| Gunmen attack secondary school staff quarters, kill 5-year-old Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:26 PM PDT Police in Bauchi State said suspected gunmen set ablaze some houses in the staff quarters of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Yana, killing a five-year old girl on Sunday. The police... |
| Delta govt discovers homosexual centre in Warri Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:25 PM PDT The Delta State Government has said it has discovered a homosexual centre used by young men between the ages of 16, 17 and 18 years for gay activities in Warri, the commercial nerve of the state.... |
| Boko Haram cannot break up Nigeria – Jonathan Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:24 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said those fomenting trouble in the country in the belief that it will lead to its disintegration, would be disappointed, noting no criminal group within or... |
| Presidency is arrogant, confused, Nyako insists Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:23 PM PDT Some Socio-political groups in the South on Sunday berated the Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Muritala Nyako, over his letter to the northern state governors. Nyako, in a letter to the Northern... |
| FG shuts Kaduna airport over fire outbreak Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:22 PM PDT The Federal Government, yesterday, said that it had temporarily shut down Kaduna airport to flight operations following a fire outbreak at the airport which completely destroyed air traffic control... |
| Another civil war building up in Nigeria - Yakubu Gowon Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:22 PM PDT General Yakubu Gowon, who led Nigeria through a 30-month civil war, yesterday, lamented that the country had fallen into full scale civil war with the spate of crises in the northeast. His assertion... |
| Brazil World Cup provisional list: Osaze in, Ike Uche out! Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:20 PM PDT As Nigerians await the release of the 35-man provisional World Cup list from coach Stephen Keshi tomorrow, we can authoritatively inform that all the players who played at the Africa Cup of Nations... |
| These are the worst days of my life -Gov Shettima Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:18 PM PDT Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Sunday described the last one week as the worst days of his life as two more girls escaped from the den of Boko Haram abductors, who kidnapped no... |
| Gunmen kill 15 in Taraba’s bloody Easter Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:17 PM PDT It was a bloody Easter Sunday in Taraba State yesterday. No fewer than 15 persons died when unknown gunmen attacked Gidin-Doruwa village in Wukari Local Government Area. Twenty residents were... |
| Primate Elijah Ayodele on the Future of Nigeria in 2015 Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:15 PM PDT Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Spiritual Evangelical Church, speaks about the future of Nigeria and what Nigerians should expect in 2015. "A lot is still going to happen, and Nigerians... |
| Nigeria’s big economy, gigantic challenges Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:13 PM PDT Nigeria has always been a "large" country in many ways. With 173 million people, it is by far Africa's largest and the world's seventh-largest population. Nigeria is Africa's... |
| Kidnappers demand N200m ransom for release of Kogi Speaker’s children Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:12 PM PDT Suspected Kidnappers of the children of Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Momoh Jimoh Lawal, have demanded N200 million ransom for immediate release of his sons. A source closed to the... |
| Abducted students: CAN declares 3-day fasting Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:11 PM PDT Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno has declared fasting from Monday to Wednesday to seek divine intervention for the release of the abducted students of the Government Girls Secondary... |
| JTF sets car laden with petroleum product ablaze in Delta Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:10 PM PDT In its bid to stamp out illegal bunkering from the Niger Delta region, the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, has set a Mitsubishi Gallant saloon car, loaded with substance suspected to be locally... |
| Heavy downpour floods Lagos again Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:10 PM PDT An afternoon downpour across Lagos yesterday flooded parts of the metropolis, causing serious gridlocks on major roads. Commuters and motorists plying the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa Expressway saw hell... |
| Nigerians celebrate Easter Sunday amid tight security Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:09 PM PDT Nigerians, particularly those in the Federal Capital Territory, Jos and some parts of the North celebrated the Easter Sunday amid tight security. This was due to incessant killings by insurgents. In... |
| Police arrest 24 over clash in Taraba Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:07 PM PDT The Police in Taraba have arrested 24 suspects in connection with a clash which occurred in Wukari on April 15. ASP Joseph Kwaji, the police spokesperson in the state, said in Jalingo,... |
| Pope calls for end to B’Haram attacks Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:07 PM PDT Pope Francis has called for a halt "to the brutal terrorist attacks in Nigeria," adding that Boko Haram must be stopped, Reuters reports. The Pope also asked for an end to violence in... |
| Police kill five robbers in Cross River Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:05 PM PDT No fewer than five suspected armed robbers were on Saturday killed after a shootout with the police in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. Several other suspects were said to have... |
| Fashola’s successor: APC denies imposition allegation Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:04 PM PDT Ahead of the 2015 gubernatorial election, a group within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos is said to be spoiling for war against alleged plans by some party leaders to handpick one... |
| IGP orders probe of Lagos DPO accused of raping mother of two Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:04 PM PDT The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, weekend, directed that a discrete investigation be carried out on the alleged rape of a mother of two by a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in... |
| Police nab Saudi Arabian for robbery Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:02 PM PDT The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a Saudi Arabian, Ali Mohammed, who allegedly connived with three others now at large for robbery at Ibafo axis of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. The... |
| Fayemi, APC afraid of me –Fayose Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:02 PM PDT The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has accused Governor Kayode Fayemi and the All Progressives Congress of intimidating him and his campaign... |
| Ekiti, not a good place to rig elections – Fayemi Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:01 PM PDT The governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said the people of the state would resist any attempt to rig the forth coming governorship election. Fayemi said this in an interview with... |
| Liverpool extends lead, Arsenal beats Hull 3-0 Posted: 20 Apr 2014 08:00 PM PDT Raheem Sterling scored twice and Luis Suarez broke the 30-goal barrier as Barclays Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Norwich 3-2 at Carrow Road to move five points clear at the top of the... |
| Osaze Odemwengie donates N1m to Bendel Insurance FC Posted: 20 Apr 2014 07:58 PM PDT Nigeria international and former Bendel insurance FC player, Osaze Odemwengie, on Sunday donated N1 million cash to the club. Presenting the money on behalf of Odemwengie, Mr Austin Uwagboe, said... |
| Yobe: Stray bullets kill 3 at military post Posted: 20 Apr 2014 07:54 PM PDT Three passengers were feared dead Saturday at a military post in Yobe State when one of the tyres of the military patrol vehicles and an ambulance burst while conveying the body of a soldier from... |
| NNPC debunks reports of feud between Petroleum Minister, GMD Posted: 20 Apr 2014 07:49 PM PDT The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has said that there was no rift between the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke and its Group Managing Director, GMD, Engr.... |
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