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IGP bans companies from issuing SPY police with official NPF uniforms; Approves new kit
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase has directed companies using Supernumerary Police (SPY) nationwide to stop the use…
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Gov. Ambode inaugurates Tribunal of Enquiry into death of Lekki FTZ boss
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday, inaugurated a five-man Tribunal of Enquiry to investigate the civil unrest in Ibeju-Lekki…
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Arts & Entertainment
121 Media Icons honoured at The Red Summit Gala Night
Nigerian media icons who have blazed the trail in the Nigerian media space were honoured for their work over the…
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Nyanya, Kuje bombings: Suspect pleads guilty to possession of IED materials
One of the five suspected bombers of Nyanya and Kuje, both satellite towns in Abuja, on October 2, 2015, Abdulwaheed…
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(Opinion) Critics of President Buhari’s cabinet nominees
By Idang Alibi I think the image of President Muhammadu Buhari as a saintly man who wants a new way…
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Kidnapping: Shekarau calls for social justice, community policing
Former minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has canvassed more community policing and social justice in tackling herdsmen/farmers clashes in…
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Election Tribunal upholds Umana’s appeal, orders fresh poll in 18 LGs in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Wednesday, ordered a re-run of the gubernatorial election in…
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Dismissed EFCC staff Ibekaku, to know fate, Dec. 16
Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court (NIC), Abuja on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 reserved ruling on alleged…
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Boko Haram/IDPs: Lagos govt donates N150m to Borno, Adamawa, Yobe states
The Lagos State Government, Wednesday, made donation of N50million each to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, worst hit by the…
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President Buhari applauds Akintola Williams for ‘ceaseless’ contributions to national development
On the occasion of this year’s Akintola Williams Distinguished Lecture Series, President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded doyen of the accounting…
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Sokoto govt earmarks N2bn to clear 4yrs gratuity arrears of workers
Sokoto State government has earmarked over N2 billion for payment of backlog of arrears of gratuity to its workers from…
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Sports
FIFA to investigate Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer, Nigeria’s Amos Adamu, others
World’s football governing body, FIFA, announced, Wednesday, that top personalities in the sport including German football great Franz Beckenbauer and…
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Airtel backs DRASA on healthcare interventions
Telecoms services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has thrown its weight behind the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust to commemorate…
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Osinbajo, Ogunshola, Adesina, Stan-Ekeh, Momoh, to grace launch of Guild of Online Publishers today
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, will be formally inaugurated today, Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the prestigious Eko…
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Appropriate taxes necessary for growth – Governor Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed says appropriate taxation culture is necessary for economic growth in Nigeria in the face…
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(Opinion) Obasanjo and the Nigeria question
By Nze Nwabueze (JP) Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is obviously one of the highly respected and revered leaders…
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Lead Story
President Buhari names Yakubu new INEC national chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially appointed former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Professor Mahmud Yakubu as…
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Lagos govt. begins crackdown on traffic offenders
Sequel to the rising traffic misconduct by some motorists and motorcycle operators, popularly known as okada riders, the Lagos State…
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World Statistics Day: UNWTO calls for improved tourism data
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), has called for improved investment and coordination in data collection in the tourism…
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Petrol price hits N200 per litre in P/Harcourt, Yenagoa; as labour unions agree to end strike
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Following the scarcity of petrol which hit parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, as well…
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MoneyGram announces collaboration with Econet Wireless for EcoCash
MoneyGram, the global provider of innovative money transfer services, and mobile operator Econet Wireless, Wednesday, announced the launch of a…
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Amnesty Int’l cautions security forces as anti-government protests escalate in Congo
Human rights watchdog, the Amnesty International (AI), has called for restraint on the part of security operatives as anti-government protests…
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ECOWAS Court gets mandate to settle regional electricity disputes
Economic Community of West African States’ Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court) has obtained mandate to settle disputes arising among Member-states…
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Kwara Assembly confirms appointment of 10 commissioner-nominees
The Kwara House Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the 10 Commissioner-nominees presented to it by Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed. The Speaker, Dr…
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Why I appeared before the EFCC – Akpabio explains
Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has shed more light over his recent appearance before the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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