WATCH VIDEO: Sosoliso Aircrash survivor, Kechi Okwushi's message to president Jonathan Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:13 PM PST A lot of people in Nigeria will never forget 2005 and the Sosoliso plane crash that claimed 107 lives. This was on December 10, 2005. 60 of them had been students from Loyola Jesuit College in... Click the topic above to view more |
Jonathan cousin’s kidnappers demand N500m ransom Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:13 PM PST The kidnappers of Chief Inengite Nitabai, cousin to President Goodluck Jonathan, have demanded the sum of N500m ransom to set him free. Nitabai, aged 70, was abducted last Sunday by ten armed men... Click the topic above to view more |
Nigerian Army among the best in the world - Chief of Army Staff Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:14 PM PST The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Friday that the Nigerian Army was among the best in the world. Minimah, who is also the reviewing officer, made the statement at the... Click the topic above to view more |
Fela, Abiola, Fawehinmi families, Soyinka reject centenary awards Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:14 PM PST The Federal Government honoured 100 persons yesterday with Centenary awards as part of Nigeria's Centenary celebration, the families of late human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi and afrobeat... Click the topic above to view more |
Adamawa governor escapes death after Boko Haram attack Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:15 PM PST Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State Friday escaped death by the whiskers when he was attacked by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect at Shuwa, Madagali local government area of... Click the topic above to view more |
Attack on Adamawa governor shows nobody is safe in Nigeria - Senator Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:07 PM PST Senator Mohammed Jibrilla Bindo (APC, Adamawa) on Friday said the attack on Governor Murtala Nyako "has now demonstrated that nobody is safe in Nigeria" and called on the security agencies to change... Click the topic above to view more |
13 Boko Haram terrorists killed in military raid Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:02 PM PST The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, has said that 13 insurgents were killed in a military raid on makeshift terrorists camp located between Borno and Adamawa states on... Click the topic above to view more |
Centenary celebration, a dance on the graves of students murdered by Boko Haram - Atiku Posted: 28 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar says the centenary celebration currently going on in Abuja to mark the 100 years of Nigeria's Amalgamation is disrespectful to the memory of the... Click the topic above to view more |
VIDEO: Hilarious skit: 'Maga Don Pay' by Bovi, Odogwu and Adunni Posted: 28 Feb 2014 01:02 PM PST Check out this hilarious skit put together by comedian Bovi, and nollywood upcomers Adunni & Odogwu titled Maga Don Pay. It's a good laugh to get you through the day. Enjoy. Click the topic above to view more |
Nigeria at war with Boko Haram – Presidency Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:56 AM PST The Presidency on Friday said the country was at war with Boko Haram, apparently backing off previous claims that the sect members were on the run and desperate. President Goodluck Jonathan's... Click the topic above to view more |
Anti-gay law: World Bank postpones $90m Uganda loan Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:58 AM PST The World Bank has postponed a $90m (£54m) loan to Uganda over its tough new anti-gay law that has drawn criticism from around the world. World Bank officials said they wanted to guarantee the... Click the topic above to view more |
Ousted Ukraine President Yanukovych appears in Russia, vows to fight back Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:55 AM PST Ousted Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, has vowed to continue to struggle "for the future of Ukraine" as he remained the country's legitimate president. At a press conference which was his... Click the topic above to view more |
Power supply still epileptic in Lagos Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:51 AM PST Electricity consumers all over the country heaved a sigh of relief, following the decision of the federal government to handover the operation of Power Holding Company Of Nigeria to private... Click the topic above to view more |
Drogba life story told in cartoon form Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:46 AM PST Didier Drogba walked at six months, left home at five and fell in love with the woman who was to become his wife at the tender age of 17. Those are some of the landmark events covered in an account... Click the topic above to view more |
FG to spend N35.83bn on ex-militants in 2014 Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:31 AM PST Mr Kingsley Kuku, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, said on Friday that N35.83 billion would be spent in 2014 for the reintegration of ex-militants enrolled in the Presidential... Click the topic above to view more |
Ghana gives hospital 14 days to find ‘missing babies’ Posted: 28 Feb 2014 06:08 AM PST Ghana's health minister has given a hospital in the city of Kumasi 14 days to produce the bodies of five babies that were allegedly stillborn. Seven people were charged with stealing and conspiracy... Click the topic above to view more |
Centenary celebration: Video shows Nigeria as indivisible - Jonathan Posted: 28 Feb 2014 05:09 AM PST President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday at the centenary celebrations in Abuja said the video tribute show captured the strong existence of Nigeria as one strong, united and indivisible nation. The... Click the topic above to view more |
Jonathan re-appoints Aminu NITT DG Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:55 AM PST President Goodluck Jonathan has re-appointed Dr Aminu Yusuf as the substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria, Kaduna State, for a second term of four... Click the topic above to view more |
NEMA introduces air ambulance service Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:46 AM PST The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Friday that it had introduced a nationwide air ambulance service with the hub in Abuja. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Sani Sidi,... Click the topic above to view more |
Cultists kill LAUTECH student, mutilate body Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:42 AM PST A 100-level student in the Department of Transport Management at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Mba Ikechukwu, has been killed by cultists. His body was... Click the topic above to view more |
PDP sweeps Plateau LG polls Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:37 AM PST The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), on Friday released results of the Feb. 25 elections into local government councils with the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), winning 14... Click the topic above to view more |
Man dies in romp with prostitute in Aba Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:29 AM PST A man, identified as Ogadinma Chukwu, has lost his life while sleeping with a prostitute at a popular brothel located on St. Michael's Road, Aba, Abia State. Sources said the deceased, whom they... Click the topic above to view more |
Soldiers flee as Boko Haram kills 37 in Adamawa Posted: 28 Feb 2014 08:58 AM PST Last Tuesday it was Yobe State where 59 schoolchildren were massacred. On Wednesday, the bloodletting extended to Adamawa State where Boko Haram terrorists, armed with rocket-propelled grenades ... Click the topic above to view more |
Angry Governor blasts Nigerian Army for Boko Haram attacks Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:19 PM PST Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako is a bitter man. He was angry yesterday on the devastating Boko Haram attacks on defenceless people in the Northeast. He criticised the activities of securitymen... Click the topic above to view more |
Gov Amaechi is a kidnapper - PDP Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:37 PM PST The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the state Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, of masterminding the kidnap of the Chairman of the party in Port Harcourt Local Government... Click the topic above to view more |
NNPC accounts too difficult to probe – ICPC Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:14 PM PST The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission on Thursday told the Senate that the accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation were too sophisticated for it to... Click the topic above to view more |
Obasanjo, Buhari, Babangida shun centenary event Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:01 PM PST Three of President Goodluck Jonathan's predecessors - ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; ex-Heads of State, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida – as well as President of... Click the topic above to view more |
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