Year: 2015
Berlusconi to consider offers for AC Milan takeover
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi is preparing to weigh up two separate offers for the club that could see a…
LASPARK unveils 5-year plan for Tree Planting
The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) on Wednesday said it had developed a five-year master plan for tree…
Guinea sentences 11 to life imprisonment for killing anti-Ebola officials
A court in Conakry, Guinea, on Wednesday sentenced 11 men to life imprisonment for killing eight members of an anti-Ebola…
CBN Junior Tennis: Serena, 8, upsets tournament favourite
Damilare Okunola Vastly travelled Serena Teluwo, 8, justified the investment of time and money her parents are making on her…
My loss is God’s will – Lagos Deputy Speaker
Taiwo Kolawole, Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly says his defeat in the April 11 election is God’s will.…
Saraki, Akume, who should be next Senate President? Poll
By Seun Bisuga There has been much talk about who should be the next Senate President since David Mark who…
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I’ve done my best for Nigeria – Alison-Madueke
Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of petroleum resources, says she has done her best for Nigeria and have attained many firsts in…
Girl, 12, wins Lagos Spelling Bee
Boluwatife Tijani, a 12-year-old pupil of Araromi Primary School, Agege, on Wednesday emerged the winner in the 2015 Spelling Bee…
Chadian troops rescue 43 Boko Haram child soldiers
Colonel Azem Agouna, Chadian Army Spokesman, said on Wednesday that they have repatriated 43 children, who had been kidnapped by…
Mexican girl returns home after mistakenly sent to US
A 14-year-old Mexican girl grabbed by police at school and sent to the United States in a case of mistaken…
Pacquiao-Mayweather tickets go on sale on Thursday
Tickets for the richest fight in boxing history, between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, will go on sale Thursday after…
Google launches its own mobile telephone service
Google said Wednesday it was launching its own US mobile wireless service, with considerable potential savings for customers using their…
Man who shot Reagan not fit for release
The man who shot Ronald Reagan has sent letters to serial killers and has photos of celebrities on his wall,…
Chicarito scores to help Real beat Atletico Madrid
Javier Hernandez scored the winner two minutes from time as Real Madrid once again shattered Atletico Madrid’s Champions League dreams…
I Want To Play Better Than Nadal – Hayat
Damilare Okunola Every year, the Central Bank of Nigerian CBN Junior Tennis Championship produces players for the future which the…
LASUSU Demands Immediate Re-opening Of LASU
Damilare Okunola The Lagos State University Students’ Union, LASUSU, has made a demand for the immediate re-opening of the institution.…
Ogun to conduct referendum for creation of LCDAs
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Preparations have been concluded for the conduct of referendum for the creation of Local Council Development Areas in…
Nigerian troops storm Boko Haram fortress, Sambisa Forest
At last, Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram’s last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday,…
Gunmen kidnap President Jonathan’s council chairman
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Daredevil gunmen today kidnapped Mr Enaye Abah, the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government council of Bayelsa state.…
Lagos generates N27bn from land transactions in 2014
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has generated N27.05 billion from land transaction in the last one year,…
CBN Reiterates Commitment To Tennis Sponsorship
Damilare Okunola The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has reiterated its commitment to sponsorship of tennis events in the country,…
Africa, Asia farmers protest ‘land grab’
Farmers in Africa and Asia on Wednesday announced in a statement a string of protests over a holding company’s “landgrab”…
Obanikoro leads protests to S.Africa over anti-immigrant attacks
Nigeria has complained to South Africa about a wave of attacks targeting foreigners and called on Pretoria to punish the…
Bamaiyi: Prison Authority Had No Record Of $330k Fraud Money
Henry Ojelu A prison officer, ACP Abdullai Garba on Wednesday told an Ikeja High Court that the $330,000 General Ishaya…
3 NYSC members arrested for selling ballot papers in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who served as ad hoc staff during the…
Jonathan will handover on 29 May – FG
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal government on Wednesday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to General Muhammad Buhari,…
Lagos Hotels Lost N8b To Ebola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Hotels in Lagos State lost N8 billion as a result of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus…
Court registrar key player in Ajudua’s $330k fraud against Bamaiyi
A prosecution witness, ACP Abdullahi Garuba, on Wednesday confirmed that a court registrar, Oluronke Rosulu, accused of conspiring with others…
Kashamu Denies Evading U.S. Trial
Kazeem Ugbodaga Senator-elect, Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu has said he is not running away from trial in the…
South Africa Shuts Lagos Consulate
Following anti-Xenophobia protests in Lagos and Abuja, the South African consulate in Lagos has been shut. P.M.NEWS gathered that the…