Year: 2015
Tanzania president vows to end albino killings
Tanzania President, Jakaya Kikwete, promised on Tuesday in Dar es Salam, to end a wave of killings of albinos, saying…
Naira devaluation responsible for fuel scarcity – PPPRA
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on Tuesday blamed the current scarcity of petrol in the country on the…
NDLEA arrests 33 in Ekiti over cultivation of Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ekiti said on Tuesday that it had arrested 33 suspects over the…
Senate summons NNPC to defend budget
Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream has summoned the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to appear before it on Thursday to…
PDP will rule Nigeria for next 60 years – Patience Jonathan
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has declared that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) will continue to rule Nigeria for…
PDP commissions false movies to malign Buhari, Atiku, Amaechi – APC
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has alerted the nation of plans by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to…
19 killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger
At least 19 civilians were killed in a weekend attack by Boko Haram Islamists on three remote islands in Niger…
Amaechi swears in 21 CTC chairmen, directs them to oust criminals
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Against the increasing rate of violent crimes in Rivers state, Governor Rotimi Amaechi has urged the newly…
Apple edges Samsung, retakes smartphone throne
Apple overtook Samsung to regain the top position in global smartphone sales in the fourth quarter, a market tracker said…
Di Maria will flourish at Man Utd – Van Gaal
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says British record signing Angel Di Maria should be given more time to justify…
Court fixes March 6 for ruling on TB Joshua’s appeal
Henry Ojelu/Ikpeme Edikan A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja today adjourned till March 6 for ruling on an…
N.Korea set to strike US after warnings
North Korea’s foreign minister warned Tuesday Pyongyang had the power to conduct a “pre-emptive strike” on the United States, following…
Pacquiao begins training for ‘fight of my life’
Manny Pacquiao called his boxing showdown with Floyd Mayweather “the fight of my life” as he got down to work…
Terry to get new Chelsea deal – Mourinho
Chelsea captain John Terry is to be awarded a contract extension to keep him at the club beyond the end…
Network for peaceful elections formed in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A network of organizations for peaceful elections in Edo state has been formed in the three senatorial districts…
555 PVCs Belong to Dead People in Ogun, says INEC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun state has declared that it has discovered 555 Permanent Voter…
I Can’t Work With Foreign Coach, Keshi Tells NFF
Out of contract coach of Nigeria’s senior national team, Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has denied some of the reports surrounding…
Bash Ali Marks Birthday At Kuje Prison
The NEXIM Bank’s case against Nigeria’s World Boxing Federation (WBF) champion, Bashiru Lawrence Ali a.k.a Bash Ali is scheduled to…
The Struggle For The Soul Of Nigeria As Corruption Fights Back
By Joe Igbokwe A friend once told me that the struggle for the soul of Nigeria is not going to…
On Qualification For National Leadership
By Uchenna Nwankwo Nigeria’s 2015 Presidential election campaigns are getting murkier and murkier by the day and indeed disappointingly personal…
Shareholders And The Unclaimed N70b Dividend
Over the years the value of unclaimed dividends in the Nigerian stock market has continued to increase. From a very…
Professional Liars Dominate PDP, Says Ajomale
The Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State Chapter, Otunba Henry Ajomale has described the incessant media attacks on the…
Why Oil Region Will Only Accept Jonathan
By Tim Cocks/Reuters The most impressive building in Otuoke, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s home town in the oil producing Niger…
Excessive Paracetamol Linked To Heart Attack Risk —Report
Daily paracetamol could raise the risk of heart attacks, stroke and early death, a major study warned on Tuesday. It…
Ebonyi Paralysed As Youths Protest Plot To Impeach Gov
As plans to impeach Governor Martins Elechi of Ebonyi State continue, commercial activities were on Monday paralysed in Abakaliki, the state capital…
DEFAMATION: Osinbajo Seeks N2b Damages Against Fani-Kayode
Henry Ojelu Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the running mate of All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, has commenced…
Madonna wants ‘a drink’ with French far-right leader Le Pen
Madonna wants to “sit down and have a drink” with France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen to hear out the…
Don’t succumb to intimidation, Jonathan tells PDP members
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to succumb to the intimidation of…
Nigerian troops kill 70 Boko Haram fighters in Konduga
Nigerian troops backed by civilian vigilantes on Tuesday claimed to have killed more than 70 Boko Haram fighters in a…
Saudi beheads rapist, murderer
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted rapist and a murderer on Tuesday, bringing to 37 the number of death sentences carried…