Year: 2015
PDP denies manipulating Buhari’s certificate
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation has denied manipulating a document from Cambridge University to justify claims that General Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Nigeria’s army can’t handle Boko Haram alone: US commander
Turning the tide against Boko Haram will require a “huge” international effort, a top US military commander warned on Tuesday,…
Tambuwal appeals to politicians to shun violence
By Haladu ABUBAKAR Speaker of the House of Representatives and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Sokoto state said…
Boko Haram’s Child soldiers: New nightmare for Jonathan
Boko Haram, the Nigerian-based insurgent group is notorious for sending young girls, some of them 10 year-old on suicide bombing…
Army ignored Boko Haram attack notices on Baga, Monguno
Amnesty International claimed today that the Nigerian military were repeatedly warned of impending Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno…
Banks shut again in Ijebu-Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-ode Commercial banks in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state in western Nigeria remained shut for the second day today, over…
Ogun teachers end two-week old strike
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The almost two week-old industrial action embarked upon by teachers from both public primary and secondary schools in…
Boko Haram ‘bomb maker’ arrested – Police
A man suspected of being behind the manufacture of explosives used in a series of Boko Haram suicide attacks has…
Fresh Boko Haram raids kill many in Adamawa
Scores of people have been killed and many others forced to flee to the mountains following a renewed series of…
2015 Elections: 4 Brigade Gets New Commander
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the February 2015 general elections, the Army high Command has appointed Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye as Commander…
Re: Buhari Vs Jonathan Beyond The Election
By Dr. Kayode Fayemi We commend Professor Chukwuma Soludo’s for his insightful and incisive article published in the Vanguard and…
League Cup Tie Tonight: Rodgers Vows To Stop Mourinho
Opportunity knocks for Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Just 90 minutes stand between Brendan Rodgers and the…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
Ex-Eagles Keeper Agbonavbare Dies Of Cancer
The former Super Eagles goalie, Wilfred Agbonavbare has passed on early today in Spain. Agbonavbare who played for Rayo Vallecano…
Oil Thieves Invade Police Station, Kill 2 Policemen
Damilare Okunola & Yusuf Mohammed At least two police officers attached to the Owutu Police Division, Owutu, Agric, Ikorodu, Lagos…
Glo Listed Among Africa’s 6 Best Brands
Giant telecommunications outfit, Globacom, has been named as one of the six most admired brands on the continent of Africa.…
Fashola Lists Achievements In Mushin
With a robust list of accomplishments in the area, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, on Monday led the…
Faleke Named Director Of Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign For Lagos Office
Jamiu Yisa The House of Representatives member for Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Abiodun Faleke, has been appointed the Director of…
Jonathan’s Campaign Slams Soludo
President Goodluck Jonathan campaign on Monday reacted angrily to the criticism by the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor,…
Nigeria Can’t Be Fixed In 4 Years, Says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that no government could solve Nigeria’s problems within four years. The President painted this gloomy…
Tennis: NTF Assures More Tourneys In 2015
Damilare Okunola The Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, has assured players in the country that there would be enough tournaments for…
How PDP Campaigns For General Buhari
By Joe Igbokwe In actions and deeds PDP and handlers of President Jonathan have been making silly and unpardonable mistakes…
Buhari: A Daniel Come To Judgment Indeed
By Olumuyiwa Wahab Jimoh In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, the usurer cried out in court that the new judge was…
Unpaid 29-Month Pension Arrears
It is really disheartening and wicked the manner pensioners who had meritoriously served their fatherland are being subjected to severe…
85 Year-Old Community Leader Beheaded In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An 85 year-old community leader in Arougba village, in Oredo local government area of Benin metropolis, Goodluck Uwumahongie,…
Berdych stuns Nadal to reach Aussie Open semi
Czech Tomas Berdych ended a demoralising run of outs to dump a struggling Rafael Nadal out of the Australian Open…
FG approves N250bn for SMEs, says Sambo
The Federal Government has approved N250 billion for the establishment of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), Vice President Namadi…
2015 Election: Zaria leaves El-Rufai ‘speechless’
Mammoth crowd on Monday prevented the APC gubernatorial flag-bearer in Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i, from addressing campaign rally in…
I worked as school teacher in US to produce Adora – Bridget John
Bridget John is the producer of Adora, the film that won the Best Film in the Diaspora Category at the…
Microsoft profit dips as revenue rises
Microsoft on Monday reported that its quarterly profit dipped but revenue increased in a sign that it is adapting to…
Argentina to disband intelligence service after prosecutor death
President Cristina Kirchner on Monday said that she will disband Argentina’s intelligence service after a prosecutor was found dead just…