Protesting LASU students storm Fashola’s office with beds, mats, mosquito nets, pots Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:35 PM PDT Hundreds of Lagos State University students on Thursday stormed the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola at Alausa, Ikeja, and said they would not return home until their school fees were reduced and... |
Explosion rocks Gombe gov’s house Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:35 PM PDT The private residence of the Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dakwambo, was on Thursday rocked by an explosion.Two soldiers were, yesterday, killed in an explosion that rocked the private residence of... |
Panic in Super Eagles Camp: Ahmed Musa, Elderson Echiejile injured Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:36 PM PDT Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has disclosed that CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa is down with injury, while Elderson Echiejile will have a scan on a suspected hamstring injury. Keshi also said... |
Two killed in attempt to declare Biafra on Enugu radio station Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:38 PM PDT There was confusion in Enugu on Thursday over the death of two persons, including a policeman, during a failed attempt by the Biafra Zionist Federation to allegedly announce the secession of the... |
I don’t sell Boko Haram videos – Salkida Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:40 PM PDT Ahmad Salkida, the Maiduguri, Borno State-born journalist widely reported to have strong ties with the Boko Haram insurgent group, has denied selling videos of the sect to foreign media. In an... |
Fresh Boko Haram attack in Borno, 45 dead Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:42 PM PDT Over 45 persons have been reportedly killed while several others sustained gunshot injuries when members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect attacked Bargari village in Konduga Local Government Area of... |
Amaechi, Kwakwanso, others can't win ward elections - Jonathan Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:53 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan has said the Peoples Democratic Party is not missing any of its five governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress. He said some of the defected... |
Unknown assailants kill prominent Yoruba leader in Kano Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:40 PM PDT A prominent Yoruba leader, Alhaji Ganiyu Akanbi Bello has been murdered by yet to be identified assailants in his sleep. The incident which occurred at his residence located at Race course general... |
Jonathan appoints Rufa’i Alkali as political adviser Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:43 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Rufa'i Alkali, a professor, as his new Special Adviser on Political Affairs. Mr. Alkali, a political scientist, once served as National Publicity... |
Half of A Yellow Sun may ignite violence in Nigeria- Censor’s Board chairperson Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:27 PM PDT The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has said that there is no definite date for the release of the Biafran war movie, Half of A Yellow Sun. The chairman of the board, Patricia Bala,... |
Insecurity: Nigeria cancels NYSC passing out parade nationwide Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:14 PM PDT There was no passing-out parade ceremony for the Batch B 2013/2014 corps members across Nigeria due to recent security challenges in the country. The traditional parade was supposed to hold on... |
Panic as earth tremor hits Bayelsa community Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:10 PM PDT Houses shook and residents were rattled late Wednesday, as earth tremor rocked Okordia clan in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The noise, it was learnt, was so loud that some... |
Caution your ethnic champion, Gaidam tells Jonathan Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:55 PM PDT Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to caution First Republic Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clark, describing the elder statesman as... |
National Conference: Delegates reject minimum wage increase from N18,000 to N40,000. Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:37 PM PDT Delegates at the National Conference on Thursday unanimously rejected an amended recommendation of the Ebele Okeke-led Committee on Public Service for an upward review of minimum wage from N18, 000... |
Stop celebrating terrorists, Jonathan tells media Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:21 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan has advised the media to desist from celebrating terrorists in their reports. Jonathan who spoke in Abuja at a book launch titled: "What they don't teach you in... |
APC calls for Mbu's removal over ban of #BringBacktheGirls protests in Abuja. Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:49 PM PDT Opposition party, The All Progressives Congress has called for the immediate dismissal of the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Joseph Mbu, for banning #BringBacktheGirls... |
Nigerian women sell their wombs, ovaries — Catholic Bishop Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:46 PM PDT Some men now sell their private parts, including wombs, ovaries and human eggs, as commodities at the global bio-technology market, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has said. The President... |
Nobody can intimidate Reps, says Tambuwal Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:57 PM PDT Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday described as curious, the growing trend by public officials to resist the scrutiny of the National Assembly. He said... |
Soldiers repel Boko Haram attack in Adamawa Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:50 PM PDT The special Forces on Thursday repelled another attack on Madagali headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State in the early hours of today. A security source said the insurgents... |
Gunmen raid Adamawa village, raze church, LG secretariat Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:31 AM PDT Unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles on Thursday morning launched coordinated attacks on the Song Local Government Council secretariat in Adamawa State together with a police station in the... |
FIFA RANKINGS: Nigeria ranked 44th in the world, 6th in Africa Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:31 AM PDT Nigeria remained unmoved at number 44 in the latest FIFA rankings for the month of June released on Thursday. The Super Eagles failed to improve on its previous rankings with just seven days to the... |
New CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele unveils 10-point agenda Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:32 AM PDT The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday unveiled his blueprint for the economy stating that he would, through his vision for the country create a central... |
Armed men invade college, molest female students in Makurdi Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:33 AM PDT Barely a week after some suspected cultists raided the female hostel of the Benue State University, BSU, another gang in the early hours of Tuesday attacked and molested some female students of the... |
Kate Henshaw kicks against butts implant Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:25 AM PDT Renowned actress, Kate Henshaw, on Thursday said that butts implant were very dangerous and urged people to desist from it and engage in exercise instead. Henshaw recently took to her Instagram... |
US Navy jet crashes in sea Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:21 AM PDT A US Navy jet crashed into the sea as it was making a late-night approach to land on an aircraft carrier off the coast of southern California, officials said Thursday. The pilot ejected from the... |
Kidnappers of Bayelsa speaker’s mother-in-law want N40m Posted: 05 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT The kidnappers of Mrs. Ogbona Orumo, the 90-year-old mother-in-law of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Kombowei Benson, have demanded N40million ransom to set her free. Orumo was... |
No emotions, sentiments in team selection – Keshi Posted: 05 Jun 2014 07:46 AM PDT Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has revealed that he had to "take away emotions" before selecting his 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Keshi dropped seven players from his... |
Police gives N16m cash relief to families of slain policemen in Borno Posted: 05 Jun 2014 07:42 AM PDT The police command in Borno, on Thursday, presented N16 million cash to families of 16 policemen who died in May after suspected insurgents attacked Ngala, headquarters of Gamboru-Ngala Local... |
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