35 dead as twin bomb blasts rock Maiduguri Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:18 PM PST Two explosive-laden vehicles went off last night in Maiduguri claiming at least 35 lives. A military jet targeting Boko Haram hideouts along the Nigeria/Cameroun had earlier on Friday bombed Daglun... Click the topic above to view more |
VIDEO: Boko Haram militants roaming free in Nigeria, with AK-47s Rocket Launchers and 'Allahu Akbar' chants Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:18 PM PST Nigeria's Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram responsible for killing some 60 students at a boarding school in Yobe are seen in this undated video roaming free within Nigerian territory. Video... Click the topic above to view more |
Several Football fans feared dead after explosion rocks football viewing in Borno Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:18 PM PST Twin explosions, Saturday evening, rocked a football viewing centre in Ajilari ward, Jere Council area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital killing several football fans. The Improvised... Click the topic above to view more |
Why I rejected the Centenary award - Wole Soyinka Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:19 PM PST Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, said he rejected Nigeria's centenary award bestowed on him because of the inclusion on the honours list of the late Nigerian tyrant, General Sani Abacha... Click the topic above to view more |
Fuel scarcity hits Nigerian states Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:19 PM PST Motorists and commuters across the land could not have had a worst weekend than this as more filling stations ran out of supply yesterday. And where fuel was available, the price was outrageous,... Click the topic above to view more |
How I escaped death, by Gov Nyako Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:20 PM PST Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, who survived a gun attack, on Friday, in Shuwa, yesterday, narrated his narrow escape. Nyako defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, last December... Click the topic above to view more |
Nigerian convicted in South Africa for cheating in pilot’s license exam Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:21 PM PST A Nigerian now faces four years in jail in South Africa for cheating in an examination to procure a pilot's license. The convict was not sure he would pass the required exam, so he got his friend... Click the topic above to view more |
Scientists discover 715 new planets Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:17 PM PST Scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have announced the discovery of 715 new planets in the galaxy. The 715 new planets were verified by NASA's Kepler mission by... Click the topic above to view more |
Couple arrested over underaged prostitutes Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:14 PM PST Couple arrested over underaged prostitutes Four commercial sex workers and a couple believed to have hired them have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command in Ibadan. The couple are said to be... Click the topic above to view more |
INSECURITY: PDP seeks end to crisis Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:12 PM PST The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday said the shedding of innocent blood in the country must stop. The party also commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the successful... Click the topic above to view more |
Nigerians ask Jonathan to stop celebrations Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:09 PM PST Following recent killings by the Boko Haram sect, some Nigerians have, via online media, asked President Goodluck Jonathan to discontinue the ongoing centenary celebrations. Nigeria is currently... Click the topic above to view more |
Local militia can stop Boko Haram — Atiku Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:07 PM PST Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said everybody should be blamed for the activities of the dreaded members of the Boko Haram sect. Abubakar, who was reacting to the killings of... Click the topic above to view more |
We don’t have N500m ransom for Jonathan’s cousin — Family Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:01 PM PST The kidnappers of Chief Inengite Nitabai, a cousin to President Goodluck Jonathan, have reportedly insisted on N500m ransom before the victim can be freed. On Friday, the kidnappers spoke with the... Click the topic above to view more |
Nigeria won’t break up — Obasanjo Posted: 01 Mar 2014 08:57 PM PST Nigerian leaders on Friday called on Nigerians to work harder towards ensuring the country's unity. They made the call in separate interviews with State House correspondents shortly after they were... Click the topic above to view more |
I don’t believe in gender equality — Omotola Ekeinde Posted: 01 Mar 2014 08:42 PM PST Award-winning actress and one of TIME 100 most influential persons, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is a reporter's delight. After several months of chase, she and her husband, Matthew, agreed to an... Click the topic above to view more |
28 die in 'terrorist' attack at Chinese train station Posted: 01 Mar 2014 01:28 PM PST At least 28 people were killed by knife-wielding attackers in a "violent terrorist attack" at a train station in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, and police shot dead five of the assailants,... Click the topic above to view more |
Why we honoured Abacha – Nigerian government Posted: 01 Mar 2014 01:21 PM PST The Nigerian government on Friday said although late General Sani Abacha's regime was one of the most controversial in Nigeria's history, the military dictator deserved to be honoured. The... Click the topic above to view more |
2 men imprisoned for 17 years for stealing Osun state governor's cell phone Posted: 01 Mar 2014 01:16 PM PST Osogbo High Court has sentenced Babatunde Ogunjobi, 33, and Abdulgafar Yusuf, 39, to 10 and seven years imprisonment respectively for stealing Gov. Rauf Aregbesola's cell phone and duping with... Click the topic above to view more |
Between Sanusi and the powers-that-be, By Femi Fani-Kayode Posted: 01 Mar 2014 01:10 PM PST Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is not my favourite person and I have differences with him on many issues. I must, however, commend his immense courage for speaking out and exposing the monumental... Click the topic above to view more |
Anti-gay law: Uganda accuses World Bank of blackmail Posted: 01 Mar 2014 01:05 PM PST ganda accused the World Bank of blackmail Friday after the lender stalled a $90-million loan over the east African nation's adoption of a draconian anti-gay law. "World Bank is a multi-lateral... Click the topic above to view more |
Russia approves troop deployment in Ukraine Posted: 01 Mar 2014 01:04 PM PST Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine. He had asked that Russian forces be used "until the normalisation of the... Click the topic above to view more |
Nigerians must unite to defeat extremism, terrorism – Sultan of Sokoto Posted: 01 Mar 2014 12:58 PM PST The Sultan of Sokoto, Ahaji Sa'ad Abubukar ,has urged traditional rulers and other Nigerians to unite to collectively fight extremism and terrorism. Abubakar made the appeal on Saturday in Jos,... Click the topic above to view more |
Female student slaughtered in hostel by jealous boyfriend Posted: 01 Mar 2014 12:54 PM PST A female student at the College of Education, Waka-Biu, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State was on Friday night slaughtered in her school dormitory by two young men, one suspected to be a... Click the topic above to view more |
EPL: Chelsea, Liverpool capitalize on Arsenal slip Posted: 01 Mar 2014 12:07 PM PST Jonathan Walters scored from the penalty spot to put more pressure on Arsene Wenger and his boys as they are now four points behind Chelsea, who won at Fulham this afternoon. The game ended 1-0 in... Click the topic above to view more |
YOBE COLLEGE MASSACRE: Survivors haunted by colleagues’ deaths Posted: 28 Feb 2014 10:02 PM PST Some meters to the deserted school premises stood torched buildings and in the air lingered an offensive smell. Then there are the bloodstains that were all over the gate of the now-razed students'... Click the topic above to view more |
Centenary dinner unites Jonathan, Obasanjo, Buhari Posted: 28 Feb 2014 10:02 PM PST For the first time in recent times, all living former heads of government of Nigeria on Friday gathered under the same roof to join President Goodluck Jonathan in celebrating the 100 years of the... Click the topic above to view more |
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