Year: 2015
Niger’s President picked to contest second term
Niger’s ruling party chose President Mahamadou Issoufou on Saturday as its candidate at elections set for next February, when he…
VIDEO: Accept election results, TB Joshua urges Tanzanian opposition leader
Emmanuel Mwita/Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Watch Video Here: The influence that Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua wields across Africa and the…
Gov. Ishaku to appeal Taraba tribunal verdict
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba has promised to appeal the verdict of the Elections Petitions Tribunal which nullified his election…
Court grants Intels’ application in suit on oil, gas free zone amendment Act
of Justice John Isoho of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday granted Intels Nigeria Ltd.’s application to be joined…
Glo charges Eaglets to go for World Cup glory
Africa’s biggest supporter of football, Globacom has advised the Golden Eaglets to go for glory as they face fellow African…
I’ll deal with officials extorting money from motorists, New LASTMA CEO
Kazeem Ugbodaga The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Rtd Assistant Inspector…
Chelsea three points from relegation zone after Stoke defeat
Talks of finishing in the top four for Chelsea is increasingly becoming unlikely after the defending champions lost 1-0 to…
U-17 Cup Final: Osimhen warned not seek personal glory
Top scorer of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015, Nigerian Victor Osimhen has been warned not to seek…
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Strike like thunder against Mali, Buhari instructs Osimhen
For about 25 minutes on Saturday evening, President Muhammadu Buhari showed that he was more than a politician, he revealed…
Robben, Lewandoski fire Bayern to 4-0 win against Stuttgart
Leaders Bayern Munich hit four first-half goals against Stuttgart to earn an 11th win in 12 Bundesliga matches and move…
Lingard stars as Man Utd see off West Brom
Jesse Lingard scored his first Manchester United goal as Louis van Gaal’s side beat West Brom. Winger Lingard, 22, curled…
Taraba verdict another interference by the ‘executive’, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged its members across the country, especially in Taraba, to remain undaunted as the…
Taraba tribunal judgement ridiculous, says Fayose
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Saturday described the tribunal judgement which sacked the Taraba State Governor,…
Saraki, Tambuwal, others attend Wamakko’s daughter’s wedding
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Saturday led several other senators and members of the House of Representatives to witness the…
Alhassan: Taraba APC supporters hail tribunal verdict
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Taraba on Saturday said the court had restored their joy and glory…
Nigerian Army rescues 20 abducted persons, clears Boko Haram enclaves
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday said it had rescued 20 abducted persons, after clearing four more suspected Boko Haram…
We’re on steady path to fulfil our vision for Lagos, says Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday assured Lagosians that his administration is strongly committed to achieving the vision of…
Four siblings killed in Lagos collapsed building
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck on Saturday at Magodo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as a collapsed bungalow building killed four…
MTN fined $1,000 for each line uncut – NCC
Africa’s leading telecommunication outfit, MTN was fined $1,000 for each line uncut by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) resulting to…
Election tribunal removes Taraba governor, declares Aisha Alhassan winner
The Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has removed Taraba governor, Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party…
A toast to Reuben Abati at 50 by Toni Kan
– “If you give me a space, I occupy it. If you expand the space, I expand myself.” – Reuben…
$5.2bn Fine: Olu Falae’s kidnappers used unregistered MTN line
It has been revealed that the kidnappers of former Nigerian Finance Minister and runner-up candidate in the 1999 presidential election,…
Nigerian asylum seekers arrested in South Africa
The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Ikechukwu Anyene, said on Saturday that lawyers are intensifying efforts to free…
Win U-17 World Cup for Buhari, NFF charges Eaglets
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has urged the Golden Eaglets to create record for themselves and Nigeria by winning U-17…
Chief Judge frees trado-doctor, 3 other inmates in Edo
The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Cromwell Idahosa, on Friday ordered the release of four prison inmates. Idahosa gave…
Military clears 9 more Boko Haram camps in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Friday that it had cleared nine more suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps in its operations…
Police arrest 83 Biafrans in Bayelsa
Nigerian police said they arrested more than 80 members of a Biafran separatist movement on Friday during one of a…
FG proposes N8 trillion 2016 budget
The Nigerian government is proposing a budget of 7 to 8 trillion naira for 2016, up from 4.4 trillion this…
Buhari to revitalise, expand vocational training centres nationwide
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja directed the Federal Ministries of Works and Lands, Housing and Urban Development to urgently…
Saraki’s Trial: NBA to investigate lawyers action
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says it will investigate the action of the senior counsel who represented the Senate President,…