Year: 2015
Jonathan promises first Co-operative University in Southwest
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised to set up the first Co-operative University in the country to be cited in…
Game On! Mayweather to fight Pacquiao on May 2
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will meet Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in the mega-fight more than…
Naira hits N215 to dollar at BDC’s segment
The naira on Friday depreciated by N5 to the dollar as it traded N215 at the Bureau De Change (BDCs)…
Watch out: Deadly ‘thogotovirus’ discovered in US
US health authorities on Friday announced the discovery of a new virus believed to be responsible for the death of…
Pacquiao, Mayweather mega-fight confirmed
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will meet Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in the mega-fight their fans…
Pirlo’s wonder strike lifts Juventus 10 points clear
Juventus warmed up for their Champions League last-16 clash against Borussia Dortmund next week with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over…
UN ‘strongly urges’ Nigeria not to postpone elections again
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly urged Nigeria on Friday to avoid another delay in holding elections and expressed concern over…
Security operatives foil attack on Calabar prisons
Security Operatives comprising the Army, Police, Prison Officers and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday foiled an…
Chief of Naval Staff calls for cordial civilian-military relations
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Usman Jibrin, on Friday called on officers and ratings to maintain a cordial civilian-military…
Ireland plans gay marriage referendum on May 22
Ireland is planning to hold a historic referendum on lifting a ban on same-sex marriage on May 22, Irish Prime…
Lagos begins demolition of burnt Balogun Market
The Lagos State Government on Friday began the demolition of the three buildings gutted by fire on Jan. 12 at…
Lagos INEC yet to recieve 400,000 PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Friday said about 400, 000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) were…
Agric Minister, 4 other Africans for AfDB presidential race
Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister, Akinwumi Adesina, and Ethiopia’s Finance Minister, Sufian Ahmed, are among the five candidates who have been shortlisted…
APC will be shocked on election day, says Obanikoro
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, former Minister of State for Defence has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state…
Okocha Elected Delta FA Chairman
Former Super Eagles’ captain, Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha has been elected chairman of the Delta State Football Association. At the elections…
PDP will free Lagosians from oppression, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday in Lagos that victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming general…
Poll shift affects naira, stock exchange
The postponement of Nigeria’s general election has hit the country’s faltering economy, adding to existing pressures caused by the global…
Rodgers backs Balotelli over penalty storm
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers on Friday backed striker Mario Balotelli over the penalty controversy which marred his side’s 1-0 Europa…
Nigerian woman latest victim in India’s rape capital
Police in Delhi arrested four men on Friday in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a Nigerian woman in a…
Controversy Trails Varsity SUG Election
Damilare Okunola All is not well with Nigerian students studying at the Ecole Professionale Specialissee, EPS, following controversy that trailed…
OAU Students Demand Apology From Osinbajo
Akintola Lukman Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have demanded an apology from the Vice Presidential candidate of…
Over 1,000 Students For Campus Heat Maiden Awards
Damilare Okunola At leas 1000 students across the federation will participate in the maiden edition of Campus Heat Awards, P.M.NEWS…
UNIJOS Students Kick Against New Levy
Harrison Iyoha The announcement by the management of the University of Jos, UNIJOS, that students should resume immediately for the…
Samsung Goes ‘Beyond The Limit’
Samsung Electronics is introducing a range of products to the African market at the sixth annual Africa Forum in Antalya,…
Helping Farmers Earn Money Through Training
By Prince Arinze Onebunne Inadequate regional food supplies, diminishing quality of health, and increasing environmental deterioration are the three key…
Nigerian Player Banned Over Double Dealing
A Nigerian professional footballer has found himself in trouble for double dealing. The Albanian football authorities have slapped a four-month…
U-17 Tourney: Eaglets Tackle Zambia For W/Cup Ticket
Nigeria U-17 will take on Zambia in the third game of the ongoing 2015 African U-17 Championship slated for tomorrow in…
Eagles Need Coach Now, Says Chukwu
As the controversy of the coaching job of the Super Eagles drags on, former national team handler, Christian ‘Chairman’ Chukwu…
Songwriter Tonye Drops New Song Ari Belema
Bolatito Adebola Nigerian international recording artiste and songwriter, Tonye Garrick, has released a new song titled Ari Belema. Ari Belema,…
P-Square, Don Jazzy In CapeTown For Collabo
Kayode Aponmade Mavin Records’ boss Don Jazzy alongside P-Square and Jude Okoye recently stormed Cape Town, South Africa. The music…