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2015: Lamido’s Chief of Staff, 2 others resign

Alhaji Aminu Ringim, the Chief of Staff to Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido,and two other officials on Monday resigned their appointments.…

PDP Unification: David Mark, Fayose, Others Storm Abeokuta for Daniel

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun state is agog as chieftains and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Return of Newswatch, Victory For Dele Giwa – Ray Ekpu

Henry Ojelu, Daniel Ekugo Veteran journalist and one of the founding members of Newswatch publication title, Ray Ekpu has described…

Woman Arrested For Attempting To Kill 2-year Old Boy

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 30-year old woman, Uju Okeke has been arrested by the police for attempting to kill her neighbour’s…

Paralysed man walks again after breakthrough treatment

A paralysed Bulgarian man can walk again after receiving revolutionary treatment in Poland in a breakthrough hailed by one of…

Pastor Arrested For Faking As Policeman For I9 Years

Cyriacus Izuekwe It was a sad end for Pastor Augustine Kadurumba of the Mountain of Solution Ministry, Akesan who was…

Steenkamp family welcomes Pistorius jail sentence

The family of slain model Reeva Steenkamp on Tuesday welcomed the sentencing of her killer Oscar Pistorius to up to…

Pistorius sentenced to five-year jail term

South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the killing of his…

Pistorius in court for sentencing

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday arrived at the Pretoria court where he will hear his punishment for…

Two Men Jailed For ‎56 Years For Robbery

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Two men, James Emmanuel and Isioma Egwu, a carpenter and a bus driver respectively, ‎were Monday sentenced to…

Uduaghan signs Delta State development agency bill into law

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Monday signed into law the bill on the Delta State Micro, Small and Medium…

Diezani N10bn Probe: Court grants minister’s application to amend suit

An Abuja Federal High court on Monday granted an order to amend a suit seeking to challenge the legality of…

PDP congratulates TAN on pro-Jonathan rallies

The PDP has congratulated the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) on the successful conclusion of its sensitisation rallies nationwide in…

Nigerian Breweries, FRSC sign MoU on ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’

Nigerian Breweries PLC and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a yearly…

You work for APC, Amaechi, PDP fires back at Graham Douglas

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers state chapter said today that its position is justified by the…

Benue elders buy PDP nomination forms for Gov. Suswam

Elders from the North East senatorial zone of Benue on Monday purchased both expression of interest and party nomination forms…

OAU Student Union Appeals Over Suspended Members

Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife The student union of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state has appealed to the members of the public…

Polling units: No rift between Jega, RECs – Ogunmola

Jamiu Yisa There is no rift between the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Resident Electoral…

Ebola Effect: Lagos gives N50 Million to First Consultant Hospital

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has given N50 million to First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos to support the…

Redeemed Pastor Sent To Prison Over N5m Fraud

Paul Iyoghojie A Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor in charge of Chapel of Triumph Parish, Oworoshoki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…

Jonathan’s aide joins Imo guber race

Obi Adim, the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Youth Empowerment, on Monday obtained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

US cautiously optimistic after no new Ebola in 5 days

With no new Ebola cases in five days, US authorities were cautious but hopeful Monday that the virus has been…

Amosun Promises to Complete Payment of Compensation

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has promised to complete payment of compensations due to owners of properties…

Law students lied, over 1000 failed Bar exam, says Management

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Authorities of Nigeria Law School have described the claims that about 4,000 students of the institution failed its…

UNILORIN to embark on railroad project – VC

Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin on Monday said the institution would continue to source for fund to…

Tambuwal attends APC meeting, set to defect

Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has attended a meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in his home Sokoto…

LASG lauds Nigeria’s Ebola containment feat

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Monday said the success recorded by Nigeria in the containment of…

Jonathan launches National Schools Agricultural Programme

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday in Abuja, launched the National Schools Agricultural Programme (NSAP), aimed at developing a new generation…

UNICEF Scales Up Emergency Response Plan For Lagos, Others

Simon Ateba The Emergency Preparedness Response Plans for Lagos, Ondo, Osun and Edo states in Nigeria have been scaled up.…

Court Nullifies Jimoh Ibrahim’s Take Over Of Newswatch

Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Monday quashed the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) which transferred ownership of…