Year: 2015
Lawyers want new Justice Minister to ensure speedy prosecution of corruption cases
Some lawyers have urged the new Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), to ensure diligent prosecution of…
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Amuneke to continue on with Golden Eaglets, NFF says
Seyi Akinwunmi, the First Vice-President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says the federation has decided that Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach…
Police Impound 105 Okadas, Arrest 98 Riders
Kazeem Ugbodaga In a bid to promote safer Lagos, the Lagos State Joint Taskforce Team has arrested 98 riders and…
Kano Govt. approves N18m for purchase of JAMB forms
The Kano Government has approved more than N18million for the purchase and distribution of JAMB forms for prospective candidates in…
2 men in court for alleged N3.7m fraud
The police in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday arraigned two persons Lekan Fadahunsi,29, and Henry Johnson,24, in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court…
Marketers call for release of N413bn subsidy claim
Some accredited oil subsidy marketers on Thursday said the failure of Federal Government to release the approved N413 billion subsidy…
Lagos will intensify community security at grassroots – Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor,. Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration is committed to community development as well as intensifying community…
Presidential candidate looses bid to quash N66m fraud trial
Eromosele Ebhomele Chief Ambrose Ambrose Owuru, candidate of the of the Hope Democratic Party, HDP, has lost his bid to…
N1.46bn: We didn’t obtain Ex-Taraba gov’s statement under duress – EFCC
The trial of a former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
Edo: Double tragedy as man commits suicide, teenager crushed by truck
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was double tragedy in Benin, capital of Edo state, on Tuesday as a man, Christopher Duffoir, allegedly…
Charles Taylor is not dead, says UK Govt
Jailed Liberian war criminal and ex-President Charles Taylor is alive, contrary to rumours circulating on social media, the UK’s Ministry…
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Supreme Court suspends Saraki’s trial at CCT
The Supreme Court this morning halted further proceedings in the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of…
Niger: 25 dead in Boko Haram raid, clash with army
au Around 25 people have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent…
US, EU worried over Nigeria’s policy on access to foreign currency
The United States and the European Union have raised concerns at the World Trade Organization about Nigeria’s central bank curbs…
I’ll discover more oil and gas, Kachikwu assures Nigerians
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachiwkwu, on Wednesday said the ministry would focus on boosting revenue…
Ex-Perm Sec returns two cars to State House
The former Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr Nebolisa Emordi, on Wednesday returned the two official cars and Villa…
FFK goes religious, says ministers need prayers
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged Nigerians to pray for the newly sworn-in ministers,…
Adeosun assumes duty, Amaechi goes on leave
The newly sworn-in ministers have been gearing up for work in different ways. While new Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi…
Dokpesi does not speak for PDP, says Metuh
National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, said the apology credited to the party’s National Conference…
Triumphant Entry: Rapturous fans welcome Golden Eaglets home
Thousands of sports fans in Abuja on Wednesday converged on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport to welcome the 2015 FIFA U-17…
Reps want Agip Oil to contain spill in Bayelsa
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, urged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company to clean up recent multiple oil spills to…
Ngige: I’m ready to tackle unemployment in Nigeria
Dr Chris Ngige, the newly appointed Minister of Labour and Employment, has assured Nigerians of the readiness of the ministry…
APC or PDP, let’s drive change agenda, says Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the new Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Development, has urged the directors of the ministry to…
Ben Bruce gets some bashing over Fashola, Amaechi tweets
Senator Ben Bruce representing Bayelsa East constituency, in Bayelsa state has suffered some bashing on Twitter over comments he passed…
Tinubu to Fashola, Amaechi others: Be prepared to solve problems
Former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has congratulated the newly sworn-in ministers, charging them to be problem solvers. In…
SDP plots for 2019 general elections
Eromosele Ebhomele The Social Democratic Party, SDP, is to commence its ward congresses across the Nigeria in what the party…
El-Rufai no longer ‘Accidental Public Servant’, says Tinubu
Femi Adi/Kaduna Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday in Kaduna said former Federal Capital Territory Minister…
Fayose to Fayemi: it’s time to work for Ekiti
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, western Nigeria on Wednesdat congratulated his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, over his…
Oshiomhole threatens to expose fraud perpetrated under Lucky Igbinedion
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Wednesday threatened to convey all files containing alleged cases of fraud…
My exit from EFCC, “an act of God” – Lamorde
Ibrahim Lamorde has described his exit from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as “an act of God”. Lamorde…