N10bn jet scandal: Diezani sues House of Representatives Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:19 PM PDT The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has halted the investigation by the House of Representatives into the N10bn she allegedly spent on a chartered private jet,... |
Boko Haram: Let truth be told Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:20 PM PDT A lot has been said and done about the activities of the Boko Haram sect in the past but the menace continued unabated. The truth remains that the issue is not been handled rightly. I have said it... |
Government has special development plan for Northeast - Okonjo-Iweala Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:21 PM PDT Nigeria is preparing a special development plan for its poor, violence-hit northeast and increasing spending to counter revolt there that could dent the growth in Africa's No. one oil producer if it... |
Obasanjo shielded oil thieves during his tenure - Alamieyesiegha Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:21 PM PDT Former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyesiegha has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of shielding oil thieves during his administration. Alamieyesiegha made the allegation yesterday... |
Adamawa, Yobe governors blast Edwin Clark, Akpabio for Boko Haram comments Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:22 PM PDT The Governors of Adamawa and Yobe state, Murtala Nyako and Ibrahim Gaidam, on Sunday expressed their displeasures over Edwin Clark's call for declaration of full-scale state of emergency that will... |
Report stubborn children in Nigeria to us – Police Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:27 PM PDT The Nigeria Police Force has urged parents in Nigeria to report suspicious behaviour in their environment and bad behaviour exhibited by their children. The Deputy Inspector General of Police in... |
Nyanya blast: Experts identify bodies of two bombers Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:24 PM PDT Forensic experts have successfully established the identities of two men that participated in the bombing of Nyanya, a satellite community bordering the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa... |
National Conference: Delegates kick agaisnt state police Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:18 PM PDT State police could not scale through committee level at the National Conference yesterday. Its advocates failed to convince others in the Committee on Power Devolution to transfer it to the... |
Police arraign gangster for killing undergraduate Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:12 PM PDT The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, has arraigned a 34-year-old man, Sikiru Yusuf, aka Apako, before an Ebute Meta Magistrate's court for the alleged murder of Kazeem... |
OSUN: Ex-prisoner can’t unseat me – Aregbesola boasts Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:07 PM PDT Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that a politician, who was allegedly rigged into the senate from the prison, is not fit to contest the August 9 governorship election, let alone... |
Abandoned newborn baby dies after being rescued Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:36 PM PDT A new born baby abandoned by her mother was recently discovered in a swampy dump-site around Great Aduke School, Victory Estate in Iba area of Lagos. However, the baby finally died after being... |
LAGOS 2015: Senator Solomon opens campaign office Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:31 PM PDT Lagos State governorship aspirant, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon (Lagos West) yesterday opened his campaign headquarters at Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja. Solomon described the opening of the... |
Chibok elders: Fed Govt has failed us Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:03 PM PDT Elders of Chibok community in Borno State, where 234 girls were abducted by Boko Haram gunmen, yesterday alleged that the Federal Government had failed in its responsibility of rescuing the girls,... |
We want abducted girls back - Protesting women cry out to Jonathan Posted: 28 Apr 2014 05:58 PM PDT Scores of indigenes of Kibaku, a community in Chibok, the troubled Borno State town where 234 school girls were abducted by Boko Haram, marched yesterday on Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola's... |
Parents cry over N1, 500 JAMB results scratch card Posted: 28 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT Some parents and guardians in Plateau have described as "very exorbitant'', the N1, 500 they were being charged by JAMB for scratch card to access the examination result. The parents, who spoke in... |
'How my uncle started raping me since 2013′ – 12-Year-Old opens up Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:31 AM PDT A 32-year-old man, Anthony Wayas has been arrested Rivers State Police Command for allegedly having sex with his 12-year-old niece since 2013. The girl (name withheld) has been living with her uncle... |
Dani Alves bites back against racism, eats banana thrown at him during soccer match Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:33 AM PDT Barcelona fullback Dani Alves produces the perfect riposte to a racist taunt when taking a corner kick during his team's 3-2 win at Villareal The Barcelona full-back casually picked up a banana... |
A Time To Make A Choice, By Femi Fani-Kayode Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:32 AM PDT Oh Nigeria, how I feel sorry for you. They burn your cities, kill your citizens, rape your women, steal your children, pillage your lands, insult you openly, desecrate your holy places and destroy... |
Gunmen Kill 2 Children In Zamfara State Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:23 AM PDT Gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers have killed two children and set a police station ablaze at Faru, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An eyewitness said the gunmen numbering... |
Stop telling lies against the military - DHQ Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:09 AM PDT The Defence Headquatres on Monday in Abuja warned Nigerians against unguarded utterances that were capable of undermining the nation's security saying such lies were unnecessary given the country's... |
APC hails suspension of PDP rally in Adamawa Posted: 28 Apr 2014 09:27 AM PDT The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the reported suspension of the PDP rally scheduled for Adamawa State on Tuesday, in line with the prevailing mood of the nation, especially the... |
48 awaiting trial inmates pass WASSCE Posted: 28 Apr 2014 07:56 AM PDT 48 awaiting trial inmates of Ikoyi prisons passed the November/December 2013 General Certificate of Examination (GCE) convincingly. The Deputy Controller of Prisons, Mr. Emmanuel Bamidele,... |
Eat eggs, cholesterol is good for humans, says Vet Posted: 28 Apr 2014 07:38 AM PDT A veterinarian, Dr Mari Dawuda, said on Monday in Jos that many researches had disproved the erroneous notion that cholesterol was not good for the human body. Dawuda, the Chief Executive Officer,... |
Emenike Leads Fenerbahce to Turkish league title Posted: 28 Apr 2014 07:28 AM PDT Super Eagles first choice striker Emmanuel Emenike lifted his first Turkish Super Lig title this weekend against Godfrey Oboabona's Rizespor. Emenike's team Fenerbahce secured their title on Sunday... |
Tornadoes sweep across southern US, leaving at least 17 dead Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:52 AM PDT At least 17 people were killed when a powerful storm system wreaked havoc through the southern and central US on Sunday night. The tornado touched down Sunday about 10 miles west of Little Rock,... |
Pastor damages neighbour’s car over parking space Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:44 AM PDT A pastor, Daniel Okogie, who allegedly damaged his neighbour's car over parking space, on Monday appeared in an Oshodi Magistrates' Court in Lagos. Okogie, 44, who resides at No. 55, Olaiya St.,... |
Bouteflika sworn in as Algeria president for 4th term Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:35 AM PDT Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been sworn in as president on Monday for a fourth term in office. Bouteflika took oath in Nation's Palace in western Algiers in accordance with Article... |
Egypt court sentences 683 people to death Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:21 AM PDT An Egyptian court has sentenced 683 supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi to death. One of the convicts is the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie. The Egyptian... |
Obama announces sanctions on Russia as Ukraine tensions mount Posted: 28 Apr 2014 05:55 AM PDT President Barack Obama said Monday the United States was poised to unveil fresh sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, as pro-Kremlin gunmen seized another town in the east. Speaking... |
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