Year: 2016
Army arrests husband of rescued Chibok schoolgirl
A suspected Boko Haram terrorist who claimed to be the husband of the rescued Chibok schoolgirl has been arrested by…
We can generate 12,000 megawatts of electricity-Fashola
With Nigeria currently generating less than 3,000 megawatts of electricity which has led to outages in many communities, the Minister…
N1.2bn Fraud: EFCC re-arraigns former HOS Oronsaye
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday re-arraigned former Head of Service, Steve Oronsaye at Federal High Court,…
Oshiomhole threatens Edo workers, no work, no pay
Jethro Ibilleke/Benin: Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has directed workers in the state Public Service to shun the strike…
France returns artifact illegally exported from Nigeria
France has officially presented to Nigeria the Nok Terracotta that was repatriated after it was intercepted in France while in…
Jonathan gave Metuh N400m-Okupe
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: Dr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan told the Federal High Court, Abuja…
Army confirms Chibok schoolgirl found
Nigeria’s army on Wednesday confirmed that a girl rescued in a Boko Haram enclave in the northeast is one of…
New app offers lowest price
A new communication app that enables video conferencing, talk, text and file sharing on an array of devices has hit…
Lagos: No show for strike
Lagos State workers on Wednesday defied the call by the organised labour to embark on a nationwide strike over hike…
Ambode lights up 600km of roads, warns against vandalisation
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that so far, about 600km network of roads and streets in 366 locations…
Anambra workers too busy for strike
The indefinite strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) did not hold as expected as commercial and social activities…
Its business as usual in Rivers as strike flops
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The gates of the federal secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers state were wide open as workers were…
UBA restrategises, appoints five EDs to Group board
Lagos, Nigeria, 17 May, 2016 – United Bank for Africa PLC, the leading pan Africa banking group, with…
Bank workers, customers have no time for strike in Lagos
Bank workers and customers in Lagos ignored the call by a faction of NLC that workers should go on strike…
One of kidnapped Chibok girls found
One of the kidnapped Chibok Girls has been found by members of a vigilante group seven hundred and sixty-four days…
Abuja, Ogun workers ignore NLC strike
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja, Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Majority of the workers in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and Abeokuta, Ogun State, ignored the…
Forte Oil Plc debunks selling petrol at N115
Forte Oil Plc, Nigeria’s renowned indigenous major marketer of refined petroleum products on Wednesday debunked reports making waves on social…
‘Fuel Attendants’ most important persons in Nigeria by Seun Bisuga
When the list of the most important persons in Nigeria is compiled for the first half of the year, I…
Fire destroys 40 shops in Ladipo auto market
No fewer than 40 lock-up shops with different auto spare parts worth millions of naira were on Wednesday morning destroyed…
Workers shun strike in Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa, Jigawa
Normal activities are continuing in Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa, and Jigawa states, as residents ignored the call by the Nigeria Labour…
North west workers ignore NLC strike
Public and private sector workers in five states of the North West on Wednesday defied the nationwide strike action ordered…
I am unemployed, says Doyin Okupe
By Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja Former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe told a court in Abuja today that he…
Ebonyi workers join strike action
The organised labour in Ebonyi on Wednesday began a nationwide strike organised by the labour to protest the recent hike…
Orange extends sales operations to Nigeria
With many African countries tilting towards more digitally inclined and technology-based economies, it is believed that a new vista of…
OAP Gbemi Olateru celebrates her shoeline’s 1st anniversary
Popular OAP known for presenting programmes on Cool FM and The Beat 99.9 FM who launched her shoe line last…
Wike slams Niger Delta Avengers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has cautioned youths in the Niger Delta currently blowing up pipelines installations…
Flavour becomes Brand Ambassador for energy drink
Popular Highlife Musician, Flavour Nabania has landed a new endorsement deal with Bullet Energy Drink as a brand ambassador for…
Embrace Buhari’s long-term solutions, APC Treasurer urges Nigerians
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The treasurer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo state chapter, Alhaji Salihu Momoh, has called on Nigerians…
Transfers: Arsenal submit £51m for Juventus striker, Alvaro Morata
Arsenal have submitted a £51m offer to Juventus in an attempt to sign 23-year-old forward Alvaro Morata during the summer…
Strike: We won’t obey ‘black market’ injuction – NLC Chairman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Chairman of Edo State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Ademokun, Tuesday described the injunction…