Year: 2015
APC’s clamour for change is mere hypocrisy, says Jonathan
Jethro Ibileke/Benin As campaigns for the 14 February, 2015 Presidential election hots up, President Goodluck Jonathan has described the…
Council of State has no power to postpone elections, says Falana
Nigeria’s human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said the the Council of State has no powers to postpone the general…
Army top brass, NSA mount pressure on Jega to postpone the election
Ahead of the Council of State meeting on Thursday, top military officers and the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki…
PDP accuses Amaechi of seizing federal allocations to councils
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi of not…
Bayelsa raises alarm over INEC’s refusal to release 147,802 PVCs
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa State Government has raised an alarm that, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is on…
Nigerians want continuity and change, says Obanikoro
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has stated that Nigerians want continuity at the federal level in Nigeria but change in Lagos state.…
Jonathan assured 98% victory in Anambra, says Ezenwa
The Coordinator of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation in Anambra, Chief Okey Ezenwa, said the party would…
EFCC declares Nyako, son wanted over money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared Murtala Nyako, the former governor of Adamawa and his son, AbdulAziz…
70 civilians, six troops ‘killed in Boko Haram rampage in Cameroon’
Boko Haram fighters killed nearly 70 civilians and six soldiers in an onslaught on the Cameroonian border town of Fotokol…
Supreme Court set for judgment in suit to nullify Gov. Akpabio’s election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed March 27, 2015, for judgment in an appeal brought by Mr Frank Okon, seeking…
PDP Using Police, FG Agencies To Terrorise APC Members
Kazeem Ugbodaga The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of using the Nigeria Police Force…
Robert Mugabe, 90, falls down the stairs
Zimbabwe’s 90-year-old President Robert Mugabe fell down a staircase on Wednesday as he walked off a podium after addressing supporters…
NUC abolishes Pass Degree
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has abolished the award of Pass Degree in Nigerian Universities with effect from the 2013/…
Plot To Shift Elections Thickens
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The plot to get the Independent National Electoral Commission shift the presidential election slated for Saturday, 14 February…
DR Congo Battle Ivory Coast For AFCON Final Ticket
A frosty reunion awaits Ivory Coast and DR Congo on Wednesday night in Bata when they meet in a 2015 AFCON…
CAF Bans Referee, Fines Tunisia $50k
CAF have banned referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn from Mauritius for six months and slapped a fine of $50,000 on Tunisia following…
2015 Elections: Jega Cancels Media Briefing
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja As preparations for the general elections gather momentum, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof…
Keeping The Nigerian Ship Afloat
By Rasak Musbau Former President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, once said: “I like a man proud…
How To Keep Nigeria As One In 2015
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema This article is, to a great extent, inspired by the interview with the Catholic Bishop of…
Buhari: Between Facts And Fallacies
By Lateef Raji Without any doubt, this is the season of desperation, lies, fallacies and monumental propaganda for the ruling…
Beyond Flight Bookings Made Easy
The Nigerian Aviation Portal launched two months ago by the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, is a step in the…
Lagos Now Has 5.9m Registered Voters –INEC
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says Lagos State now has 5.9 million registered voters ahead of next…
Boko Haram slits civilians’ throats in fresh attack
Boko Haram fighters slit civilians’ throats and torched the main mosque in the Cameroon border town of Fotokol during an…
LASU Re-Issues PhDs To 9 Lecturers
Kazeem Ugbodaga The authorities of the Lagos State University, LASU, have re-issued PhDs to nine lecturers whose certificates were earlier…
Truck Driver Faces Trial For Crushing Pregnant Woman To Death
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 40-year truck driver, Muyideen Oladosu, has been arrested and charged before Magistrate’s Court, Ejigbo for causing the…
Agbaje, Ambode To Sign Peace Pledge
Simon Ateba Jimi Agbaje and Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All…
Account For Missing N30 Trillion, APC Challenges Okonjo-Iweala
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has challenged Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…
Policemen, Drivers Clash Over N1,000
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at New Benin market area of Benin City on Tuesday evening, following a clash between…
Afenifere, A Disgrace To Yoruba Race —Akinrinade
The endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by the pan social-cultural Yoruba group, Afenifere, has been described as disgraceful, self-serving and…
Spirit of Lagos Urges Lagosians To Vote
Funsho Arogundade Moved by the need to bring the message of its ‘Do The Right Thing’ campaign closer to the…