Year: 2016
PDP cancels ward congresses in three states
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has cancelled Saturday’s ward congresses in three states. A statement issued…
NDDC appeals for financial support from oil firms
Mrs Ibim Semenitari, Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Wednesday appealed for more financial support from…
Zoning chairmanship to Northeast is unconstitutional – PDP Concerned Leaders
A group, Peoples Democratic Party Concerned Leaders on Wednesday said zoning of the party’s national chairmanship position to the North-East…
Kano: 2 feared dead in petrol tanker fire
Two persons were feared dead when a petrol tanker caught fire while offloading product at AA Rano Filling Station near…
EFCC to arraign Mohammed Sambo for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Thursday, May 12, 2016 arraign a retired Commissioner of Police, Mohammed…
8 Kano students perish in road crash in Ibadan, Ajimobi mourns
By Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has condoled with his Kano State counterpart, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,…
No going back on Bakassi, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured that Nigeria would abide by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment on Bakassi…
FG made N1.8bn from Signal Distributors – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has realised N1.8bn from the licenses issued to three signal distributors on the switch over from analogue…
Thanksgiving prayers for Anisulowo in pictures
Prayers were held today at the Ilaro, Ogun State residence of Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, former minister of state for education who…
We have no link with Auctus Integrated, says Tunde Ayeni
Chairman of Skye Bank Plc. and NATCOM, Dr. Olatunde Ayeni has dismissed speculations that he has interest in Auctus Integrated,…
Oba of Benin: Shave your heads or face the wrath of the ancestors
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Traditional Council has warned that all male citizens of Benin Kingdom, both at home and in…
Okupe earns another wrath from TUC
Eromosele Ebhomele The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on Wednesday said it was disappointed in Dr. Doyin Okupe, former…
Oyo Gov settles bills of 8 accident victims
The medical bills of eight surviving Kano students involved in a motor accident at Iroko along Ibadan-Oyo express road on…
Funeral rites to be suspended in Benin
The Benin Traditional Council has called on residents of Benin kingdom to bury their dead ones as all funeral rites…
Fraudster collapses in court
Cyriacus Izuekwe A mild drama occurred at the Isolo Magistrates Court, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, when a 35-year old man charged…
Akwa Ibom: Community leader calls for peace between farmers, herdsmen
The Head of Hausa Community in Akwa Ibom, Alhaji Hassan Sadauki, has called for peaceful coexistence between the herdsmen and…
Abductors of monarch’s wife, children demand for N100m
Abductors of wife and four children of the paramount ruler of Esit Eket, Edidem Ubong Assam, on Wednesday asked for…
Petrol scarcity: NUPENG urges NNPC to sustain distribution tempo
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Wednesday urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to…
Lagos approves construction of N49bn first Medical Park
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the construction of the first Medical Park in Nigeria at a cost…
I am alive, Tony Anenih cries out
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The former Chairman, Board of Trustee (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih on Wednesday…
60 female students poisoned
The police in Afghanistan have confirmed that around 60 students of a girl school were mysteriously poisoned in Rustaq district…
Despite supply loses in Nigeria, oil price steadies around $45
Crude oil steadied around $45 a barrel on Wednesday as reduced production in Canada’s oil sands region lent support, although…
OLX wins best Classified Advert Website of the Year
Funsho Arogundade OLX.com.ng, the leading online classifieds site, has won the award for Classified Advert Website of the year at…
Timaya set to give PH fans a Real Deal Experience
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian dancehall artiste, Timaya will take centre stage to thrill fans at the Joseph Yobo Mini Stadium, Port…
Six dead in China coal mine explosion
A report on Wednesday in Beijing has confirmed the death of six miners that were trapped in a coal mine…
Wave drops new single, Queen of my Heart
Upcoming Nigerian singer, Ali Great Ilia popularly known as Wave has just dropped a new single titled, Queen of my…
Stella Damasus denies granting ThisDay interview
Sultry actress and singer, Stella Damasus, has denied granting ThisDay Life & Style the controversial interview that trended on social…
Hoodlums invade Edo Assembly, as Speaker, deputy are impeached
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hell was let loose at the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, as scores of hoodlums…
Winning the league again will be hard to repeat, says Leicester’s Raineri
England’s rich clubs will dominate the Premier League for the next two decades following Leicester City’s title win, says Foxes…
Mike Ezuruonye, Uti Nwachukwu light up big budget movie, Breathless
Nollywood big guns, Mike Ezuruonye, Uti Nwachukwu and Bimbo Manuel are the stars to watch out for in Breathless, a…