Year: 2015
Lagos APC Codemns Confirmation Of Obanikoro
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has described the confirmation of Mr. Musliu Obanikoro as a Minister…
British press slam Mourinho’s ‘clueless’ Chelsea
British newspapers and pundits rounded on Chelsea and manager Jose Mourinho on Thursday following their Champions League elimination, branding them…
Saudi ‘gang’ leader 44th beheaded in 2015
The beheading of a gang leader in Saudi Arabia on Thursday raised the number of executions carried out this year…
Lagos Island Youth Stabbed To Death Over Money
Paul Iyoghojie A Lagos Island youth identified as Kunle Ifaniyi has been stabbed to death with a broken bottle by…
Headlines, Metro, News, Politics
Don’t Go, PDP Begs Mu’azu
There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have begged its National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu not to quit the…
PVC Collection: INEC Provides 24-Hr Help Line
Daniels Ekugo The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has outlined plans to tackle incidents of loss of the Permanent Voter’s…
How Assassins Killed NURTW Chief, Agbede Calls For Probe
Details of how the Vice Chairman of the Lagos Mainland branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW,…
Niger Delta Ministry liabilities stands at N41.7bn – Minister
Mr Steve Oru, the Minister, Niger Delta Affairs ministry, says the outstanding liabilities on the capital projects of his ministry…
Jonathan storms Awujale’s Palace as journalists are barred
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-Ode President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan today stormed the palace of the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.)…
Lagos ITTF World Tour: Russian Tennis Star Hails Nigerians
Taiwo Adelu Nigerian players taking part in the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, Lagos World Tour have been described…
Welbeck Gets Death Threats For Scoring Against Man United
Police are investigating a vile racist tweet posted about Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck after he scored against his former club…
Nigeria Climb One Step On FIFA Ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles moved a place up to 41st position in the latest FIFA ranking released early today in Zurich,…
Two PDP chieftains killed in Benue – Police
The Police in Benue have confirmed the killing of two chieftains of the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP) at Gbinde village…
My Letter To Nigerian Youths On The 2015 Presidential Election
By Ariyo Dare Atoye I will be the first to admit that we are not where we should be yet.…
Synagogue: TB Joshua Appeals Coroner Appearance
Henry Ojelu The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, Prophet Temitope Joshua has appealed the ruling delivered…
So Who Doesn’t Want Change In Nigeria Today?
By Peter Claver Oparah The only constant thing in life, as the age old aphorism goes, is change. Implied in…
Use Of Card Readers For Elections
The idea of using card readers for the general elections slated for 28 March and 11 April, 2015 has continued…
Medical Students Association Seeks Release Of Abducted Colleague
Damilare Okunola The Nigerian Medical Students Association, NIMASA, has appealed to security operatives in the country to help ensure the…
IMOPOLY Students Protest N20k Acceptance Fee
Harrison Iyoha Imo State Polytechnic, Imo State is in crisis as the students and the school Rector, Rev. Fr. Wence…
NANS Was Wrong With Jonathan’s Endorsement
Sulaimon Adeyemi Wasiu Onikoro, a 400-level student of Islamic Law is the newly-elected President of the Lagos State University Students…
Morocco recalls ambassador to Nigeria, says King never spoke to Jonathan
Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Nigeria, in a row over whether the president of Nigeria is trying to use…
Hearing On Olu Of Agege Stool Moves To Lagos High Court
The raging battle between the Isiba and Otapo families over the stool of Olu of Agege has moved to the…
Foreign mercenaries arrive Nigeria to battle Boko Haram
JOHANNESBURG/DAKAR (Reuters) – Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give…
Chelsea players were acting like babies – Ibrahimovic
Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic accused Chelsea’s players of acting like “babies” after he was sent off during his side’s…
Female Russian cosmonaut, others return to earth
Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut on Thursday returned to Earth aboard a Soyuz space capsule after six months…
Shebab militants launch attack in Baidoa
Suspected members of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants Thursday attacked a fortified area containing regional government headquarters, an airport and a…
Buhari in Kaduna: Vote APC to end Nigeria’s suffering
Femi Adi/Kaduna The presidential candidate for All Progressives Congress, APC, Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari said any attempt by the electorate…
Dokubo, Tompolo, Gani Adams, get Jonathan’s oil contract
Nigeria’s national daily, the Nation Newspaper is reporting that the Federal Government is set to execute its new plan to…
PSG’s Blanc revels Chelsea’s triumph
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc declared that his team had “joined the big boys” after their potentially transformative victory over…
Two police officers shot in Ferguson
Two police officers in the flashpoint US town of Ferguson were shot early Thursday during a new protest over the…