Month: March 2014
Beverly Osu Back In Mbryo, Ruggedman’s New Video
Big Brother Africa star, Beverly Osu, is back to her first love as video vixen. The controversial reality TV star…
Actress Omoni Oboli Shines In Renders To Caesar
Star actress, Omoni Oboli, has brought her best to bear in the long-awaited crime drama Renders To Caeser. The new…
Naijazz Music Stars For iREP 2014
As preparations hot up for this year’s edition of iREP international documentary film festival, four of NAIJAZZ Music artistes have…
Cybersecurity Framework
Akunna Ejim/Washington DC Developing a solid cybersecurity framework and securing critical IT infrastructure is imperative, now that governments and many…
Corruption: Zuma urged to repay costs of home makeover
South Africa’s public ombudsman Wednesday said that non-security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence which cost the taxpayer $23…
Tenancy Law not paper tiger: Fashola urges Lagosians claim rights
Governor Babatunde Fashola in an upcoming interview with TheNEWS magazine has urged Lagosians to claim their rights as embedded in…
How To Handle Boko Haram
Oluokun Ayorinde Analysts put forward tactics that can help in tackling terrorism in Nigeria Despite the Federal Government’s boast that…
Nigeria French Neighbours Are Giving Cover To Boko Haram
Senator Zanna Ahmed Khalifa, represent Borno Central in the National Assembly. In this interview with SOLA ADEOLA, he speaks about…
My Administration Has Done Well
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, in an interview with journalists (including GBENRO ADESINA) in Ibadan, speaks on the achievements…
Will This National Dialogue Be Any Different?
By Kanayo Esinulo This conference about to begin is important for so many reasons. It is coming at a time…
2 Egyptian military officers killed in shootout with Jihadists
An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid Wednesday on the hideout of jihadists suspected…
Building A Solid Healthcare System In Nigeria
By Akunna Ejim Good public health is vital in any country, not only for the purpose of maintaining a healthy…
Tennis: Serena eager to defend Miami title
Serena Williams steps back into her comfort zone as the world number one begins her campaign to defend her title…
Deputy CBN gov Moghalu says Sanusi crossed the line
One of the deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu has spoken for the first time on…
NLC urges end to ASUP, COEASU strikes
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to end the strike embarked upon by polytechnic and…
Banker seeks divorce over battery of mum by wife
A banker, on Tuesday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage over alleged battery of his…
Pythons stun scientists in navigating way home
The Burmese python has a built-in compass that allows it to slither home in a near-straight line even if released…
Fire ravages power house of Christ Embassy Church
Kazeem Ugbodaga Properties worth millions of naira were on Tuesday destroyed as the generator house of the Christ Embassy Church…
Champions League: Chelsea, Madrid ease into quarters
Chelsea eased into the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Galatasaray on Tuesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored…
Someone failed to include me on list of delegates
Nwike Ojukwu As the 492 delegates to the National Conference get down to work, it is pertinent to revisit the…
22 Chinese arrested for illegal fishing in Nigeria’s waters
Chinese nationals held in Nigeria for illegal fishing 03/18/2014 16:09 GMT – NIGERIA-CHINA-IMMIGRATION-ARREST – World News (EAA) – AFP PORT…
Zimbabwe caps salaries of state firms’ CEOs
Zimbabwe’s cabinet on Tuesday announced a $6,000 monthly salary cap for executives of state-owned entities, following reports they were grossly…
Nigeria unveils soft approach to counter terrorism
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Tuesday unveiled Nigeria’s Soft Approach to Countering Terrorism (NACTEST),…
Google takes android to wristwatches
Google announced Tuesday it was bringing Android, the dominant platform for smartphones, to wearable devices. The move allows developers to…
Turkish Airlines ships arms to Nigeria, tape reveals
Turkish Airlines allegedly shipped weapons to unidentified groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and…
Jonathan boasts of capturing Kwara even before 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on…
Nigeria’s oil reserves drop by 5 billion barrels
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Tuesday that the country’s oil reserves have dropped from 40 billion to…
Free education ‘clearly impossible’ now, says FG official
The Director General in the Budget Office of the Nigerian Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu says free education which was made…
APC gives date for national convention
The All Progressives Congress will hold its national convention on 24 May. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Interim National Publicity Secretary…
National Conference adjourns
After its first day of sitting dedicated to questions from delegates on procedural, sitting arrangements, logistics and similar issues, the…