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Why won’t they fail UTME?

Many parents are complaining about the results of their children in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Why are they complaining, if I may ask? ...

Confusion over power supply

 Nigerians are by now confused on who they should believe over the target of electricity provision in the country because just this week, the Minister ...

Sylva’s arrest

The way and manner the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, was arrested in his eye-popping Abuja mansion underscores the ephemeral nature of power ...

Jossy Lad passes on at 72

Jossy Lad | credits: www.nigerianbestforum.comFormer Super Falcon coach, Joseph Ladipo, popularly called Jossy Lad died on Thursday at his Kuola, Apata residence in Ibadan after ...

CCSF trains pupils in taekwando

Chika Chuwumerije Sports Foundation on Saturday trained no fewer than 100 pupils on the basics of the taekwondo at its one-day Inspire The Future programme ...

Wizkid Unveils Star Boy Entertainment With Hot Classy Photo Shots

When Wizkid was fighting Banky W over his contract, you might think hes out of his mind, but he has a point, he has unveiled ...

NAFDAC arrests man with N106m worth of fake drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a trader, Olisaemeka Osefoh, for importation of counterfeit medicines into Nigeria.The Director General ...

Our amnesty should not be construed for weakness – Jonathan warns Boko Haram

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, condemned Tuesday’s attack by Boko Haram insurgents in Bama, Borno State, which led to the death of 55 persons, including soldiers ...

Boko Haram Raid Borno Town, Leave 55 People Dead (PHOTOS)

 Suspected members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram raided the northeastern town of Bama on Tuesday, leaving 55 people dead, the military said on ...

Please Help Describe, Hot or Trashy?

Please describe what you see with only one word. ...

IN PICTURES: : P-Square, Chinedu Ikedieze part of presidential delegation to SA

Nigerian entertainers, Paul and Peter Okoye and Chinedu Ikedieze were part of the presidential delegation to the Nigeria-South Africa Business Forum that took place in ...

I Have Murdered Poverty - Saka

'I don port o'.....(Saka) Hafiz Oyetoro’s controversial move from Etisalat to MTN as a brand face seems to have changed his fortune for good.South Africa-based ...

One killed, 4 injured as 2 buildings collapse

IT was a harvest of collapse buildings in Lagos in the last two days where three buildings have collapsed at different locations in the state ...

Commercial cyclists defy ban on okada

Okada ridersCommercial motorcycle operators are currently defying the ban placed on their activities in Abuja city by the Federal Capital Territory authorities. The ban, which has ...

Boom season for car wash operators

One of the ‘car-wash’ spots | credits: As the rainy season draws near, there appears to be a surge in the patronage of car ...

NIMASA/NLNG rift: Maritime workers threaten to shut ports

Members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria have threatened to embark on a strike if the Federal Government fails to resolve the dispute between ...

Reps probe NIMASA, banks over N40bn cabotage fund

Floor of the Nigeria House of Representatives | credits: premiumtimesng.comThe House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the N40bn Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund ...

Drop in crude oil production worrisome – NUPENG

| credits: File copyThe Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Wednesday said the drop in crude oil production since the first ...

Pre-registered SIMs: NCC fines GSM firms N53.8m

Eugene Ikemefuna Juwah, the Executive Vice Chairman, NCC | credits: The Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday announced the imposition of N53.8m fines on four ...

FG targets $10bn annual investment in power sector

President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: dailypost.com.ngPresident Goodluck Jonathan said Wednesday in Cape Town, South Africa that following the total privatisation of power generation and distribution ...

PIB: N’Assembly to stop discretionary oil block allocation

National Assembly building, Abuja | credits: File copyThe National Assembly has said it will no longer be business as usual for the Executive arm of ...

Three rescued from collapsed Foursquare building

The rubble | credits: One person was brought out dead, while tw0 were rescued alive as efforts continued on Wednesday to save people trapped ...

Bricklayer slaughters girlfriend for ending relationship

Akinloye Anuoluwapo | credits: A 25-year-old bricklayer, Akinloye Anuoluwapo, has been arrested by the police for slaughtering his 21-year-old girlfriend, Rafiyat Akinyemi. Anuoluwapo slit Akinyemi’s ...

Aliyu canvasses law on number of wives, children

Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu on Wednesday advocated a law to regulate the number of wives and children any family ...

Robbers kill policeman, injure two others

A policeman, Corporal Gabriel Bisong, attached to the Alade Police Division, Somolu, Lagos was killed in the early hours of Wednesday by armed robbers. Bisong, who ...

Man uses fake certificate to practise pharmacy

A 68-year old man, John Akande has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Yaba for using forged certificate to practice pharmacy for three years. Akande ...

Victim of 2012 plane crash shuts Dana office

Omowunmi (middle) with some policemen. | credits: Eniola AkinkuotuBusiness activities at the Allen Avenue office of Dana Airlines came to a halt on Wednesday ...

We’ll meet in 2015, opposition Rep tells PDP

GbajabiamilaMinority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday challenged members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party to ...

Oyo ACN accuses Ladoja of incitement

Rasheed Ladoja | credits: Action Congress of Nigeria in Oyo State has accused former Governor Rashidi Ladoja of inciting the people against the state ...

Nigeria in war situation, says Soyinka

Professor Wole Soyinka | credits: File copyNobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described the state of the nation as a war situation going by the ...

Adelabu sworn-in as Ekiti new deputy gov

New Deputy Governor, Ekiti State, Prof. Modupe Adelabu | credits: nigerianbulletin.comNew Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof.  Modupe Adelabu, was on Wednesday sworn-in to office. The ...

PIB: NNPC dismisses predicted $66bn investment loss

GMD, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu | credits: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has dismissed the fear that the country will lose $66bn deep water ...

Sainsbury’s profits fall despite rising sales

PARIS: Sainsbury’s has posted a fall in pre-tax profits despite rising sales, as conditions remain “challenging”. The British Broadcasting Corporation reported on Wednesday that profits fell ...

Unidentified gun men kill Eket PDP chairman

The People’s Democratic Party Chairman of Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Chief Eshiet Usung-Inwang, was on Tuesday evening killed by unidentified gunmen in ...

Northern elders to Jonathan: Leave govs alone, solve Nigeria’s problems

Northern elders Wednesday examined the rift between President Jonathan and governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, and passed a verdict on ...

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham: Arsenal the winners as their Champions League qualification rivals draw

Gylfi Sigurdsson's second-half strike gives Spurs a point at Stamford Bridge, but leaves them in fifth and behind the Gunners with two games to go Not ...

THIS RICH ALSO CRY: EFCC Arrests Ex-Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva [Photos]

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today (May 8, 2013) arrested the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva. He was picked up at ...

White wedding photos: Comedienne princess weds Ade

Comedienne Damilola Adekoya popularly known as Princess married her sweetheart Ade today  at Balmoral Hall in Ikeja. Happy married life to her and Ade. See ...

Another Nollywood Actress, Angela Okorie Goes Bald For New Movie Role

The new slogan in Nollywood is "Go Bald or Go Home" everyone seems to be shaving their hair for movie roles and the trend is ...

I Have Killed Poverty In My Life ––SAKA, Hafiz Oyetoro

Hafiz Oyetoro’s controversial move from Etisalat to MTN as a brand face seems to have changed his fortune for good and he has also confirmed ...

Bishop Oyedepo Received 700 Exotic Cars From Worshippers

According to some sources, during Winners Chapel Cross Over Service on Tuesday January 1st in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun state, worshippers of the church made donations ... Full story

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