Category: The News Blog
LOOK: Kutigi hands over final confab report to GEJ
by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, retired Justice and chairman of the National Conference, Idris Kutigi yesterday wrapped up the talkshop officially ...
As Gaidam opens the coffers in Yobe, Boko Haram steps in
by James Sambo Yobe state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has approved the sum of N948.9 million to pay 532 civil servants ...
Ebola: Patrick Sawyer’s widow apologises to Nigerians, regrets Dr Adadevoh’s death
by S’ola Filani Mrs. Decontee Sawyer, widow of the Liberian who brought the deadly Ebola Virus Disease to Nigeria ...
Pipeline vandals are hard at work | Nigeria records an average of 10 pipeline breaks per day
by James Sambo The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Joseph Dawha, says vandals and ...
Nigerian woman who died in Abu Dhabi was Ebola negative
by Jewel Stephen A 35-year-old Nigerian woman who died in Abu Dhabi on Aug. 15 after showing possible symptoms of ...
Flood on the Runway! Enugu International Airport was an eyesore (LOOK)
by Damilola Jagun Its hard to believe this airport was just recently renovated! On Thursday, 21 August, the tarmac of ...
#Ebola: Big Brother Africa denies rejecting contestants from West Africa
by Kolapo Olapoju Widespread reports suggest that the organisers of Big Brother Africa have planned to drop contestants from Ebola-affected ...
#Ebola: No sex! Indian Prostitutes told to deny service to African clients
by Kolapo Olapoju Indian sex workers in Sonagachi have been instructed to refrain from rendering sex-services to all Africans, following ...
#Ebola: The virus can be stopped in Nigeria – World Health Organisation
by Kolapo Olapoju The World Health Organisation, says the Ebola situation in Nigeria looks reassuring and the spread of the ...
“My people are under the siege of Boko Haram,” Senator Ali Ndume cries
by Azubuike Azikiwe Ali Ndume, the Senator representing southern Borno state, says his constituents in Gwoza are under siege. His ...
British warplanes to be used to locate abducted Chibok girls [DETAILS]
by Azubuike Azikiwe British warplanes will be sent to Nigeria to help in the search of the abducted Chibok girls. ...
Cherubim & Seraphim pastor arrested for raping church member [DETAILS]
by Damilola Jagun The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a Cherubim & Seraphim pastor for raping a 32-year-old woman ...
#Ebola: Air France cabin crew refuse to fly to Nigeria
by Damilola Jagun According to AFP, some Air France flight officials are refusing and hesistant to board planes flying ...
Nyanya again! Bomb scare reported at Abuja (READ)
by Kolapo Olapoju Online newspaper, Premium Times is reporting a bomb scare in Nyanya, Abuja. A Peugeot 406 car suspected ...
A Nigerian descendant could be the first ‘black’ Prime Minister of the UK [DETAILS]
by Kolapo Olapoju According to predictions by British political observers, a 35-year-old Nigerian/British, Chuka Ummuna, could become the first black ...
#BeInspired! Two Nigerian female students find new solution for bad breath (LOOK)
by S’ola Filani Two Nigerian students of Doregos Private Academy, Ipaja, Lagos – Eveshorhema Sophia Samuel-Alli and Ibukunoluwa Ruth Oladeinde ...
FG makes a u-turn – Resident doctors were suspended, not fired
by S’ola Filani The Federal Government has denied ordering the sack of striking members of the Nigeria Medical Association ...
Impeachment: Enugu deputy governor explains why he blacked out at a hearing
by S’ola Filani About a week after he slumped while defending himself before the panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct ...
2015: Lagos, Kano have the highest number of registered voters
by David Cyril The National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put the current total number of registered voters in Nigeria at ...
Ebola survivor causes commotion in church
by S’ola Filani Who is in for some early morning laughter? One of the health attendants that attended to the ...
Nigerian Police force gets bomb disposal robot from United States [DETAILS]
by Damilola Jagun The new Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba was presented with a high tech bomb disposal robot by ...
Family affair! Chief Judge of Lagos hands-over to younger sibling (READ)
by Jewel Stephen For the first time in the history of Nigeria, a female state chief judge hands over to ...
Ebola: Fiance of late nurse, Obi Ejelonu admitted to hospital
by S’ola Filani Fiancé to the late nurse, Obi Ejelonu, is suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus from his ...
Nine nabbed in Delta for making away with permanent voters’ cards
by Azubuike Azikiwe The police in Delta State have arrested nine persons for allegedly stealing about 1301 permanent voters’ cards ...
You’ll soon be seeing a space-age road safety officer as FRSC protects its officers against Ebola
by Obinwanne Mordi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has distributed personal protective kits to its operatives to protect them ...
Another five being tested for Ebola in Lagos
by Godwin Akanfe There are five new suspected cases of the Ebola Virus Disease in Lagos. This was announced earlier ...
Political Intolerance – …and the saints go on rampage in Imo
by David Cyril Billboards erected by loyalists of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP have been ...
Offering thief! Technician caught stealing from church purse
by Damilola Jagun A technician has been arraigned by Policemen of Azikoro Divisional headquarters of the Bayelsa Police Command before ...
Woman jailed for trying to smuggle babies from Nigeria to the United Kingdom
by Azubuike Azikiwe A 51-year-old woman, Ijeoma Udechukwu, has been jailed for trying to smuggle two babies into the United ...
Another Liberian with Ebola receiving treatment in Lagos
by S’ola Filani Barely a month after a Liberian national, Patrick Sawyer imported the deadly Ebola disease into Nigeria, and a ...