Year: 2015
Headlines, Metro, News, Politics
Emerging Market analysts predict victory for Buhari
*Jonathan is poised to likely receive a cold Valentine’s Day gift of ejection from the presidential palace at Aso Rock…
Jega and our right to vote
By Femi Gbajabiamila Human Suffrage (the right to vote) is so fundamental and inalienable that it has found its way…
Madrid snatch Norway’s midfield talent of the century
A complete unknown only a year ago, Norwegian prodigy Martin Oedegaard’s transfer to Real Madrid has set his fledgling career…
US gives $6 million to Syria opposition government
Syria’s opposition interim government said Thursday it had received $6 million from the United States in the first direct US…
FG okays payment of entitlements to 1,669 PHCN workers
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, on Wednesday said Government had raised a validation list to pay for Pension…
INEC requires 750, 000 ad-hoc staff for 2015 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would require no fewer than 750, 000 ad hoc staff to conduct…
If Buhari leaves APC, the party will die – Jigawa Governor
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state has claimed that General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress…
APC cannot solve Nigeria’s problems, says Gov. Lamido
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa said on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) lacked solutions to Nigeria’s challenges. Lamido…
India’s President rolls out red carpet for Obama
Barack Obama arrives in India this weekend for an unprecedented second visit by a serving US president, the honoured guest…
The poor will live better by 2030, says Gates
The lives of the poor will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any time in history, billionaire…
Aussie Open: Serena Williams survives scare to advance
Top seed Serena Williams almost sleepwalked to an Australian Open upset Thursday before finding her mojo and bulldozing Vera Zvonareva…
Katsina school releases Buhari’s Cambridge result
The result of the Cambridge West African School certificate examination taken in 1961 by Muhammadu Buhari has been released by…
FG earmarks N50bn to purchase tractors for farmers
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had earmarked N50 billion for the purchase of tractors for distribution to farmers…
Nigerians will continue to enjoy freedom if re-elected, Jonathan promises
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday promised Nigerians that they would continue to enjoy freedom as contained in the law of…
FG to reopen diversion to Alimosho road
The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Godwin Eke, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would reopen the diversion leading to…
Formula One: Hamilton confident over new Mercedes deal
World champion Lewis Hamilton said Wednesday he felt “no stress” regarding signing a new Formula One contract with the Mercedes…
Bird Flu Kills 420 Poultry Birds In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An outbreak of Avian Influenza Virus which causes Avian Influenza disease in birds, popularly known as Bird Flu,…
PDP condemns attack on Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday condemned Tuesday’s attack on its presidential campaign team in Katsina by suspected supporters…
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You deserve compensation, Amosun tells hosts of LNG project
*Reveals that Project is back on course Abiodun Onafuye/Ode Omi Governor Ibikunke Amosun of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria has said…
One dies, 5 vehicles burnt in clashes between PDP-APC fans
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Police in Kano, northwest Nigeria have confirmed the death of one person and burning of five vehicles when…
APC condemns attack on Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the reported stoning of the campaign convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in…
Uganda’s LRA commander now detained in The Hague
A Ugandan commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army arrived at the International Criminal Court detention centre in The Hague…
Shameful: Cameroon frees German abducted in Nigeria by Boko Haram
Cameroon said Wednesday its forces have freed a German hostage kidnapped six months ago in Nigeria by Boko Haram, as…
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In Pictures: President Jonathan’s rally in Kano
A day after Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress held a rally in…
Lagos Orders TAN To Remove Jonathan’s Posters
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has ordered the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria (TAN) and its affiliates to immediately remove…
Boko Haram leader taunts Itno, Biya, Issouffou in new video
The head of Boko Haram — the enigmatic Abubakar Shekau — has openly taunted the countries being menaced by the…
234 die from 298 road accidents in Ogun
No fewer than 234 people lost their lives in 298 road accidents in Ogun from January, 2014 to December, 2014,…
Why I’ve Been Avoiding The Media —Funke Akindele
Funsho Arogundade Top actress and producer, Funke Akindele, has said that she has been busy working at locations and sees…
Singer Monica Returns With ‘Monicanization’
Daniels Ekugo America-based Nigerian singer Monica Omorodion Swaida has finally released her debut album titled Monicanization. Monica, who started singing…
AfricaMagic Ramps Up Preparation For AMVCA 2015
Funsho Arogundade As preparations ramp up for the third edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCAs, Wangi Mba-Uzokwu,…