Month: March 2014
APC unveils manifesto this week
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will unveil its long awaited manifesto to Nigerians on Thursday. The manifesto, styled a “Road…
Soyinka: ‘I reject my share of national insult’
The full statement of Professor Wole Soyinka’s rejection of Nigeria’s centenary award The Canonisation of Terror The sheer weight of…
Airlines set to provide internet service in-flight
Wifi in aircraft, hobbled in the past by slow speeds, could soon take off as new technology enables passengers to…
Ukraine: Canada threatens to boycott G8 summit in Russia
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper threatened Saturday he may join Washington in snubbing June’s G8 summit in Russia over the…
APC Senator’s campaign office burnt
Yet to be identified arsonists have set ablaze the campaign office of the All Progressives Congress Senator Ibrahim Gobir, located…
Sultan Abubakar urges unity to fight terrorism
The Sultan of Sokoto, Ahaji Sa’ad Abubukar, has urged traditional rulers and other Nigerians to unite to collectively fight extremism…
Wenger admits Stoke defeat a major blow
Arsene Wenger conceded Arsenal’s stuttering Premier League title bid had suffered a “major setback” after they lost ground at the…
ECOBANK core investor wants CEO Tanoh sacked
The main shareholder in Ecobank , one of the biggest banks in sub-Saharan Africa, called on Saturday for its Ivorian…
35 die in double bomb blasts in Maiduguri
Two explosions on Saturday rocked the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of the radical Islamist Boko Haram group,…
Russia, Ukraine close to war
Russia and its former satellite, Ukraine may be edging towards war, after President Vladimir Putin on Saturday won approval from…
Ukraine: A diary of crisis
Here is a chronology of key events in Ukraine as the Russian parliament Saturday approved a request by Russian President…
UN envoy aborts mission to Ukraine
The UN envoy to Ukraine aborted his mission on Saturday, saying tensions made it impossible to visit Crimea as requested…
FIFA approves religious head covers during matches
Football’s world governing body FIFA on Saturday officially authorised the wearing of head covers for religious purposes during matches. “It…
How to protect Nigeria’s oil pipelines, by Kuku
Mr Kingsley Kuku, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, has urged the Ministry of Petroleum Resources…
Soyinka: Why I rejected the Centenary award
Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, said he rejected Nigeria’s centenary award bestowed on him because of the inclusion on…
2 jailed for theft of Gov. Aregbesola’s phone
A Nigerian high court in Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun, has sentenced Babatunde Ogunjobi, 33, and Abdulgafar Yusuf,…
Nigeria’s Centenary: Queen Elizabeth and all the award winners
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday night decorated seven living former Nigerian Heads of State and Presidents with the centenary awards…
Nigeria: Funds hamper East-West road completion
The Supervising Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Darius Ishaku, has said that the East-West Road could not be…
Anti-gay law: Uganda accuses World Bank of blackmail
Uganda accused the World Bank of blackmail Friday after the lender stalled a $90-million loan over the east African nation’s…