| Jonathan seeks $1 Billion loan to fight Boko Haram Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:37 PM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the House of Representatives to grant approval to his government to borrow an external loan of $1bn(about N165bn). President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday... |
| REVEALED: How Adamawa’s Deputy Gov was tricked into resigning Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:34 PM PDT Forty-eight hours after Governor Murtala Nyako was removed from office, details of how the game plan was hatched and implemented by the House of Assembly have emerged. A top source at the Assembly... |
| Jonathan desperate, behind Nyako’s removal - APC Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:35 PM PDT The opposition All Progressives Congress has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of masterminding the removal of ex-Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State. The APC National Chairman, Chief John... |
| It is embarrassing Jonathan had to wait for Malala’s visit to convince him to meet with us - Relatives of Chibok girls Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:36 PM PDT Relatives of some of the schoolgirls seized in a mass kidnapping by Boko Haram demanded Wednesday that Nigeria's president meet everyone affected, describing a hastily-arranged plan for a visit with... |
| Adamawa Impeachment: PDP replies APC Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:39 PM PDT Our attention has been drawn to yet another inflammatory address by the National Chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun wherein he resorted to wild and unfounded allegations to cause confusion and... |
| Protests in Nasarawa, as Al-Makura moves to avert impeachment Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:53 PM PDT There were pockets of demonstrations in some parts of Nasarawa State yesterday, following the notice of impeachment served on Governor Umaru Al Makura, Monday, by the state House Assembly. Some... |
| Terrorists having upper hand – Danjuma Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:28 PM PDT Former Defence Minister, Lt General Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd.), yesterday, lamented that insurgents appear to be having an upper hand in the country at the moment and tasked President Goodluck... |
| REVEALED: Why roasted meat could cause cancer Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:16 PM PDT Cases of various forms of cancer, the deadly disease seen by many as death sentence, have been on the rise. Although experts have not been able to pinpoint the exact cause or causes of cancer, some... |
| I'm a good person - Omisore Posted: 16 Jul 2014 10:02 PM PDT GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore says that the plan by the APC to paint him in a bad light will fail. Omisore, who said this in an... |
| UniAbuja shut indefinitely as students protest Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:45 PM PDT The Governing Council of the University of Abuja have ordered the shutdown of the school indefinitely It was reported that as the #BringBackOurExams protest was heating up, some students that were... |
| Police nab robber with aid of ATM camera Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:30 PM PDT The picture of a suspected armed robber captured during a cash transaction on the Automated Teller Machine in Pansia, Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has led to his arrest by the... |
| Gunmen abduct Bayelsa commissioner’s 77-yr-old mother Posted: 16 Jul 2014 09:13 PM PDT Mother of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr Furoebi Akene, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident, the latest in the series of high profile kidnappings in the... |
| Osun belongs to PDP - Jonathan Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:06 PM PDT AHEAD of August 9 Osun State gubernatorial election, President Goodluck Jonathan vowed yesterday that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP would win the election, saying the state belongs to PDP. He ... |
| I'm too old to contest the 2015 governorship election - Fola Adeola Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:59 PM PDT A former Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Mr. Fola Adeola, has said that at 60 he is too old to contest the 2015 governorship election in Ogun State. He said those linking him with the... |
| #Bringbackourgirls: Michelle Obama hails Malala Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:56 PM PDT Two days after ending her three-day visit to Nigeria, Pakistani girls' education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, has launched a petition seeking international intervention for the release of the... |
| One-third of Nigerians are hypertensive — Consultant Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:52 PM PDT PROFESSOR Olumuyiwa Odusanya, a Consultant Public Health Physician, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, yesterday said one-third of Nigerians were hypertensive. Odusanya said this at... |
| Presidency plotting removal of three more APC governors – El-Rufai Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:27 AM PDT A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and member of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has accused the Presidency of orchestrating the impeachment of the Adamawa State... |
| Security guard kills Babcock varsity female student in hotel Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:26 AM PDT A security guard, Azeez Ibrahim, has shot dead a female undergraduate of Babcock University, Busayo Ogunkoya, during a birthday party in a hotel in Ikorodu, Lagos State. It was learnt that... |
| REVEALED: How Nigerian officials received Nyanya bombing suspect from Sudan Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:26 AM PDT The International Police, INTERPOL, on Tuesday handed over the alleged mastermind of a Nyanya bomb blast, Aminu Ogwuche, to Nigerian security. The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, first said this through... |
| Men behave better when around beautiful women – Report Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:20 AM PDT In case you are wondering why some men behave nicely when women are around them and behave anyhow when they are alone or with friends, a study has revealed why this is so. The study shows that men... |
| Driver survives after car somersaults, lands on three vehicles Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:12 AM PDT A Honda CRV car somersaulted several times on Burma Road in Sabon Gari area of Kano and mysteriously ended up atop three vehicles parked in front of a residential building. The road mishap occurred... |
| 27 killed in Borno village attacks Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:04 AM PDT No fewer than 27 people were killed when some suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists invaded Sabon Gari village of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state. Just last two days ago, some... |
| My relationship with Genevieve – Mikel Obi Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:02 AM PDT Super Eagles and Chelsea FC of England midfielder, Mikel Obi, on Tuesday explained his relationship with Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji. Mikel, who is an Amstel Malta Ambassador, spoke as a guest... |
| Lead us to Sambisa Forest, Danjuma tells Jonathan Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:52 AM PDT The Chairman of the Victims Support Fund, Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), on Wednesday said members of the committee would not visit Sambisa Forest believed to be one of the strongholds of the... |
| Man arrested for spreading false text messages of impending Boko Haram attacks Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:12 AM PDT Security operatives in Nigeria have arrested a man, Lawrence Ugwu, who allegedly specializes in creating panic text messages of impending attack on citizens. A statement on the website of the... |
| India announces new visa measures for Nigerians Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:06 AM PDT The new Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ghanashyam Rangaiah, on Tuesday, announced new measures that would enable Nigerians obtain visas to India with ease. Mr. Rangaiah told the News Agency of... |
| Gunmen abduct German in Adamawa Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:02 AM PDT Gunmen riding on motorcycles, Wednesday morning, abducted a German in Gombi town of Adamawa State. The incident occurred at about 7 a.m. at Anguwan Faransa area of the town, residents said. The... |
| We’re committed to Jonathan’s 2015 victory – PDP govs Posted: 16 Jul 2014 05:38 AM PDT State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party rose from a meeting in the early hours of Tuesday, pledging their commitment to the electoral success of President Goodluck... |
| Syria’s Assad sworn in for third term Posted: 16 Jul 2014 05:15 AM PDT Bashar al-Assad has been sworn in for a new seven-year term as the president of Syria after an election victory that underlined his grip on power more than three years into Syria's civil war. The... |
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