Year: 2015
Abia Governorship Election Tribunal upholds Ikpeazu’s election
The Abia Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, on Tuesday upheld the declaration of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as governor…
Tribunal upholds Ikpeazu’s election
The Abia Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, on Tuesday upheld the declaration of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as governor…
U-17 World Cup: Mexico’ll be ready for Nigeria, says coach
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Mexico, Mario Arteaga, has boasted that though the Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have shown to be…
Crude oil rises but glut keeps lid on gains
Oil rises on Tuesday but pressured by a glut in supply and worries about a fragile demand outlook. Brent crude…
MTN renews operating spectrum, licence with $94.2m
South Africa’s MTN on Tuesday said the Nigerian regulator had renewed its operations and licence up to 2021 at a…
U-17 World Cup: We’re ready for Nigeria, Mexico coach
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Mexico, Mario Arteaga, has boasted that though the Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have shown to be…
Amnesty to collaborate with Niger-Delta agencies on job creation
Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd.), Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), on Tuesday said the organisation was collaborating with Niger Delta agencies…
Borno Central has been displaced by Boko Haram – Sen Garbai
The senator-elect for Borno Central, Alhaji Babakaka Garbai, on Tuesday said his major task at the Senate would be to…
Kaduna: Police arraign 51 Yan Sara-Suka members
The Police Command in Kaduna on Tuesday said it had arraigned 51 street gang members, popularly known as ‘Yan Sara-Suka’…
Afenifere hasn’t derailed from Awolowo’s philosophy
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, says the group has not derailed from the philosophy of Afenifere which the…
Anti-Audu rumour: APC group defends National Women Leader
Taiwo Adelu Coalition of APC Support Groups has risen up to defend Hajjiya Ramotu Aliyu, the National Women Leader of…
South African cops surrender after caught on camera killing suspect
South African police officers who killed a suspected robber by shooting him in the head as he lay on the…
Poultry farmers decry low patronage in Calabar
Some poultry farmers in Calabar, southern Nigeria, have expressed worries over low patronage of their business. They made this known…
NDLEA nabs notorious drug dealer in Plateau
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Plateau, has arrested an alleged notorious psychotropic drug dealer operating in the…
Abba Moro mocks APC, says its still reciting campaign promises
Former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has mocked Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that the…
Man sent to prison for slapping wife’s friend over gossip
A 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Ejigbo and remanded in prison for…
Badaru gets 8 special advisers, urges them to deliver
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has sworn in eight new Special Advisers. This was contained in a statement by Malam…
Be honest with Benue’s finances, Abba Moro tells Ortom
Former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has advised Governor Samuel Ortom to be honest in disclosing the exact income…
Osun lawmakers beg doctors to end strike
The Osun House of Assembly, has appealed to the striking medical and dental workers in the state hospitals to suspend…
TAMING LAGOS TRAFFIC CHAOS
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Like every cosmopolitan city across the world, Lagos also experiences gridlock. The gridlock, widely referred to as…
Football, News, Sports, World News
I’m happy at Chelsea, says Cesc Fabregas as he denies Mourinho rift
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has denied media allegations he is organising a dressing room revolt against manager Jose Mourinho. ‘The…
Delta Steel Company to commence operation in 2016 – Okowa
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said the multi-billion naira Delta Steel Company, Ovwian-Aladja, would commence full…
Football, News, Sports, World News
Football fans split between Kaka and Ozil
On Twitter, Kaka has been trending for hours and so is Ozil. Both players became the center of attraction after…
UN scribe pays homage to journalists killed in line of duty
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday honoured journalists and media workers who were killed in the line of duty for…
COMMON SENSE ECONOMICS
By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji Theories and economic arguments are short-sighted, because we are talking about human beings. Poverty has nothing to…
Establish children’s parliament, Aisha Buhari urges governors
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on state governors to establish children’s parliament with a view…
Ban ki-Moon joins Buhari, calls for global anti-corruption campaign
The call for global anti-corruption campaign by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria seems to have caught the eye of the…
EVOLVING NEW STRATEGIES TO COMBAT INSECURITY IN LAGOS
Ayo Afuwape No significant change can be seen or experienced if the same method is being used to perform the…
Not all ministers will have full control of ministry – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari will assign portfolios to all his 36 ministers, the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu has said, noting that,…
U-17 World Cup: Nigeria to take on Mexico in semis
Mexico has been named as Nigeria’s opponents in the semi-final match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be played…