Violent protests in Kano over Sanusi's choice as Kano Emir. Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:21 PM PDT Violent protests, yesterday, greeted the announcement of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the 14th Emir of Kano. The throne became vacant last week Friday... |
Former CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Is The New Emir Of Kano Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:21 PM PDT The Kano State Government has confirmed former Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano. Sanusi's appointment, which was formally announced at the ante chamber of the Kano... |
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is the Emir of Kano, Jonathanians can go jump into the lagoon - El Rufai Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:22 PM PDT A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday jeered at associates of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party over the appointment of a former... |
Sanusi…The man who knows what he wants Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:22 PM PDT No, I don't (want to be president). I have ambitions to be the emir of Kano– Sanusi Lamido Sanusi in a 2009 interview with Financial Times. His swagger, his princely assertiveness,... |
Female Suicide Bomber Detonates Bomb In Gombe, Soldier Dead Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:23 PM PDT A Female suicide bomber on Sunday, June 8, detonated a bomb near Military Quarter Guard along Biu Road in Gombe State. According to a source, the "explosion occurred at about 11am along Military... |
My mother’s final moments – Dora Akunyili’s daughter Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:24 PM PDT Chidiogo, one of the children of the late former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has described the final moments she spent with... |
FG not planning to name UI after Akunyili - Abati Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:20 PM PDT The Presidency on Sunday said there was no iota of truth in news making the rounds that the Federal Government was planning to name the University of Ibadan after a former Minister of Information and... |
Dora's death is big loss to Nigeria - Obasanjo Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:16 PM PDT Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has regretted the death of former Information Minister, Prof Dora Akunyili, in an Indian hospital. He described her death as a "passage of one of the jewels" of... |
FG doing nothing to rescue abducted girls – Chibok leader Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:13 PM PDT The leader of Chibok Community in Abuja, Tsambido Abana, has expressed doubts about Federal Government's commitment to rescue the over 200 school girls abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist... |
Why USA beat us - Oboabona Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:09 PM PDT Nigeria defender Godfrey Oboabona is disappointed by the two goals conceded by the Super Eagles in their 1-2 loss to the USA and blames it on lack of communication. Jozy Altidore was left unmarked... |
EMIR OF KANO: PDP congratulates Sanusi’s rival in error Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:07 PM PDT The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday issued a statement congratulating Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, as the new emir of Kano. The party, in the statement signed by the... |
At Least One Dead As Violence Erupts In Ekiti Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:17 PM PDT Early on Sunday morning, members of the All Progressives Congress led by some of their leaders including the Governor Kayode Fayemi were out on some form of campaign when they were allegedly... |
Lagos speaker declares ambition to be governor Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:53 PM PDT The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, says he will be seeking the nomination of the All Progressives Congress for the election of Lagos State governor in 2015. A... |
Gang-rape of 19-year-old girl: Police launch man-hunt for suspects Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:51 PM PDT The recent case of gang-rape of a 19-year-old girl by her former boyfriend and four others in Ijanikin area of Lagos has caused Police High Command to launch a man-hunt for hoodlums in the area with... |
Corpses litter Borno villages after Boko Haram attacks Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:48 PM PDT The residents of Borno State have raised fears of possible epidemic in parts of the state with the high number of corpses littering some villages, which were attacked last week by the Boko Haram... |
Jonathan can’t win battle against media , says APC Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:45 PM PDT By clamping down on the media, President Goodluck Jonathan has started a battle he cannot win, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said yesterday. For the third day yesterday, the military... |
Mikel, Yobo, others demand World Cup appearance cash Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:42 PM PDT It has been reveal that Super Eagles players, led by skipper Joseph Yobo and Mikel Obi have met with the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to demand an appearance fee for the World... |
FG grounds Amaechi’s chartered aircraft Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:38 PM PDT The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on Sunday grounded the chartered aircraft of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. The aircraft was allegedly grounded in Kano State when Amaechi paid a... |
Fulani Herdsmen rape, kill woman in Edo Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:35 PM PDT The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three herdsmen suspected to have raped and subsequently killed a middle-aged woman. The victim was said to have been attacked alongside her... |
Soldiers attack Ijebu motor park, vandalise cars Posted: 08 Jun 2014 04:03 PM PDT There was commotion Sunday morning in Lagos Garage, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, as some soldiers invaded it, and injured many people, while they also vandalised vehicles. This incident sent some... |
Allah has conferred on Sanusi Lamido Emir of Kano – Kano govt Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:23 PM PDT Nigeria's ousted central bank chief was on Sunday named Emir of Kano, the country's number two Muslim leader, following the death of the previous incumbent, the state government announced. "The... |
Tinubu blasts Jonathan over Chibok girls Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:57 PM PDT Senator Oluremi Tinubu has decried the Federal Government's handling of the rescue of over 200 students kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok on 14 April this year. The Senator... |
Jennifer Lopez pulls out of World Cup opening ceremony Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:47 PM PDT Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez has pulled out of the World Cup opening ceremony in Brazil, FIFA said Sunday, four days before the tournament kicks off. Lopez, who recorded the official World Cup song,... |
Cameroon kills 102 Boko Haram fighters in one week Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:42 PM PDT As the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram continues its incessant attacks in Nigeria; Cameroon has successfully been resisting the sect in its territory. Reuters reported on Sunday that Cameroonian... |
APC alleges police attack on Fayemi’s convoy Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:39 PM PDT The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State on Sunday raised the alarm that the police attacked the convoy of Governor Kayode Fayemi in the Ijigbo area of Ado-Ekiti. The state's Chairman, Chief... |
Nadal defeats Djokovic, wins ninth French Open Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:33 PM PDT Rafael Nadal clinched his ninth French Open and 14th career Grand Slam title on Sunday with a brutal 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 victory over a battling Novak Djokovic. The world number one also became the... |
REVEALED: How misdiagnosis killed Dora Akunyili Posted: 08 Jun 2014 07:29 AM PDT After surviving several rumours of her death, a former Minister of Information and Communication and erstwhile Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,... |
Give Not Thy Carrots To Beasts, By Femi Fani-Kayode Posted: 08 Jun 2014 07:26 AM PDT Permit me to begin this contribution with a mild criticism of those distinguished personalities that are making passionate appeals to the family members of Boko Haram. I am not one of those that... |
Al-Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s new president Posted: 08 Jun 2014 07:21 AM PDT Egypt's new strong man and retired field marshal, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, was on Sunday sworn in as the country's second democratically-elected president. At a ceremony attended mainly by African and... |
U.S. sets up television station in Nigeria to combat Boko Haram Posted: 08 Jun 2014 07:16 AM PDT The United States Government is financing a new 24-hour satellite television channel in northern Nigeria as part of its widening campaign against Boko Haram,the New York Times has reported. The... |
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