Month: March 2014
Proposed Badagry seaport to preserve historic sites
The Lagos State Government on Sunday assured that the Badagry seaport project would not tamper with historic sites in the…
Nigerian courts to be shut from Wednesday
Judiciary workers grouped under their union, JUSUN will begin a warning strike across Nigeria on wednesday, 12 March, effectively shutting…
APC warns PDP to stop religious stereotyping
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the PDP’s reference to APC’s Road Map as a product of ‘Janjaweed Ideology’…
Large crowd receives Saraki in Ilorin
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin An unprecedented crowd of members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara state, weekend…
Unilever buys majority stake in China water firm
Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said on Sunday it has bought a majority stake in Chinese water purification company…
Terrorists on board vanished Malaysian plane?
.40 ships, 22 planes join search for Malaysian plane Were there terrorists on the missing Malaysian plane? Malaysia on Sunday…
Healthcare services collapse in northern Borno state
Healthcare services have collapsed in the northern part of Nigeria’s Borno state as doctors, nurses and pharmacists flee for their…
Nigeria seeks to conquer African video games market
by Cecile DE COMARMOND It’s a common enough scenario in Nigeria and across Africa: how to get rid of pesky…
Eto’o mocks Mourinho, with ‘old man’ gesture
Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o made fun of manager Jose Mourinho’s doubts about his age with an ‘old man’ celebration during…
Eto’o, Demba Ba shine in Chelsea whipping of Spurs
Quick-fire goals by Samuel Eto’o and Eden Hazard inspired Chelsea to a 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday that…
David Mark says zone will back Jonathan in poll
The Senate President, David Mark, has pledged the support of the North Central zone of PDP to President Goodluck Jonathan…
Sultan urges Jonathan end killings in Northern Nigeria
Nigeria’s respected monarch, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to use presidential powers to…
Chime rules out imposition of candidates for polls
Governor Sullivan Chime of the eastern Nigerian state of Enugu has said he has no plans to impose candidates as…
Sokoto buries indigene-non indigene policy
The northern Nigerian state of Sokoto said it has abolished the indigene and non-indigene policy in the state, a means…
In Video: South African policemen brutalise Nigerian in Cape Town
A Nigerian was stripped and brutalised by two South African policemen in Cape Town on Thursday. The brutalisation was captured…
Bundesliga: Bayern still galloping away
Bayern Munich have turned the lead on Bundesliga into a gallop, going 23 points clear at the top on Saturday…
Barcelona suffer another shock defeat
Barcelona slumped to their third defeat in seven league games as they lost away to relegation-threatened Valladolid 1-0 on Saturday.…
Austrian, Italian on Malaysia plane list safe and sound
An Italian and an Austrian feared to have died on a Malaysia Airlines passenger aircraft that went missing in Asia…
2 South African cops caught on video brutalising Nigerian
. The latest is that the two cops will be charged to court Monday Two South African police officers who…
Wenger praises Giroud for brace against Everton
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger saluted Olivier Giroud after the French striker came off the bench and scored twice in Saturday’s…
US refiners buy more Nigerian crude oil
Nigerian crude values have been picking up steadily this week on strong US demand for Nigerian and West African crudes,…
Thailand arrests Nigerian with drug hidden in anus
A Nigerian staying illegally in Thailand for 14 months has been arrested on both immigration and drug charges after officers…
Azarenka knocked out of Indian Wells
A hobbled Victoria Azarenka bowed out of the second round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters and WTA hardcourt tournament…
Vietnam joins search for missing Malaysian plane
Vietnam launched a search effort Saturday after it said a Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 239 people lost contact with traffic…
Malaysian plane missing with 239 passengers
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing over the South…
Obama yet to redeem beer bet with Canada’s Harper
The United States defused a brewing, and cordial, crisis with Canada on Friday, after Prime Minister Stephen Harper joked that…
Police unveil 3 men wanted over Ejigbo tortured women
The Nigeria Police Force has unveiled the faces of the three suspects declared wanted in connection with the torture of…
Jigawa’s first female high court judge dies
The first female High Court Judge in Jigawa, Justice Nana Abdullahi, died on Friday. She was aged 54. Her husband,…
Fire guts power transformer, leads to load shedding
A 150MVA transformer at the Oshogbo centre of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), was gutted by fire on Friday,…
FRSC adamant on deadline for new car plate numbers
Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps Marshal, Mr Osita Chidoka, on Friday said the agency’s June 30 deadline for all motorists…