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Business and Economy
JP Morgan: FGN Bonds remain very safe and liquid securities – DMO
The Debt Management Office, DMO, has said that FGN Bonds would “remain the very safe and liquid securities they have…
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(OPINION) MADE: An interesting experiment in helping the poor by Idang Alibi
An interesting experiment in helping the poor worth copying by other Non Governmental Organisations, NGOs, is currently taking place in…
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Africa
FG has formally opened negotiations with Boko Haram over Chibok girls’ release– Buhari confirms
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the Federal Government was now formally into negotiations with the Boko Haram sect with…
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Local
(OPINION) PDP’s bag of lies and fear of Timi Alaibe by Richard Akinaka
Faced with the consequences of the last four years of scandalous misrule of Bayelsa State and fazed with the emerging…
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Force Public Relations Officer holds maiden meeting with Police Public Relations Officers · Urges cooperation with media and access to the public
In a bid to boost the ties between the Nigeria Police Force and the members of the public, the Force…
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Rights group seeks compensation for victims of Agip pipeline explosion in Bayelsa
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Human rights advocacy group, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asked the Nigerian…
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Delta guber polls: INEC affirms strict compliance with electoral guidelines
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s defence of his victory in the April 2015 Governorship polls, Monday, got a boost at the electoral…
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FG launches ‘Year of Action to End Violence Against Children’
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Year of Action to End Violence Against Children, Tuesday, in response to the high…
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(Opinion) Addressing the problem of street parking in Lagos
By Modupe Ileyemi Brisk walking is a known and encouraged exercise recommended by doctors and dieticians for both young and…
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(Interview) Fighting corruption is not the policy of government but a process of government — Goddy Uwazurike, Aka-Ikenga President
Chief Goddy Uwazurike, lawyer, President of Aka Ikenga, the think-tank of the pan-Igbo organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo and member of the…
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Local
Zenith Bank committed to developing grassroots football in Nigeria — CEO Amangbo; unveils partnership with NFF
Leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has announced a novel plan to engineer football growth and development in the country…
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Abductors of Sun DMD’s wife demand N100m ransom
The unknown gunmen who stormed the residence of the Sun Newspapers Deputy Managing Director, Mr Steve Nwosu, early Monday morning,…
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Business and Economy
Airtel’s CEO, Ogunsanya, calls for innovative approach to digital technology
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, has advised business leaders to be innovative and deliberate…
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Local
PDP eulogizes Bamanga Tukur at 80
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described its former National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as ‘a quintessential democrat and humble…
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92-yr old ardent Buhari supporter, Haj Maitalle Tara Koko, not abandoned – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied reports in a section of the media claiming that Haj Maitalle Tara Koko,…
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(Opinion)At 80, Bamanga Tukur re-affirms faith in Nigeria’s democracy
By Peter Jones Ailuorio Eighty years in the existence of a man is no mean life journey, especially as a…
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Sports
Ngozi Ebere joins PSG Ladies in France
Super Falcons defender, Ngozi Ebere has signed for Paris Saint Germain Ladies from local side Rivers Angels in the 2015-16…
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Gov. Wada wins PDP Primary; to battle Audu in November’s Kogi guber poll
Kogi State Governor, Capt. Idris Wada has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in the state ahead of the…
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Nigeria’s external reserves drop to $30.794bn; as inflation nears 9.3%
Nigeria’s external reserves fell to $30.794 billion, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website, Monday. The…
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Boko Haram: France pledges military equipment, intelligence support for Nigeria, MJTF
French President François Hollande has pledged to assist the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) with intelligence gathering and supply of…
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Arts
Chigozie Obioma, 5 others shortlisted for 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma, along with five other writers; Marlon James, Tom McCarthy, Sunjeev Sahota, Anne Tyler and Hanya Yanagihara were…
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Local
Airtel unveils smart Trade-In service
Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has launched a new service which enables customers to trade in their old phones for…
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UNWTO Regional Commissions elect new chairs; Zimbabwe heads Africa
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s six Regional Commissions have elected new chairs and vice-chairs, as well as the…
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Sports
Africa U23 Cup of Nations: Dream Team drawn against Egypt, Algeria, Mali
The national U-23 team have been given a tough draw in Group B of the Africa U23 Cup of Nations…
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Sports
AAG: D’Tigers qualfy for Basketball s/finals; as D’Tigress poised to top group
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing 11th All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo. The…
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