| Revealed: Why Boko Haram is keeping 234 abducted girls Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:25 PM PDT The Islamist sect, Boko Haram, is believed to be desperate to use over 100 students of Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State it abducted last week as human shield, as plan to rescue... |
| Jonathan’s primary school in a state of disrepair Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:01 PM PDT With one of its illustrious sons as the nation's president, Otuoke has etched itself on the world map. One place that stands on the right as you drive into the linear town is the President's first... |
| Obasanjo’s loyalists dump PDP for APC Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:03 PM PDT Loyalists of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Peoples Democratic Party have dumped the ruling party for the All Progressives Congress. It was learnt on Wednesday that the former... |
| 40 Boko Haram terrorists die trying to free captured members - DHQ Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:04 PM PDT The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said no fewer than 40 terrorists died while trying to free their captured members in an encounter with troops in the outskirts of Bulanbuli, Borno. This is... |
| #TIME100: Read what Bill Gates wrote about Dangote Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:08 PM PDT A year ago, I gave a speech in London about the fight to eradicate polio. It included a section on Nigeria, one of just three countries where the virus still circulates. The organizers... |
| Community celebrates 3-year-old girl for settling kingship tussle Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:10 PM PDT Three year old Mma Abumi Edet is currently the toast of her community. The people of Mbarakom community in Akampkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State believe this "mysterious'' child has... |
| INEC registers new party, UPN Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:02 PM PDT The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday in Abuja said it had approved the registration of the Unity Party of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commission's... |
| Lekki-Ikoyi bridge toll to continue pending appeal - Court Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:03 PM PDT A Federal High Court, Lagos, which declared toll collection on Lekki-Ikoyi bridge illegal, has ordered a stay of execution of the judgment. Justice Saliu Saidu, in a ruling on Friday, granted the... |
| 5 killed as herdsmen attack Benue communities Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:59 PM PDT The orgy of violence in parts of Benue State continued yesterday as rampaging Fulani militia shot and killed five Tiv farmers in Tse Dzungwe, Mbakorya, Tombo ward of Logo Local Government Area of the... |
| I am not undisciplined, Osaze declares Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:57 PM PDT As Nigerian football fans wait and wonder, if coach Stephen Keshi will recall Peter Osaze Odemwingie to the Super Eagles for the 2014 World Cup, the Stoke City striker has said that he was not an... |
| UN to assist Nigeria protect schools Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:53 PM PDT The United Nations (UN) yesterday offered to assist Nigeria in protecting schools in the Northeast following persistent armed attacks on such institutions by terrorists. Former British Prime... |
| I will never return to PDP - Amaechi Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:41 PM PDT Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, vowed never to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, saying he has finished with the ruling party. Amaechi disclosed that though some... |
| Gunmen kill two children in Zamfara, injure mother Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:34 PM PDT Unknown gunmen numbering over 40 yesterday, killed two children of a Health Officer, in Maru area of Faru town, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Mallam Nasiru Maccido Maradun. The... |
| JUNGLE JUSTICE: Three suspected kidnappers burnt to death in Osun Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:31 PM PDT Three suspected kidnappers were yesterday burnt to death in different parts of Osogbo, the Osun state capital. The suspected kidnappers according impeccable sources were apprehended by youths at the... |
| Anxiety, panic as Lagos APC holds congress Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:29 PM PDT As part of preparations toward ensuring electoral victory in the forthcoming 2015 general elections in the country, particularly in Lagos, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State chapter,... |
| Jonathan commissions N100bn new investment in North East Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:26 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, performed the ground-breaking of the N100bn expansion project for Ashaka Cement's new 2.5million metric-tonne capacity cement production line in Gombe, North... |
| Oba of Benin tells Jonathan to seek re-election Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:12 PM PDT The Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa I, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to seek re-election even as he urged him not to be distracted by the wave of disturbances in parts of the country. He assured... |
| Three brothers, seven others arrested for robbery in Ondo Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:05 PM PDT Ten Armed robbery suspects including three blood brothers and secondary school dropouts have been arrested by police detectives in Ondo State. The suspects who were arrested and paraded by the... |
| Mourinho rules himself out of Manchester United job Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:06 PM PDT Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has ruled out the possibility of him succeeding David Moyes as the next manager of Manchester United. The Portuguese coach was reportedly in the running to take over at... |
| Ferguson upset at Moyes sacking Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:03 PM PDT Sir Alex Ferguson has broken his silence over David Moyes' sacking at Manchester United, admitting it was "upsetting" the way it was handled. Moyes was axed as United manager on Tuesday morning 24... |
| Former Barcelona coach, Tito Vilanova dies at age 45 Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:28 AM PDT Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has died at the age of 45, the club have confirmed, after unsuccessful emergency surgery. The ex-central midfielder was admitted to hospital following a downturn... |
| Hoodlums attack Baraje’s house, vandalise 14 cars Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:28 AM PDT The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ambrose Aisabor, on Friday said hoodlums attacked the residence of a former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Kawu Baraje... |
| P-Square reconciles, back together Posted: 25 Apr 2014 10:29 AM PDT About one week after Jude Okoye, elder brother to singing duo Paul and Peter Okoye (P-Square) posted on twitter that he was 'done' and rumours of a P-Square break-up filled the air, Psquare is back... |
| Islamic cleric dupes worshipper of N1.2 million Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:25 AM PDT For allegedly duping a prospective businessman of N1.2 million, an Islamic cleric, Abdullakeem Sulaimon, was on Friday arraigned in an Ota Senior Magistrates' Court in Ogun. Mr. Sulaimon, 33, who... |
| Don’t use chloroquine, artesunate for malaria treatment, expert warns Nigerians Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:22 AM PDT Nigerians have been advised against the use of Chloroquine and Artesunate for the treatment of malaria. Nnenna Ezeigwe, National Coordinator, National Malaria Control Programme, gave the advice in... |
| Man found innocent of rape after almost 10 years in jail Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:16 AM PDT A Swedish appeal court, on Friday found a 66-year-old man innocent of rape after almost 10 years in jail in Sweden. He was pronounced innocent of the charge of repeatedly raping his daughter. The... |
| Apapa Expressway Shut As NUPENG Protest Killing of Member Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:07 AM PDT Protest broke out this morning at Apapa Warf area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria after a member of the National Union of Petrolum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, was shot dead by a suspected Naval... |
| Judge pays convict’s N700 fine Posted: 25 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT The Presiding Judge, Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Mr. Albert Maga, on Thursday paid N700 fine on behalf of a labourer, Victor Emmanuel, 18, sentenced for theft of cell phone. The News Agency of... |
| Moyes agrees United pay-off Posted: 25 Apr 2014 08:55 AM PDT David Moyes has reached agreement with Manchester United over the size of his pay-off, England's League Managers' Association announced Friday. United sacked Moyes on Tuesday, just 10 months into... |
| Borno Chief Imam dies at 90 Posted: 25 Apr 2014 07:32 AM PDT Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmad, the Chief Imam of Borno, has died at the age of 90 years, Malam Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser on Communication to Gov. Kashim Shettima, said in a statement in Maiduguri on... |
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