APC wrong platform for Igbos — UPP
AWKA—THE United Progressive Party (UPP) yesterday warned the people of the South East to be wary of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the party was Read more
Month: May 2017
Girl takes father to court for delaying her marriage
She’s too young to decide for herself; he’s not Fulani —Father A 23-year-old spinster, Khadija Ibrahim, yesterday, brought her father, Ibrahim Bassa, before an upper Read more
Labour give police 24-hr ultimatum on arrested leader
THE Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG; National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE; National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, Read more
Governors angry as $3.45b Paris Club refund is stuck
STATES eager to have the $3.45 billion second tranche of the London-Paris Club loan refund may have to wait longer than planned, it was learnt Read more
LAUTECH students lock out UTME candidates
Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology ( LAUTECH), Ogbomoso have shut the gates of the institution against UTME candidates scheduled to write their Read more
Gunmen abduct Ondo Permanent Secretary
Gunmen have abducted the Permanent Secretary, Ondo State Hospital Management Board (OSHMB), Dr. Niran Ikuomola. He was reportedly kidnapped with his driver on Sunday evening Read more
Sagay kicks as Saraki, Dogara fault Buhari’s anti-graft battle
FROM some unusual quarters came yesterday a biting criticism of the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war. Senate President Bukola Saraki said the focus of the war Read more
Syndicates sell fake JAMB UTME questions for N200K
Some gullible candidates writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)conducted by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) are reported to be buying fake question papers. Read more
How UN backs N/Korea chemical weapon programme
For more than a year, a United Nations agency in Geneva has been helping North Korea prepare an international patent application for production of sodium Read more
My motivation: Pere, First Class Lincoln varsity grad
Perewari Victor Pere from Bayelsa state Nigeria, the star at the 158th graduation ceremony of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania told his colleagues about what motivated Read more
France’s Macron calls for ‘historic reconstruction’ of Europe
France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, has called for a “historic reconstruction” of Europe, saying it is “the only reaction” to fight populism. Speaking in Berlin Read more
Mafia controlled Italy migrant centre – police
One of Italy’s largest migrant centres has been in the hands of the mafia for more than a decade, police have said. Police say the Read more
Roger Federer to miss French Open
Eighteen-time major winner Roger Federer will sit out the French Open and the rest of the clay-court season. The 35-year-old, fifth in the world rankings, Read more
Ivory Coast Soldiers mutiny: Government announces deal with soldiers
The Ivory Coast government says it has reached a deal with soldiers involved in a four-day revolt over pay. Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi appeared on Read more
Primary school pupils protest after Kenyan school demolished
Primary schoolchildren have used their desks to block a major road in Kenya’s capital Nairobi after their school was demolished. The Kenyatta Golf Course Academy Read more
Femi Kuti ‘breaks sax world record’
Nigerian afrobeats legend, Femi Kuti was reported to have broken the World Record last week for “the longest continuous note on a saxophone using the Read more
End shootings, Ecowas head tells rioting Ivorian soldiers
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who heads the regional group Ecowas, has condemned the actions of the mutinous soldiers in Ivory Coast. In a brief Read more
20 migrants died in Mediterranean on Saturday – survivors to U.N
A total of around 20 migrants are feared to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean on Saturday, the United Nations refugee agency said, citing Read more
Christian militants attacks U.N. base in Central African Republic
Militia fighters from Central African Republic’s (CAR) Christian minority attacked a U.N. base for the second consecutive night, a U.N. official said on Sunday, after Read more
Ugandan Soldiers committed sexual abuse in Central African Republic – rights group
Ugandan soldiers sexually abused at least 13 girls and women in the Central African Republic while the troops were helping to hunt for warlord Joseph Read more
Fulani herdsmen kills 20 farmers in Niger state mosque – police
Herdsmen armed with guns killed 20 farmers and injured eight other people in a mosque in the western central Niger state this weekend, police said Read more
Ronaldo could take Madrid to brink of title in Celta Vigo
In-form striker Cristiano Ronaldo will try to take Real Madrid to the brink of the Spanish title on Wednesday against Celta Vigo. Madrid would move Read more
Two Nigerians beaten mercilessly in South Africa
Two Nigerians accused of selling drugs to students were beaten mercilessly by a mob in South Africa. According to Ugo Ugbaje, a Nigerian based in South Read more
Nigeria Capital market records appreciable growth
The Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded appreciable growth last week with the market indices rising by 7.46 per cent. The volume and value of shares Read more
16 varsities award 3,499 first class degrees in 5yrs
Sixteen Nigerian universities have produced a total of 3499 first class graduates in the last five years, Daily Trust investigation has shown. The first five Read more
Why indigenous language Newspapers fail in Nigeria
Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah, the Chairman Leadership Group says Vernacular newspapers do not do well in Nigeria because of limited circulation and the lack of advertisements to Read more
Meningitis kills 8 in Kaduna – Commissioner
The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded eight deaths since the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) was reported in parts of the country Read more
EFCC re-arraigns Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Usman
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode was on Monday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over charges bordering on laundering N4.6 billion. Fani-Kayode Read more
EBOLA Makes a Comeback in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday a second case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo after an outbreak this week of 17 Read more
New Work Week Brings Fears Global Cyberattack Could Spread
A cyberattack that has already taken over computers in 150 countries could spread further Monday, as people return for the start of a new work Read more
