Month: March 2014
Nasarawa council polls: Voters protest in Doma
Some voters in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against the non-availability of…
Headlines, Metro, News, Politics
Fayose to slug it out with Fayemi in Ekiti
A former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, was on Satuday declared winner of the PDP governorship primaries in…
Ebola virus cause of hemorrhagic fever in Guinea
The Ebola virus has been identified as the source of an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in southern Guinea, the west…
Free train riders attack traders, bus drivers
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE There was pandemonium early Saturday at the Agege area of Lagos state, western Nigeria as some free train…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
Horrible Day for Arsenal, Wenger at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea ruined Arsene Wenger’s 1000th match celebration, with a humiliating 6-0 bashing of Arsenal, their London neighbours in the Barclays…
Football: Arsenal’s Gibbs victim of mistaken identity
Arsenal left back Kieran Gibbs fell victim to a case of mistaken identity on Saturday when he was sent off…
Michele Obama backs human rights in China
US First Lady Michelle Obama on Saturday emphasised the importance of universal rights, telling a crowd of students in Beijing…
NIS Recruitment Tragedy: 5 more bodies released
The Management of National Hospital, Abuja, has released five more bodies of those who died during Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment…
Arsenal legend Parlour for launch of Airtel Premier
Arsenal legend and former England international, Ray Parlour, is set to visit Nigeria as part of the Arsenal team to…
Teachers boycott Gov. Oshiomhole’s competency test
JEHTRO IBILEKE/Benin Fewer than two hundred school teachers in Edo state, in southern Nigeria, participated in Saturday’s controversial competency test…
Russia’s Putin an oil Sheikh by proxy?
Is Russia’s strong man Vladimir Putin an oil sheikh, hiding under the masquerade of Gunvor, world’s no 4 oil trading…
China’s satellite picks image of possible MH370-linked object
China has a new satellite image of a large floating object in the Indian Ocean that could be related to…
Borno schools shut because of Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Borno state has ordered all its schools shut to protect children after Boko Haram terrorists killed dozens of pupils…
In Pictures: Award to Jonathan highlights Namibia’s day
President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia has conferred the “Order of Welwitschia”, the highest national honour of that country on President…
Brazilian Air Force says 4 jets to follow Ronaldo at World Cup
Four executive jets carrying Cristiano Ronaldo’s family and entourage will follow the Portuguese star around at the World Cup, the…
Chinese anger mounts over missing Malaysian plane
Police were forced to intervene on Saturday as relatives of Chinese passengers aboard vanished Flight MH370 rushed towards Malaysian officials…
Scholes backs Man United to oust Bayern Munich
Manchester United great Paul Scholes Saturday backed the struggling English giants to beat Bayern Munich and go all the way…
Nigeria’s internet users decry poor services
It was a tale of woes by internet data users at the 10th anniversary of the Telecom Consumers Parliament on…
Turkey’s Twitter ban backfires
The global Internet community rallied to help Twitter users in Turkey circumvent a block on the popular messaging service on…
Nigeria to earn $4.3bn from sale of power plants
Nigeria’s Federal Government will generate $4.3 billion from the sale of seven out of the 10 generating power plants being…
Miami ATP Masters: Federer, Djokovic move into third round
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic began their campaigns at the WTA and ATP Miami Masters on Friday with straight-set wins,…
3SC Fined N200k For Assaulting League Officials
Taiwo Adelu In its bid to stamp out hooliganism in the country’s football, the Nigeria National League, NNL, has fined…
Baby making ‘factory’ uncovered in Ogun state
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command, in western Nigeria, today discovered a “Baby Factory” where young girls have been…
Cameroonian leads Nigerian troops to weapons hidden in church
Nigeria’s military high command said on Friday that the arrest of a terrorist who claims to be a Cameroonian and…
Fraudsters now use my name, Obiano says
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The new governor of Anambra state in the eastern part of Nigeria, Mr. Willie Obiano, has warned the…
Femi Segun, ex-diplomat, ace compere dies
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Ex-Diplomat and ace compere, Olufemi Segun is dead. He was aged 55. P.M.NEWS learnt that Segun, son of…
Man Jailed For Life For Drug Trafficking
An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday sentenced a 36-year-old man, Callistus Chukwukelu, to life imprisonment for unlawful importation of…
O’Neill, Foremost British Economist, To Headline Airtel Premier Launch
Daniels Ekugo Foremost British Economist and honourary Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, Terence James “Jim” O’Neill, who…
Court Remands Man For Killing His Own Son
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered Gbenga Omotosho, 29, to be remanded in prison for killing his own…