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(Passage) Mrs Grace Aina Olukotun goes home
Mrs Grace Aina Olukotun has passed on at the age of 84 and would be buried on Friday, November 27,…
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Education
Excitement in Osun as Aregbesola commissions N750 million High School named after Soyinka *Nobel Laureate says project represents rejection of what Boko Haram stands for
There was excitement in Osun on Monday as Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka joined Governor Rauf Aregbesola to unveil a…
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(Passage) Mrs Grace Aina Olukotun goes home
Mrs Grace Aina Olukotun has passed on at the age of 84 and would be buried on Friday, November 27,…
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Arts & Entertainment
Funmi Iyanda makes history as first African woman to receive honorary fellowship from UK varsity
Nigerian media entrepreneur, Funmi Iyanda, will on Wednesday, November 25 receive an honorary fellowship from the University of Cumbria in…
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Lead Story
Oshiomhole declares total war against Igbinedion: I cannot fear him; He is a thief – Gov. insists
GODWIN AGENE, Benin Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, Monday, declared war on the Igbinedion family for ‘daring him’ in the…
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Bayelsa Dec. 5 poll: MEND endorses Gov Dickson for second term
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Rivers State Chapter, weekend, endorsed the incumbent Governor…
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Lead Story
We will not stifle free speech, but social media influencers must self-regulate — FG
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the Buhari Administration will not stifle free speech by…
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Local
Okorocha denies accusing Tinubu, others of killing Audu; mourns late ex-Kogi governor
The Imo State Government has denied reports in a social media platform credited to the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha,…
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IGP Arase mourns late Audu Abubakar; commends Kogi residents for ‘peaceful poll’
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has commiserated with the people of Kogi State, family, friends and relations…
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NCAA, unions end rift as agency prepares for March 2016 Audit
ANTHONY OMOH The unrest at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) may have come to an end as unions have…
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News
FIFA: Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini risk 7-yr bans
Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini could face seven-year bans from football if found guilty of corruption…
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Kogi Poll: PDP will react with verifiable evidence – Metuh
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said it would react to Saturday’s Kogi gubernatorial election, declared inconclusive by INEC, after…
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Local
FG committed to reaching 100% digital TV penetration in Nigeria by 2016 — President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to the goal of reaching the 100% digital TV penetration…
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Faith
Mrs. Obiano tasks women on family values
Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has tasked women to sustain family values through their…
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Female suicide bomber kills over 6 people at Maiduguri IDP screening centre
More than six people died when a female suicide bomber hit the screening centre for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in…
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Local
Police to deploy bomb detection squad to airports ahead of yuletide — FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed plans by the Nigerian Police Force to deploy its Bomb Detection…
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Local
Mixed reactions trail Kogi inconclusive guber poll
The Coalition of Civil Society, politicians and voters in Kogi have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
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Local
Corruption: Prosecute all 31 former governors now– SERAP asks AGF
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister…
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LCCI decries arbitrary regulatory sanctions on firms
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has decried the spate of regulatory sanctions imposed on some Nigerian companies in…
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High court stops Eze Ndigbo installation in Edo
AGENE GODWIN, Benin A Benin high court has ordered the Edo commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ezike, to stop the…
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SEC to withdraw certificates of 94 operators over returns
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is set to withdraw the licenses of about 94 capital market operators, CMOs, operating in…
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Business and Economy
Shell emerges best company in CSR Innovation at 2015 SERAs
Shell companies in Nigeria have emerged the best in Corporate Social Responsibility Innovation, and also the best in Sustainable Stakeholder…
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Business and Economy
Oba of Lagos tasks FG on favourable insurance premiums for domestic airlines
By Anthony Omoh Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has called on government to enact favourable policies for airlines in the…
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Local
(OPINION) Should minimum wage be governors’ headache? By Bola Bolawole
The country’s state governors are whimpering over a minimum wage of N18, 000: 00 per month that many of them…
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Local
A State’s Survival Strategy
The popular narrative has been that Nigeria’s 36 states are broke and can no longer pay N18, 000 minimum wage…
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