Year: 2016
Protesters ask Fayose to pack and go
Protesters in Ado Ekiti on Friday, asked Governor Ayodele Fayose to resign his position as governor of the state. Workers…
Okada ban stays, Appeal court rules
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has floored commercial motor-cycle riders at the Appeal Court over their restriction from 475…
Ikorodu Crisis: We have restored peace – Police
The crisis that engulfed some parts of Ikorodu area of Lagos State have been brought under control, Police Spokesperson, SP…
Kwankwaso secures release of 170 prison inmates in Kano
Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso on Friday secured the release of 170 inmates from various prisons in Kano after paying their fines.…
World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria, Algeria, Cameroon, Zambia in Group B
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday placed alongside Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia in Group B for the Africa…
Supreme Court affirms 14-year jail term for robbery convict
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed a 14-year jailed term slammed on Niran Lawal for attempted robbery. The lead judgment…
Brexit will hurt Nigeria – Don
Professor Amadu Sesay of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, on Friday said Britain’s decision to…
NFF retires referee over professional misconduct
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has retired one of its referees, Mr Abiodun Alaba, with immediate effect. This is contained…
Fashola begs employers not to sack workers
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has advised industrialists, directors and other employers of labour in…
Lagos decongests 3rd mainland bridge traffic
The Lagos State Government has finally reduced the perennial traffic on Third Mainland Bridge during peak hours with the completion…
Forensic audit needed for Nigerian states
David Oladipupo Kuranga In the past several months both Fitch and Moodys downgraded Nigeria’s credit worthiness a significant notch, citing…
Technology is key to grow maritime industry – Peterside
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stated that technology is…
Update: 50 killed in militant attacks in Ikorodu
No fewer than 50 persons were feared killed on Thursday night when militants invaded border town communities between Ogun and…
The game has changed…
Reuben Abati “My brother, I think all the people saying they have not seen any change should by now be…
Sanders says he’ll vote for Clinton
Bernie Sanders said Friday he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election in November, bowing to his…
Kogi Commissioner to fight child, women abuse
Mrs Bolanle Amupitan, the new Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Kogi, says her major focus will be…
Fresh militants’ attack hit Ikorodu communities
Gunmen suspected to be militants have invaded the Igbolomu and Ishawo areas of Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State.…
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, Ndidi Obioha & Elohor Aisien cover Vanguard Allure’s Wedding Issue
Gracing the cover of Vanguard Allure’s latest issue tagged the “Super Wedding Planners” are three of Nigeria’s finest wedding planners.…
Consumers groan over costly kerosene
Consumers of household kerosene in the Federal Capital Territory have raised concerns over the continued increase in the price of…
The unbearable cost of political foolishness by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe I have written before about the profound pain that attaches to the vocation of commenting regularly on…
Brexit: France holds emergency cabinet meeting
Reactions have continued to trail Britain after the country voted on Thursday in a referendum to leave the European Union.…
CAF kicks ES Setif out of Champions League
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has disqualified Algerian side ES Setif from further participation in the ongoing 2016 African…
Nigerians in UK disappointed over referendum result
A cross section of Nigerians in Europe on Friday expressed disappointment over the decision of the UK in a referendum…
See the man who will be British prime minister after Cameron quits
Boris Johnson could become Prime Minister within weeks after David Cameron dramatically announced his resignation from Downing Street. Mr Cameron…
Equatorial Guinea president appoints son as VP
Equatorial Guinea’s veteran ruler, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, on Wednesday named his son Teodorin Nguema Obiang vice president of the tiny…
It’s time for forensic audit of states
In the past several months both Fitch and Moodys downgraded Nigeria’s credit worthiness a significant notch, citing increased investor concern…
New militant group springs up, demands sovereign state
Despite the recent efforts of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration to bring succour to the crisis-ravaged oil-rich Niger Delta…
Fayose claims Zenith Bank apologizes for denying funding his election
Ayodele Fayose, the Ekiti State Governor, has revealed that a top management team of Zenith Bank Plc has begged him…
Pound sinks to a 31-year low as Britain quits EU
The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and there was pandemonium on currency, equity and oil markets Friday as Britain…
Brexit: David Cameron steps down as UK Prime Minister
Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Mr…