| #Bringbackourgirls: Chibok girls, parents shun meeting with Jonathan Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:54 PM PDT A meeting scheduled between President Goodluck Jonathan and the parents of abducted girls in Chibok, Tuesday, could not hold as the parents shunned the meeting. The meeting was arranged after... |
| Chelsea set to offload Mikel Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:53 PM PDT It's reported Chelsea are offering John Obi Mikel to Serie A clubs for just €6m (£4.8m). The Nigerian international midfielder has a contract with the Blues until June 2017, but is... |
| BREAKING: Adamawa Speaker, Umaru Fintiri, sworn in as Acting Governor Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:17 AM PDT The Speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly, Umaru Fintiri, has been sworn into office as the new Acting Governor following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako and the resignation of his... |
| Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako Impeached Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:49 AM PDT Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, has been impeached today, after the state House of Assembly concluded its deliberations on the report of the panel set to probe allegations of financial... |
| FG repatriates Nyanya blast mastermind, Ogwuche Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:50 AM PDT The alleged mastermind of the April 14 blast in Nyanya, Abuja, Sodiq Ogwuche, has been repatriated to Nigeria by the Federal Government. Ogwuche was brought from Sudan into the country through the... |
| Police arrest “Chief butcher of Boko Haram” in Balmo forest Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:53 AM PDT Police detectives attached to Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one Mohammed Zakari, a top operative of the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Balmo Forest. Zakari, 30, who identified himself as the... |
| Why APC is likely to lose Lagos in the 2015 election, By Femi Aribisala Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:52 AM PDT I did not know how precise my analyses of Bola Tinubu's misfortunes are, until I saw the barrage of the Lilliputian army sent to attack me. In the last few days, I have been much-maligned and abused... |
| Okwiri Oduor Wins Fifteenth Caine Prize for African Writing Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:37 AM PDT Kenya's Okwiri Oduor has won the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa's leading literary award, for her short story entitled 'My Father's Head' from Feast, Famine and Potluck... |
| Fans Lambast Wizkid Over Instagram Pic Posted: 15 Jul 2014 11:28 AM PDT Wizkid's fans have come hard on him for uploading a picture which shows him kissing the butt of a cigarette on Instagram. While some called him names, others didn't see anything wrong with the... |
| Alegeh elected NBA president Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:38 AM PDT Mr. Augusustine Alegeh (SAN) has been elected the President of the Nigerian Bar Association. Alegeh, who is of the Benin Branch of the NBA, polled 691 votes to defeat four other candidates in the... |
| 85 Nigerians in detention in Abidjan Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:29 AM PDT No fewer than 70 Nigerians are currently facing trial in Abidjan for different offences. This was disclosed by Nigeria's Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, Ifeoma Akabogu-Chinwuba. Ms. Akabogu-Chinwuba... |
| Colleges of Education lecturers suspend Nine-month strike Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:25 AM PDT The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union has suspended its nine-month strike in principle, following the intervention of the Chairmen of Governing Councils of Federal Colleges of... |
| Atiku condemns Nyako’s impeachment, warns PDP against excessive use of power Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:22 AM PDT Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against the excessive use of power by the PDP-led federal government, a tendency he said was not good for decent democratic practice. Atiku, who was... |
| Nyako’s impeachment, unfortunate development – Saraki Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:19 AM PDT A leader of the All Progressives Congress, who is also the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Senator Bukola Saraki, has described as unfortunate, the impeachment of Governor... |
| FIFA will lift ban on Nigeria ‘very soon’—NFA Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:16 AM PDT A member of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Mr Joe Amene, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the ban slammed on Nigeria by FIFA would soon be lifted. He gave the assurance in an interview... |
| Car thieves kill doctor, rape fiancée Posted: 15 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT A gang of car thieves led by one Solomon Abuede Tuesday narrated how they killed a medical doctor, raped his fiancée and dumped his body in a well. The act was committed at Ekpoma, headquarters of... |
| Al-Qaeda rejects al-Baghdadi’s caliphate declaration Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:58 AM PDT Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has rejected the declaration of an Islamist Caliphate in Iraq and Syria, saying it had "defects" that jihadist leaders should rectify, SITE Intelligence said... |
| Hamas rejects ceasefire with Israel before reaching a deal Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:52 AM PDT Islamic Hamas movement rejects the Egyptian ceasefire initiative with Israel, saying there will be no ceasefire before reaching an agreement, a senior official said. Hamas Spokesman in Gaza, Sami... |
| Nigerian female umpire to officiate at Commonwealth Games Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:46 AM PDT Cecilia Arinye, the first female Nigerian table tennis umpire to be invited to officiate at the Commonwealth Games, on Monday attributed her nomination to hard work. Arinye, a blue badge umpire, told... |
| Jonathan mourns Kogi Governor’s father Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:40 AM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday urged the Governor of Kogi State, Capt Idris Wada, and the entire family of late Pa Wada Ejiga to uphold the ideals of Ejiga, saying the deceased rendered... |
| How PDP-led FG aids, abets and benefits from Boko Haram insurgency – APC Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:37 AM PDT The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of aiding, abetting and benefitting from the Boko Haram insurgency, saying the mismanagement of national resources, massive corruption under... |
| Adamawa deputy governor, Ngilari, resigns Posted: 15 Jul 2014 06:48 AM PDT The embattled Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, who is facing impeachment charges alongside his principal, Murtala Nyako, has resigned from office. Mr. Ngilari's resignation letter was... |
| West Africa Ebola toll hits 603 as 68 more die: WHO Posted: 15 Jul 2014 06:07 AM PDT The death toll in West Africa's Ebola outbreak has risen to 603, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, with 68 new fatalities mostly in Sierra Leone and Liberia. The UN health agency said... |
| Jubilant crowds welcome home German World Cup heroes Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:53 AM PDT More than 250,000 jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified... |
| Igbo delegates demand N2.6 Trillion reparation from F.G over Nigerian civil war Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:37 AM PDT Four years after, the Civil War , Igbo delegates asked for N2. 6 trillion as reparation and compensation for the devastation Igbo land experienced during the 1967 to 1970 war. In an amendment to... |
| UniAbuja lecturers suspend strike Posted: 15 Jul 2014 05:31 AM PDT The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Abuja branch, Mr Ben Ugheoke, on Tuesday in Abuja said the body has suspended the strike by its members. Ugheoke told the News... |
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