Year: 2015
AIG Obute dies after illness
The Police, on Monday, announced the death of Wilfred Obute an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, during a brief illness. The…
Utah becomes only state to restore firing squad
Utah became the only US state to restore the firing squad as a method of execution on Monday, as its…
Brazil investigates World Cup graft claim
Brazil said Monday it has ordered an investigation following allegations that the subsidiary of a German company paid bribes to…
Burkina Faso recalls 10 ambassadors linked to ousted leader
Burkina Faso’s interim leader Michel Kafando has recalled 10 ambassadors who were appointed by his ousted predecessor and were seen…
Patience Jonathan tells electorate to defend their votes
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has appealed to Nigerians to guard against manipulations by opposition parties during forthcoming elections.…
Don’t repeat Ekiti style rigging, APC warns Jonathan, PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party against a repeat of the…
18 Nigerian States, 322 Poultry Farms, Affected By Bird Flu
Simon Ateba/Ibadan A total of 18 states and 322 poultry farms have been affected by the current Avian Influenza outbreak…
Arik Air Opens Abuja-Accra-Dakar Route
By Simon Ateba Nigeria’s carrier, Arik Air, said on Monday it is extending its Abuja-Accra service to Dakar, Senegal from…
Don’t waste your votes on APC, says David Mark
David Mark, President of the Senate, on Monday urged the people of Idoma in Benue state not to waste their…
Jonathan inaugurates Development Bank of Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) in furtherance of his administration’s desire…
Mark promises Idoma people Apa State
President of the Senate, David Mark, on Monday reiterated his commitment to the creation of Apa state creation for the…
Polls: Security beefed up at INEC Lagos office
Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, security has been beefed up at the Lagos State Office of the Independent National Electoral…
KOWA’s Sonaiya done with ‘cheerleading’
The two main candidates for the governorship of Nigeria’s Lagos state took to the stage, making a flurry of promises…
‘Made in China’ tops list of unsafe products
From toy-shaped cigarette lighters to a short-circuting plush rabbit that catches fire, a European safety watchdog warned Monday of a…
2015 Election: Jonathan, Buhari kick against violence
With the presidential elections barely five days away, the message of non-violence have been coming from all quarters across the…
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Nigeria’s election: Obama makes timely appeal for peace
Amidst apprehensions that the Nigeria’s elections could be marred by state-induced violence and intimidation and the people’s will crushed, President…
I remain a PDP member, Says Dimeji Bankole
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As the presidential election draws near many people in the country, particularly, in Abeokuta, capital city of Ogun…
For Committed Reformist, Or Dissembling Neo-Fascist?
By G.A. Akinola The opponents of Buhari’s bid for the presidency have found considerable propaganda material in some of the…
Fashola And The Futuristic Pillars Of Lagos
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In a few months’ time, the curtain will draw on the illustrious tenure of Governor Babatunde Raji…
Kudos To Attahiru Jega
By Odunayo Joseph Going by the preparations already put in place by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the…
Between Jega And Police IG
As Nigerians prepare to perform their civic duty by casting their ballot for their preferred presidential and National Assembly candidates…
Election: Lagos Residents Stockpile Food
Cyriacus Izuekwe As Nigerians prepare for the presidential election coming up on Saturday, residents of Lagos State, western Nigeria, have…
Buhari Leads Jonathan In Opinion Polls
Kazeem Ugbodaga The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Major General Muhammed Buhari is leading the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
BREAKING: Court bars soldiers from polling stations
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, on Monday, restrained the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government…
NEDG Debate: Which Presidential Candidate Impressed The Most? – Poll
The Presidential Debate anchored by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) in Abuja on Sunday, March 22 was not what…
INEC distributes 95.05 % PVCs in Kebbi
Alhaji Abdullahi Zarewa, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kebbi, on Sunday said the electoral body distributed 95.05 per cent Permanent…
How JTF is using new strategy to combat oil theft – Atewe
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta says it has reviewed its strategy in tackling oil theft and…
We’ll develop new technologies to fight oil theft – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday in Abuja, that the Federal Government would develop a new technology to combat the…
NURTW, RTEAN get 450 vehicles in Borno
The Borno Government on Sunday presented 450 vehicles to members of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and…
The world is watching Nigeria elections, says US, UK
The United States and United Kingdom said on Sunday that the “global spotlight is firmly fixed” on Nigeria’s March 28…