Year: 2016
Electricity tariff hike, electricity slavery, says Edo NLC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of the organised labour in Benin Monday described the 45 per cent electricity tariff increase as “electricity…
Amaechi fires back at Wike over $150m accusation
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Transportation Minister and former Governor of Rivers State, has taken a swipe at…
Nigerians attack Oliseh on tweeter
Taiwo Adelu Nigerians have described the outburst in the media by Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh as…
60,000 applicants seek 1,200 LASTMA job
Amofokhai Audu The grim level of unemployment in the country manifested Monday in Lagos as over 60,000 applicants applied for…
New Tariff: Labour pickets Ikeja Electric
Kazeem Ugbodaga Members of the organised labour Monday picketed the Ikeja Electric, IE, one of the Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs,…
I spend N240k monthly on hotel bill – Burglar
Yusuf Muhammed/Kazeem Ugbodaga A burglar arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command,…
Why hooliganism is rampant on Lagos Island – Soares
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lack of opportunities and education have been identified as the root cause of hooliganism and cultism among youths…
Mosafejo residents cry out over demolition of houses
Eromosele Ebhomele The name, Mosafejo, ordinarily means ‘I run away from trouble’, but the people living in Mosafejo village, in…
Ekiti ex-Reps member denies defecting to APC
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Ekiti State, Hon Adeyemi Orilele has denied planning to defect to the All…
NLC insists electricity tariff must be slashed, pickets 6 offices
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Kaduna Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and labour union members in the state…
Synagogue: Court insists TB Joshua, engineers must face trial
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Monday ruled that Trustees of Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN,…
Sultan to Muslim, Christian clerics: Speak truth to leaders
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has admonished Muslim and Christian Clerics in the country to always tell…
TAMPPAN charges Lagosians to obey traffic laws
Funsho Arogundade As Lagos State traffic mobile courts begin sitting on Monday, Omo’oba Dele Odule, President, Theatre Arts and Motion…
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VIDEO: My critics are insane – Oliseh
Coach of the Super Eagles, has taken a swipe at his critics, describing them as insane in a two-part video…
PICTURES: Fayose gatecrashes naming ceremony?
Governor Ayodele Fayose’s reputation for putting smiles on the faces of Ekiti people by randomly paying unexpected visits continued over…
Rebuild communities affected by Ife-Modakeke crisis, Alake urges Ooni
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife has been urged to do everything within his powers towards…
Britain to partner Cross River on Arts
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, on Sunday said his home government would partner Cross River University of…
Saraki’s henchman sues EFCC to prevent arrest
Akin Kuponiyi In a bid to forestall his arrest and detention, Dr Kennedy Izuagbe, the managing director of Carlisle Properties…
Lagos introduces PIN for students
The Lagos State Government has announced the introduction of Personal Identification Number (LASPIN) to capture the biometrics of students in…
Avoiding a still-born at Federal University Wukari by Terka Jam
Without prejudice to the commitment and efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari and many patriotic Nigerians to stamping out corruption from…
Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers to win #SB50
The Denver Broncos produced a defensive masterclass to upset the Carolina Panthers 24-10 and win Super Bowl 50. Carolina were…
Funds spent on FG projects by states should be refunded – Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Sunday said the red chamber would support for states’ governments agitation for refund…
N80m Dinner: Amaechi blasts Ben Bruce
Former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has blasted Ben Murray-Bruce, the senator representing Bayelsa East Constituency over comments he made…
22-year old student drowns in Bauchi
The Police in Bauchi said on Sunday that a 22-year-old student, Idris Yakubu, had drowned while swimming in a river.…
17 dead, 79 injured in auto crash on Ibadan-Lagos road
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Sunday confirmed that 17 persons died in an automobile crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.…
I’ll work with other governors to strengthen PDP – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has assured the people of Rivers State that he would work closely with other…
INEC officials who attempt to rig would be treated as armed robbers – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has stated that any official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who attempt to rig the…
2016 Budget: Buhari earmarks N500bn to alleviate poverty
The need to pay attention to the common man and spend the resources of this country on the poor people…
Amaechi spent $150m on Buhari’s campaign – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has accused his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, of allegedly spending the sum of…