Eagles’ $2m demand shocks Senate President Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:01 PM PDT Senate President, David Mark, got a taste of the national team camp when he held a meeting with the Super Eagles in Campinas just before their opening match against Iran in Group F of the 2014... |
Ekiti election was fraudulent - Aregbesola Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:59 PM PDT Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the All Progressives Congress lost the Ekiti State governorship polls due to fraud but maintained that it was impossible to rig him out in the... |
We have not confirmed kidnap of 60 women in Borno - FG Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:49 PM PDT The Federal Government has said that it has yet to confirm the latest kidnap of 60 women in Chibok and Damboa local government areas of Borno State. The Chairman of the National Information Centre,... |
Cote d'Ivoire crash out of the World Cup Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:23 PM PDT Cote d'Ivoire missed a chance of making history in the cruelest of fashions when a controversial late penalty for Greece sealed a 2-1 victory for the European side in Fortaleza on Tuesday that sends... |
Boko Haram uses women, girls for sex slavery Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:12 PM PDT The violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has recruited and used child soldiers, as young as 12-year-olds, as well as abducted women and girls, some of whom are subjected to domestic servitude, forced... |
Keshi blasts Nigerian fans Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:05 PM PDT A furious Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has lashed out at the country's fans, saying it is a shame they have abused his person for the team's showing at Brazil 2014. The Super Eagles and coach Keshi... |
CBN suspends banks’ withdrawal charges in 30 states Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:55 PM PDT The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said the third phase of its cashless policy initiative would commence as scheduled in the remaining 30 states of the federation. The development was confirmed... |
World Cup last 16: Italy out Uruguay in Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:48 PM PDT Uruguay kept their World Cup dream alive with a 1-0 win over Italy in Natal on Tuesday that sent the four-time champions crashing out of the competition. Costa Rica drew 0-0 with England to top... |
Suarez bit me and should’ve been sent off – Chiellini Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:36 PM PDT Italy centre-back Giorgio Chiellini insisted Uruguay striker Luis Suarez bit him during the World Cup clash between the teams in Natal on Tuesday. "He bit me, it's clear, I still have the mark,"... |
Suarez facing new bite allegations in the World Cup Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:45 PM PDT Luis Suarez is again facing allegations of biting an opponent after Giorgio Chiellini went down clutching his shoulder following a coming together with the Liverpool star in Tuesday's World Cup Group... |
Plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon missing Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:59 AM PDT A four-seater plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon via Cameroon has disappeared, according to Cameroon aviation sources on Tuesday. The plane, owned by the US company Global Aviation, took off from... |
Missing aircraft’ not in Nigeria’s airspace – NAMA Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said on Tuesday that the four-seater light aircraft that allegedly got `missing' was not in the country's airspace. Mr Ibrahim Abdulsalam, the Managing... |
A Muslim/Muslim Presidential Disaster for the APC, By Femi Aribisala Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:01 AM PDT Bola Tinubu is standing on the horns of a dilemma. He became the godfather of the APC out of burning personal ambition to seek greener political pastures for himself in Abuja. The APC calculus is to... |
Ekiti governorship election, not free and fair - Shehu Sani Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:02 AM PDT A northern-based rights activist and President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, Mallam Shehu Sani said on Tuesday that the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State could not be said to be... |
#WorldCup - Was T.B. JOSHUA behind Super Eagles defensive tactics against Bosnia? Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:03 AM PDT An online commentator has sensationally revealed that the thanks NFF bestowed upon T.B. Joshua for Nigeria's recent success against Bosnia in the FIFA 2014 World Cup is for a reason beyond mere... |
Nigeria turning to a graveyard – Ezekwesili Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:57 AM PDT A former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed shock over the abduction of no fewer than 60 girls from Kummabza in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State by suspected... |
Jonathan unveils N3 TRILLION Centenary City Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:55 AM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday led other dignitaries to perform the ground-breaking and unveiling of the Abuja Centenary City Project. This was just as a former military Head of State, Gen.... |
Hundreds scoop fuel from multiple accident scene Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:52 AM PDT Four people were critically injured in a multiple accident at the Isele Azagba section of the Asaba – Benin expressway on Tuesday. The accident which occurred at 9am involved a 33,000 litre... |
We are not scared of Argentina, we can beat them - Ahmed Musa Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:49 AM PDT Forward Ahmed Musa has said Nigeria can beat Argentina to win their World Cup group on Wednesday. Nigeria and Argentina have met three times at the World Cup with the South Americans victorious on... |
752 Nigerians in UK prisons – Confab committee Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:43 AM PDT Delegates at the national conference were told on Tuesday that there were more than 752 Nigerians languishing in British jails. Apart from this, they were also informed that about 700 Nigerians... |
Fraudsters resist arrest, ‘detain’ policemen Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:34 AM PDT There was a melo-drama at Mechanic Village, Tombia, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Monday, as alleged fraudsters resisted arrest and instead 'detained' two police operatives detailed to effect their... |
Okada rider arrested for allegedly raping female passenger Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:30 AM PDT The Abia State Police Command said it has taken into custody a middle-aged man ( names withheld ), for allegedly raping a female passenger who boarded his bike late in the night. Commissioner of... |
Gunmen kill 38 in Kaduna raids Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:20 AM PDT Unidentified gunmen killed 38 people, mostly women and children, in raids on two villages in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, an area plagued by years of sectarian conflict, officials said... |
Sudan rearrests Christian woman on death row Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:17 AM PDT A Sudanese woman freed from death row on Monday has been arrested with her family at Khartoum airport, sources have told the BBC. Mrs Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to hang in May for renouncing... |
Tickets for Nigeria/Argentina match in hot demand Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:04 AM PDT Tickets for the last Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina on Wednesday at Porto Alegre, at the ongoing 2014 World Cup in Brasil are now in hot demand a day to the encounter. The tickets for... |
Suicide bomb hits Lebanese capital Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:54 AM PDT A suicide bomber has detonated a car bomb near a Lebanese army checkpoint in the capital, Beirut, officials say. The blast, which caused a huge fire, occurred in a southern suburb mainly inhabited... |
JTF repels attack, kills 3 suspected pirates in crossfire Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:46 AM PDT The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta (Operation Pulo Shield) on Tuesday said three suspected pirates died during a cross-fire with the group at Robot creeks in Nembe local government area of... |
Hold Nigerian government responsible for failure to rescue Chibok girls – U.S. Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:42 AM PDT The United States says the Nigerian government should be held responsible for the seeming lack of progress in rescuing the over 200 kidnapped teenage girls. The over 270 girls were kidnapped from... |
Nigeria Police is the best in world — Gambari Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:40 AM PDT Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, has described officers of the Nigeria Police Force as the `best in the world'' in peacekeeping operations. Gambari,... |
Beware of terrorists disguising as herdsmen - Jonathan Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:33 AM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to join hands with the Federal Government to address the challenge of terrorists masquerading as pastoralists to cause mayhem in the country. Jonathan... |
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