Year: 2013
2015: Let The Race Begin
By Chido Onumah If there was any lingering doubt that campaigns for the 2015 presidential election have started in earnest,…
Lawmaker Warns Constituents Against Fire Outbreaks
Representative of Lagos Mainland Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bashir Oloto, has warned residents of his…
Restoring The Lost Glory Of Apapa
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The Apapa axis of Lagos is very strategic to the economy of Nigeria, being a major gateway…
How To Take Control Of Your Life In 2013 (5)
This is the fifth in my series on How to Make Your Life Count in 2012. I am very excited…
Egypt’s Mubarak wins retrial
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Sunday accepted an appeal against the life sentence handed down to former president Hosni Mubarak…
Indiana university honours Obasanjo
Valparaiso University in Indiana, United States has established an African Institute in honour of Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo. The…
Nigeria: ACN pushes for electronic voting in 2015
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said it is time for the country to embrace electronic voting in order…
Soccer: Guardiola linked with Man City job
Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola will replace Roberto Mancini as manager of English champions Manchester City in the summer, the…
Poisonous smog chokes Beijing
Mask-wearing Beijing residents endured a third day of pollution at hazardous levels on Sunday, as authorities warned that a thick…
West African leaders to meet over Mali
An emergency summit of leaders from West African bloc ECOWAS has been set for Wednesday in Abidjan as countries in…
Late Governor Yakowa’s Brother Dies At 60
Adi Femi/Kaduna Adamu Yakowa, the younger brother to the late governor of Nigeria’s north western state of Kaduna, Patrick Yakowa,…
30 Nigerians killed in fresh oil pipeline fire
No fewer than 30 Nigerians, suspected to be oil thieves died in a pipeline fire at Arepo village, in Ogun…
Nigeria’s Anglicans unveil 5 archbishops
The Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, has called on church leaders to offer “selfless service’’ to…
Nyako urges supporters join peace moves
Governor Murtala Nyako of Nigeria’s Adamawa state on Saturday called on PDP members in the state to support the Presidential…
Abdulsalami urges dialogue with Boko Haram
A former Nigerian leader, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Saturday called on the government to engage in dialogue with the Boko…