipelines
Cyriacus Izuekwe Residents of Ejigbo and Diamond Estate in Isheri Olofin are now living in fear over the danger of…
62 Abandoned Babies Rescued In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 62 babies abandoned by their mothers on the streets of Lagos have been rescued by the…
Australian trafficker marries before Indonesia execution
An Australian drug trafficker married his girlfriend Monday on the Indonesian prison island where he is set to be executed…
Fire destroys N23bn property, kills 157 in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Fire has destroyed estimated properties worth N23.02 billion and has killed 157 people in Lagos state in the…
Hazard wins PFA Player of the Year award
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard’s impressive season was recognised by his peers when he won England’s Professional Footballers’ Association Player of…
5 more die of gin poisoning in Ondo
A total of 23 people have now died from ethanol poisoning blamed on locally brewed gin in southwest Nigeria, the…
Sudan’s Bashir reelected with 94.5% of vote
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was reelected on Monday with 94.5 percent of the vote in polls he had been widely…