Month: March 2014
Jonathan reveals role in breaking Amaechi’s Governors’ Forum
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Though his aides have always been quick to disassociate him from it, President Goodluck Jonathan revealed on Monday…
Britons arrested for crude oil theft innocent, says employer
The employer of the two British nationals arrested for an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline in Nigeria…
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s army denies Amnesty abuse claims
Nigeria’s military on Monday denied claims from Amnesty International that its troops may have committed war crimes and crimes against…
Students protest fees at LASU
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday staged a protest at Government House, Ikeja against the hike in…
Court adjourns suit to stop National Conference
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed 8 May for hearing in a suit filed by a constitutional…
Nigerian court orders editor’s arrest for contempt
A Magistrate’s Court on Monday in the eastern Nigerian city of Umuahia, capital of Abia State has ordered the arrest…
PDP picks Osun torchbearer 5 April
Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State of Osun said on Monday in Osogbo that about 1,500 delegates would…
Pensioners plan poll boycott
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has threatened to mobilise its members across the country to boycott the 2015 general…
Nigeria: 26 sacked for certificate forgery
Twenty six employees of the Delta State House of Assembly Commission has been dismissed for certificate fraud. Mrs Josephine Kachikwu,…
New Michael Jackson Album Set For Release
A posthumous Michael Jackson album is due to be released in May, five years after the death of the ‘King…
Lagos state hosts summit for women empowerment
As part of the activities marking the year 2014 international Women’s Day celebration, the Lagos State Government through its Ministry…
6 friends of groom die from drug overdose at wedding
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Tijani Usman (26) may have been regretting while he decided to get married as his wedding ceremony at…
Jonathan Leaves For EU-Africa Summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to Brussels on 1 April as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the Fourth European…
Amosun pays pensioners, retired politicians
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State,western Nigeria today released N1.5 billion for the payment of gratuities to…
Military battles criminal gangs in Central Nigeria
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria military has announced that it has embarked on a major military operations in Benue,Nasarawa and Plateau, the…
Court bars cross-carpeting lawmakers from leadership change
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A Nigerian Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Monday held that lawmakers who defected from the Peoples…
Crimea Dolphins Join Russia
Russian state media has said that Crimea dolphins will join Russia, although not by referendum. Instead, a Soviet-era military program…
Verdict on defected PDP lawmakers strange, says Gbajabiamila
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila of the All Progressives Congress has described Monday’s ruling by the…
ASUP, COEASU Strike: Students Take To Gani’s Park
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Hundreds of university, polytechnic and College of Education students Monday, continued their protest against the ongoing strike by…
33 Lagos Lawmakers Plot Return
Eromosele Ebhomele At least 33 out of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are currently jostling…
Ajudua Denied Bail Again
Henry Ojelu Embattled suspected fraudster, Fred Ajudua would have to remain in Kirikiri prison custody indefinitely as a Lagos High…
Confab Delegates Adopt 70% Voting Mode
The ongoing National Conference on Monday adopted 70 percent majority as the voting mode to be used in arriving at…
Electricity Worker Electrocuted
Cyriacus Izuekwe A staff of an electricity distribution company has been electrocuted in Idimu- Ikotun, Lagos, western Nigeria. The 42-year…
Rein In Fulani Marauders Now
In the past, many communities across Nigeria tolerated and lived peacefully with Fulani herdsmen as their cattle grazed across the…
The Odds Against Polytechnic Education
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Universally, polytechnic education is meant to provide technical learning that could assist a society in meeting its…
Taking African Infrastructure To The Future
By Elizabeth Uwaifo One of the top developmental challenges in Africa (the focus being on sub-Saharan Africa) continues to be…
Libya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund sues Societe Generale
Libya’s sovereign wealth fund has sued French bank Societe Generale in a British court for $1.5 billion (1.1 billion euros)…
Israel convicts ex-PM Olmert for corruption
A Tel Aviv court on Monday found former premier Ehud Olmert guilty of bribery linked to a Jerusalem property development,…
Pakistan’s ex-president Musharraf charged with treason
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was indicted today by an Islamabad court for treason on charges relating to his…
Amnesty accuses Nigerian troops of massive murders
In a briefing published today, Amnesty International has revealed a much higher human casualties in the Boko Haram insurgency in…