Year: 2015
INEC to engage over 33, 860 ad-hoc staff in Lagos
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said that it would engage no fewer than 33, 860 ad-hoc staff…
Police guarantee safety of materials, electoral officers
Alhaji Bala Hassan, the Assistant Inspector General of Police ( AIG) for Zone 10, said on Thursday that measures have…
Dokubo invited severally over inflammatory statements, says DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS), said on Thursday that it had invited Asari Dokubo, an ex-Niger Delta militant, several…
FG uncovers plans to give female suicide bombers PVCs during election
The Federal Government said it had uncovered plans by some unscrupulous Nigerians to hijack and hand over Permanent Voter Cards…
Nigeria’s Naira slumps 0.75 %, exchanges N194 to $USD
Nigeria’s naira fell 0.75 percent in volatile trades against the dollar shortly after the forex market opened as demand for…
In Pictures: Black Heritage 2015
Black Heritage 2015 theme: Road To Sambisa. Photos: Idowu Ogunleye
IMF concerned about Ecobank Nigeria’s weak capital
Ecobank Transnational Inc., a lender with operations across much of sub-Saharan Africa that is embroiled in a court battle with…
Elections: Council Of State In Crucial Talks
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A crucial meeting of Nigeria National Council of State presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan was going on…
Don’t Vote For Jonathan, Soyinka Lists Reasons
Simon Ateba Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, declared on Thursday that no one should vote for the continuation of President…
Man Jailed 7 Yrs For Stealing TV
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 25-year-old man, Robert Abariko, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing three…
King Of Jordan May Lead Airstrikes On ISIS
Jordan’s King Abdullah, a trained pilot, could lead revenge airstrikes on Islamic State himself, it has been revealed. DailyMailOnline reports…
Lagos APC Accuses PDP Of Terrorising Members With Police
Kazeem Ugbodaga The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of using the Nigeria Police Force…
2015 AFCON: Ghana Don’t Scare Us, E/Guinea Boast
Equatorial Guinea have the ability to cope with Ghana’s attacking threat in Thursday’s African Nations Cup semi-final; and will not…
Tenni: ‘Okoya-Thomas, Father To Us’
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)/Africa Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) has described the demise of Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas as a…
Valentine’s Day And A Presidential Election
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Many years after his death, inspiring words and writings of the late American human rights activist, Martins…
February 14: An Open Letter To Nigerians
By Joe Igbokwe A dying British soldier at the battle of Trafalgar Square cried out with a loud voice: “England…
Reflections On February 2015 Elections
By Ayo Fasanmi As February 2015 elections draw near, global focus is on Nigeria. There are several reasons for this…
Kano declares Friday public holiday for PVCs collection
The Kano State Government has declared Friday, Feb. 6 public holiday to allow civil servants who have not collected their…
How Safe Are School Children During Polls?
Tension is thick in the air. The stakes are very high. And the major gladiators and their supporters are throwing…
Lagos State Students’ Union Endorses Ambode
Damilare Okunola The National Union of Lagos State Students, NULASS, said that it has endorsed Akinwunmi Ambode, gubernatorial candidate of…
NANS Divided Over Jonathan Endorsement
The national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, is not in agreement over the endorsement of President…
Knocks For FG Over Plans To Keep Students In School
Harrison Iyoha Nigerian students and their parents have reportedly slammed the Federal Government following comments by the Minister of Education,…
Tambuwal promises quality education, potable water
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Sokoto state, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal said that his administration would provide quality…
Sokoto PDP guber aspirant joins APC
By Haladu Abubakar/Sokoto Alhaji Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, former PDP gubernatorial aspirant on Wednesday renounced his membership of the party and…
Jonathan, PDP not trying to postpone elections – Fani Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, Director, Directorate of Media and Publicity, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation has said that neither the…
Gunmen kidnap four oil workers in Bayelsa
Gunmen riding in a speedboat kidnapped four Nigerian oil workers in the crude-producing Niger Delta, the military said Wednesday, as…
Jonathan has implemented people-oriented programmes, re-elect him – Bafarawa
Former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to massively vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in the February…
Obasanjo says no further comments on Nigeria
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, may have adopted a ‘siddon look’ attitude on Nigerian affairs, at least for now. The…
Ebola not over yet, new cases soar in Guinea, LIberia, Sierra Leone
The weekly number of new Ebola cases registered across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone rose in the last week of…
Johnny Depp weds Amber Heard in secret wedding
Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp has married actress Amber Heard in secret at their home in Los Angeles, US media said…