Mandela making ‘slow but steady’ progress – Zuma
Nelson Mandela is making “slow but steady” progress back to health, although he remains critically ill, the office of the South African president said Sunday. The 95-year-old former president and...
View ArticlePresidency, northern governors commiserate with Nwodo Jnr over wife’s death
President Goodluck Jonathan and the Northern Governors’ Forum, in separate statements, have commiserated with a former Minister of Information, Chief John Nwodo (Jnr), over the death of his wife,...
View ArticleBoko Haram: JTF, vigilance group arrest five suspected terrorists
IN their renewed hunt for the fleeing Boko Haram sect members in Borno State, the military Joint Task Force (JTF) and members of the Borno Vigilance Youth Group (BVYG) Sunday captured five terror...
View ArticleNMA, NMCP extol discovery of ‘total protection’ malaria vaccine
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) and have lauded the discovery of a malaria vaccine which provides 100 per cent protection against the disease.
View ArticleBuhari, Tinubu ambitions not part of merger agreement – Obono-Obla
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has dispelled the rumour in some quarters that there was an agreement between former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and...
View ArticleOmotola, Genevieve, Monalisa, others make African Oscars list
The nominees for the third annual African ‘Oscars’ organised by Nollywood and African Film Critics, USA Washington DC has been released with Omotola Jolade Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Monilsa Chinda and...
View ArticleNorway PM undercover as a taxi driver
Some passengers were paid to take part in a buzz-generating video which showed Norway’s prime minister undercover as a taxi driver probing voters’ concerns, his party admitted Monday. Just one month...
View ArticleGlo urges Eagles to beat Bafana
Leading telecommunications company, Globacom, has enjoined the Super Eagles to ensure victory over Bafana Bafana of South Africa as they meet in the Mandela Challenge billed for the Moses Mabhida...
View ArticleChild marriage: Umuada Ndi-Igbo in Diaspora writes Senate
SIR, I am writing to you as a bona fide citizen of Nigeria and also as Founder/ National President of Umuada Ndi-Igbo in Diaspora, Inc. (a not for profit women organisation with headquarters in...
View ArticleNigera’s Economic Destiny : Trapped
In a recent interactive section with the House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, the Governor of the Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, noted that if the plan to redesign naira notes last...
View ArticleNUC proscribes Ghanaian varsity affiliate programmes
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has declared illegal the degree programmes offered by the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, through an affiliation with Hallmark Educational Bureau...
View ArticleRivers crisis: Anti-Amaechi legislators boycott panel of inquiry
The five lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly, who are opposed to Governor Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday, boycotted the sitting of the Commission of Inquiry probing the crisis in the state.
View ArticleFresh crisis looms as TUC threatens strike over minimum wage, council autonomy
The National President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Bobboi Bala Kaigama, on Monday said that workers nationwide would embark on strike should the Federal Government go ahead to implement the...
View ArticleSuspected insurgents in military uniforms kill 56 in Borno mosque, village...
Suspected members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have reportedly gunned down 44 people praying in a mosque in Borno State.
View ArticlePope torn over who to support for Italy-Argentina friendly
Pope Francis joked with Italy and Argentina players on the eve of a friendly football match in Rome on Tuesday, saying he was torn over who to support. “It’s going to be difficult for me, it’s lucky...
View ArticleAnti-Corruption: Melaye takes protests to London, New York
THE Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network and former member of House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye has taken the fight against corruption in the country to the international...
View ArticleKudirat Murder: Lagos appeals Al-Mustapha, Sofolahan’s acquital
It is not yet uhuru for Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha, over his acquittal by the appellate court as the Lagos State government...
View Article2 Boko Haram field commanders killed, 6 arrested
The Nigerian Military Special Operation Unit, Mubi Battalion, Adamawa, on Tuesday said it killed two notorious Boko Haram commanders during a gunfire exchange. Lt. Col. Beyidi Martins, the Commanding...
View ArticlePalm kernel merchant to be hanged for murder of girl friend
A High Court in Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Tuesday sentenced a palm kernel merchant, Abayomi Timothy, 37, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend . Timothy was convicted for strangling...
View ArticleIgbo Deportaion: Lagos commits no error – Ipaye
The Lagos State government has said that it has committed no error on the deportation of Igbos that was carried out recently. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye while...
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