BREAKING NEWS: Bomb blast rips through football viewing centre in Damaturu Posted: 17 Jun 2014 09:24 PM PDT An explosion ripped through a football viewing centre in Damaturu, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday, residents said, as fans gathered to watch the World Cup. The blast at the Crossfire venue, in the... |
Keyamo, 22 others shortlisted for SAN Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:19 PM PDT The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee has shortlisted a Lagos lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, and 22 others for an interview preparatory to the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of... |
Bayelsa cargo airport ready in 2015 – Dickson Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:17 PM PDT The Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has said the state's cargo airport will be ready before December 31, 2015. The governor gave the assurance when he received the Air Officer Commanding,... |
Prisoners’ performance in UTME excites warders Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:17 PM PDT Prisoners warders yesterday hailed the 'excellent' performance of inmates who wrote the just concluded 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Bamidele told the News Agency of... |
Committee rejects FAAN, NAMA, NCAA merger Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:15 PM PDT he National Conference Committee on Transportation has asked the Federal Government to urgently complete the Ajaokuta Steel Complex before the 2015 general elections. The committee also... |
Keshi attacks Osaze: He didn’t play role I asked him to play Posted: 17 Jun 2014 09:28 PM PDT The no-love-lost relationship between Stephen Keshi and Stoke City wonder-boy Osaze Odemwingie that saw him nearly miss the World Cup is still very much in the team. Osaze had apologized to Keshi... |
WORLD CUP: Brazil held by Mexico Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:30 PM PDT Brazil failed to impress in Fortaleza on Tuesday as the hosts and favourites to lift the World Cup were held to a 0-0 draw by Mexico. Having won their opening fixtures last week, both sides came into... |
NUPENG suspends proposed nationwide strike Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:30 PM PDT The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers said on Tuesday that it had suspended its planned nationwide strike. NUPENG's President, Mr Igwe Achese, who announced the suspension at... |
BOKO HARAM: Panic as mass transfer to North hits Anambra Police Command Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:32 PM PDT Panic has gripped policemen in Anambra State command, following ongoing massive transfer of most of the officers to the Northern part of the country, where the Boko Haram sect is involved in mindless... |
WORLD CUP: Belgium 2-1 Algeria Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:28 PM PDT World Cup dark horses Belgium bounced back from going a goal behind to beat Algeria2-1 in their opener on Tuesday. After being left stunned by Sofiane Feghouli's first-half penalty, Belgium coach... |
Borno vigilante group kills eight Boko Haram insurgents in Chibok Posted: 17 Jun 2014 08:08 AM PDT Armed with hunting rifles that only permit them to shoot once before refilling the cartridges, members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria killed eight better armed members of the Boko Haram in a... |
Our boys were too "nervous and unsettled" - Keshi Posted: 17 Jun 2014 08:10 AM PDT Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has criticised his players for being "nervous and unsettled" as they kicked off their World Cup with a 0-0 draw with Iran. The Africa Cup of Nations champions dominated... |
Iran parked the bus, so we could not score - Mikel Posted: 17 Jun 2014 08:09 AM PDT John Obi Mikel has accused Iran of parking the bus after Nigeria drew 0-0 with the World Cup minnows in their World Cup opener on Monday. In a dire affair that produced the first goalless draw of... |
Islamist group, Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for Kenya attack Posted: 17 Jun 2014 08:11 AM PDT The radical Islamist group of Al- Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni that left dozens killed or injured, pro-militant media... |
I’m unfit to stand trial – Nnamani Posted: 17 Jun 2014 08:05 AM PDT A former Enugu State governor, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that he is unfit to stand trial. The ex-governor said he is suffering from a "chronic" heart... |
Gordon Brown calls for focus on abducted girls Posted: 17 Jun 2014 08:01 AM PDT The United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, on Monday urged the world to remember the kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Boko... |
Polytechnic students appeal to FG on ASUP strike Posted: 17 Jun 2014 07:52 AM PDT The National Association of Polytechnic Students on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to attend to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics for their sake. The President of... |
60 killed, several injured in Aleppo bombings Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:50 AM PDT Syrian government helicopters have dropped barrel bombs on opposition-held districts of the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 60 people, including several children, and injuring dozens,... |
15 killed in Kenyan coastal town attack Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:41 AM PDT A fresh attack in the Kenyan coastal settlement of Mpeketoni has killed at least 15 people, following an earlier onslaught that left 49 dead, official media reported on Tuesday. It said that the... |
Three Chinese fans die after staying up all night to watch World Cup matches Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:33 AM PDT Three Chinese football fans have died after staying up all night to watch World Cup matches broadcast from Brazil, reports said on Tuesday. The report said a 39-year-old Shanghai man died on Sunday... |
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