Month: March 2014
‘Motherfuckers’ in government in Nigeria
Olufolaji Fadeyibi I know I am going to receive a lot of advice on how I am too old to…
Nigeria’s army chief tells Boko Haram dialogue or get crushed
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday told Boko Haram militants that talks remained an option, as top brass visited troops in the…
France charges son of E-Guinea’s leader with money laundering
France has charged the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of money laundering, his lawyer and a judicial…
Sanusi’s suit suffers another adjournment
A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned till 8 April hearing in Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s suit,…
Mourinho charged with improper conduct
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, still celebrating his Chelsea team’s quarter finals qualifications in Europe’s Champions League, has been charged with…
Nigerian senate prescribes stiff penalties for human traffickers
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill prohibiting trafficking in persons which stipulated stiffer penalties for offenders. The Trafficking in…
NNPC gets 5 new group executive directors
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of five new group executive directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.…
First World War shell kills 2 Belgians
Two workers were killed Wednesday by the explosion of a World War I shell near the Belgian town of Ypres,…
Bearish trend continues at NSE
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed lower on Wednesday as the value of shares traded dropped by 19.79…
Woman with missing husband granted divorce
A Nigerian Upper Area Court, in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday dissolved a six-year-old marriage between Aisha Abubakar and her husband…
Nigeria’s electronic media go digital June
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Wednesday said that Nigeria’s electronics media would be digitalised by June this year, months…
Jonathan visits Pope Francis, Namibia, Netherlands
President Goodluck Jonathan will join other world leaders, including President Barack Obama of the United States, President Francois Hollande of…
23 die as hemorrhagic fever puzzles Guinea
An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea’s southeastern forest region since February when the…
Niger fears Boko Haram menace will spread
“We will not provoke them, but if they attack, they will regret it,” says Niger’s Defence Minister Karidjo Mahamadou (Reuters)…
Dutch voters catch polling booth selfies bug
Dutch citizens and politicians united on Wednesday in posting voting booth selfie photos, an increasingly popular phenomenon that could threaten…
Toyota pays record $1.2bn penalty for covering up defects
Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $1.2 billion to settle US criminal charges that it lied to safety regulators and the…
Court hears how Pistorius shot girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend first in the hip before hitting her fatally in the head through a locked toilet…
Turkish Airlines denies shipping arms to Nigeria
Turkey’s national carrier denied on Wednesday allegations of arms shipments to unknown groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by…
No To Rape
Seun Bisuga Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, an expert on rape, believes Nigerians need to stand up to rapists and improve the…
President Jonathan Cancels NIS Recruitment
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of the nationwide recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Immigration…
Fire Guts Mobil Petrol Station, 5 Vehicles Burnt
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least five vehicles were burnt this morning after fire gutted Mobil petrol station on Oba Akran Avenue/Akilo…
2 Brothers Kill Sibling Over Dad’s N17m House
Cyriacus Izuekwe Police from the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, western Nigeria,…
Crisis Looms As FG Plans To End Fuel Subsidy
Nigerians may witness another massive protest following plans by the government to remove subsidies on petrol and kerosene. The Minister…
U-17 Women World Cup: Flamingoes Promise Goal Feast
Flamingoes forward, Chiwendu Ihezuo has assured that Nigeria will achieve a goal feast against Colombia in Thursday’s second group game…
I Spent My Loot On Widows, Lawyers, Says Robbery Suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a robbery suspect, Mr Karen Oguntuase who confessed that…
A Contrived Fuel Scarcity
Following the hardship Nigerians are subjected to daily, the prevailing fuel scarcity across the country demands that a serious and…
Still On The NYSC Scheme
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Like every other nation, Nigeria has had her own fair share of herculean challenges and difficult moments.…
The Immigration Recruitment Tragedy And A Crumbling Nation
By Peter Clever Opara More than the morbid count that emerged from the ill-fated recruitment exercise of the Nigerian Immigration…
I Admire 2Face Idibia, Says Singer Seyi Shay
Fast rising artiste and sultry singer, Seyi Shay, has said that she has great admiration and respect for pop star,…
Omotola, 2Face, Others To Speak at Entertainment Confab
Nollywood sweetheart and Time 100 honouree, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, music star, 2Face Idibia and Peace Anyam-Osigwe, Founder/CEO of Africa Movie Academy…