Lagos state to shut 10,000 illegal private schools
Folashade Adebayo Beginning from the next academic session, the Lagos State Government has said it would shut down more than 10,000 schools operating illegally in Read more
Month: September 2016
Recession: Obiano Suspends Minor Taxes In Anambra with immediate effect
AWKA (CTV) -Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has suspended payment of numerous minor taxes in the state, announcing that the directive will take immediate effect. Read more
Boko Haram beheads village chief, son
Members of the Boko Haram, in the early hours of Monday, crept upon sleeping villagers of Talari where they slit the throats of the village Read more
Nigerians are ‘desperately hungry’, they don’t need blame game – Saraki
The Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has given the Federal Government guidelines to follow in putting an end to the current economic recession. Mr. Saraki gave Read more
Flood kills 18, destroys 6,637 houses – SEMA
The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, said flood had killed 18 persons and destroyed 6,637 houses in about 19 local government areas in the Read more
Supreme Court Panel upholds election of Governor Yahaya Bello as Kogi state governor
Abuja(9News Nigeria) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria has today, Tuesday 20th September 2016 upheld the result of the Kogi state governorship election in which Read more
U.N. suspends aid after convoy attack as Syria ceasefire collapses
By Stephanie Nebehay and Lisa Barrington GENEVA/BEIRUT – The United Nations suspended all aid shipments into Syria on Tuesday after a deadly attack on a convoy Read more
Obama, in final UN speech, calls for world course correction for globalization
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other world powers have limited ability to solve the most profound Read more
‘Your ancestors were Gauls,’ France’s Sarkozy tells migrants
Conservative presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy has said immigrants granted French citizenship should know “their ancestors are the Gauls”, a pitch to woo voters away from Read more
Breaking News: Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt – AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Brangelina is no more. Angelina Jolie Pitt has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, bringing an end to one of the Read more
Central Bank of Nigeria rejects Finance Minister Adeosu’s call to lower Bank Interest Rates
LAGOS, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at 14 percent on Tuesday, resisting a call from the country’s finance Read more
Human Rights Watch say, at least 37 killed by Congo security forces in two days of violence
DAKAR (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday it had “credible reports” that Democratic Republic of Congo’s security forces had killed at least 37 Read more
South Africa’s Desmond Tutu responds well to treatment, said to be ‘jovial as usual’ in hospital
JOHANNESBURG -South African anti-apartheid activist and veteran cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was responding well to a new course of antibiotics, his daughter said on Tuesday, Read more
Makarfi reassures that PDP will win Edo election
The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee, Sen Ahmed Makarfi, yesterday said that the party will be victorious in the forthcoming Edo State Read more
Former First lady, Patience Jonathan Gives EFCC 14 Days ultimatum to unfreeze her Account
Mrs. Patience Ibifaka Goodluck Jonathan, through her legal representatives, First Law Associates, has given the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, 14 days with effect from Read more
Ekiti court jails herdsman two years for destroying crops
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Ali Haruna, 18, to two years imprisonment for taking his cows Read more
Of stealing, corruption and plagiarism – Editorial
Azuka Onwuka, azonwuka@yahoo.com 0809-8727-263 (sms only) When I heard last week that part of the speech of President Muhammadu Buhari for the launch of the Read more
Oshimole blasts Lucky Igbinedion, says Edo state governorship seat no more for the Igbinedion dynasty
Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, urged former Governor Lucky Igbinedion to jettison his ambition of returning the state governorship seat to the Igbinedion Read more
Organised Private Sector Lists 13 Factors Destroying Businesses In Nigeria
Organised Private Sector (OPS) players have identified 13 different factors inhib- iting business growth and development in Nigeria. The disclosure was made yesterday at the Read more
Boko Haram attacks commercial vehicles escorted by troops, kill 6
The Nigerian Army says six people were killed on Monday in Borno in an attack by Boko Haram terrorists. The acting Director of Army Public Read more
Buhari urges non-aligned countries to support Boko Haram war
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member-states of the Non-Aligned Movement, NAM, development partners and international community to assist security personnel, victims and countries affected by Read more
Recession: Tax wealthy Nigerians more, Expert advises APC governments
The All Progressives Congress has been advised to ask governments it controls to generate more revenue by increasing taxes on wealthy persons in the country. Read more
Saudia Airlines plane from Jeddah is “under threat”, placed in isolation at Manila airport – officials
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine airport officials say a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Jeddah is “under threat” and has been put in isolation at Read more
China Detains Woman for Posting News on Wukan Crackdown
HONG KONG — Police in China’s southern Guangdong province are detaining citizens for posting information and news reports about a government crackdown on protesters in Read more
Twelve Liberian Political Parties Join Forces
A dozen political parties in Liberia are joining forces to take on the ruling Liberty Party in the 2017 presidential election, Senator Prince Johnson told Read more
End of Sanctions Likely to Boost Myanmar Economy
YANGON — The U.S. decision to lift trade sanctions against Myanmar has been welcomed by local economists and businessmen, who say it will remove a major Read more
How Wealth of clues led to quick arrest of suspected New York bomber
NEW YORK (AP) — The man suspected of planting bombs in a New York neighborhood and a New Jersey seaside town may have aimed to Read more
British Rights Activist sentenced 3 years by Thai court for defamation and cyber-crime
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A British rights activist was found guilty by a Thai court on Tuesday of criminal defamation and given a three-year suspended sentence, Read more
Air strikes hit aid convoy as Syria says ceasefire over
By Tom Perry and John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday and killed 12 people, Read more
New York bombing suspect Rahami captured in New Jersey – mayor
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Afghanistan-born American sought in connection with a bombing that wounded more than two dozen people in New York City and Read more
