Month: March 2014
Missing Malaysian Plane: The riddle continues
What could have happened to the missing Malaysian Boeing 777 plane? Nearly five days since it disappeared while en route…
Tiwa Savage Wants Collabo With Patoranking
Mavin Records sultry singer, Tiwa Savage, has expressed excitement over how much she loves the music of fast rising act,…
Timi Dakolo Offers Gifts To Male Fans
Nigeria’s soul singer, Timi Dakolo, has announced his decision to present other men with a chance to give a gift…
Take A Closer Look At Labels
“Mum don’t forget to get me my favourite yoghurt”. What if your favourite is not available? I asked. “Then get…
Tambuwal: No more excuses in routing Boko Haram
Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many…
South Sudan charges 4 high profile politicians with treason
South Sudan charged four high-profile prisoners with treason on Tuesday, dashing rebel hopes that they would be released ahead of…
Obama in New York Gap store to push wage plan
US President Barack Obama Tuesday launched a New York shopping spree — to treat his wife and daughters — and…
Arsenal earn draw in Munich but Bayern, Atletico advance
Holders Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League’s quarter-finals, despite Arsenal earning a 1-1 draw in Bavaria in…
Wammako denies sending supporters to PDP rally
Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has denied sending some youths to represent him at the North-West rally of the…
Obiano to be sworn in Monday, Obi takes chieftaincy title
Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra state will on Saturday accept his first traditional title from the Anambra Traditional Rulers’ Council,…
Herdsmen attack Governor Suswam’s convoy
The convoy of Governor Gabriel Suswam of the central Nigerian state of Benue convoy was attacked on Tuesday by suspected…
Ecobank replaces Tanoh with Essien as CEO
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mr Albert Essien as its new Chief Executive Officer. A statement…
Army says captured Boko Haram terrorists making confessions
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Tuesday said that scores of wounded Boko Haram terrorists who fled from various camps under…
Witness tells how pension officials stole N20bn
An EFCC prosecution witness, Mr Mustapha Sani, on Tuesday narrated before a Nigerian High Court in Abuja, the capital, how…
Slavery reparations: Caribbean nations agree 10-point plan
Caribbean nations seeking reparations for the slavery era have agreed a 10-point list of demands to put to European governments,…
Police parade cleric, 38 others for robbery, kidnapping
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command Tuesday paraded 39 suspected kidnappers, robbers, and cult members. One of the suspects who…
Ebonyi college sacks 15 lecturers for certificate forgery
A Nigerian College of Education,in Ikwo, Ebonyi state on Tuesday sacked 15 lecturers for allegedly possessing forged certificates. Mr Bertrand…
Bayern chief admits dodging more ‘millions’ in taxes
Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeness legal problems over unpaid taxes deepened on Tuesday as the alleged scale of his tax…
Commissioner’s sister abducted
Five gunmen have struck at Oloibiri in the southern Nigerian state of Bayelsa and abducted the sister to the state’s…
Thousands escape from Boko Haram, says UN
Thousands of refugees are fleeing harrowing scenes of atrocities and body-strewn streets in northern Nigeria, the UN said Tuesday. The…
NLC pickets petrol stations
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Ogun state chapter today picketed some filling stations in the state over hoarding…
Court adjourns $3.8bn suit against Total Upstream
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed April 16 to hear a suit filed by the Lagos Deep…
Libyan PM ousted after Korean ship escapes with crude
The Libyan parliament ousted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Tuesday and named the defence minister as caretaker premier until a…
North Korean ship laden with stolen Libyan crude escapes
A tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held terminal in eastern Libya broke through a naval blockade and escaped to…
Ajudua pleads not guilty for Bamaiyi’s $8.4mn scam
.Court forges ahead to hear alleged scam committed within Kirikiri Maximum Prison Henry Ojelu Alleged fraud kingpin, Fred Ajudua was…
Crimea lawmakers vote for independence from Ukraine
Lawmakers on the flashpoint Crimean peninsula voted on Tuesday for independence from Ukraine ahead of a referendum on joining Russia…
Edo teachers’ test holds March 22
Edo state has fixed 22 March for the planned assessment of teachers in public Primary and Secondary Schools. But the…
Fuel scarcity continues, APC warns against price hike
Petrol scarcity continues in some parts of the country with filling stations in Jos and its environs shut down on…
Abia Warriors opt out of Maiduguri, but appeal rejected
Nigerian football club Abia Warriors have asked for their weekend match against El Kanemi Warriors be moved from the northeastern…
In trickles, LASU new students arrive for screening
The screening of new intakes of the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo entered its second day on Tuesday, with some…