Month: August 2014
OBJ, Jonathan meet over insecurity in Nigeria
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan met today in Abuja to discuss nation’s…
Syria’s Assad forms government, appoints 11 new ministers
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad formed a new government on Wednesday, two months after his reelection, leaving key ministries untouched as…
Three Qaeda suspects die in clash with Yemen troops
Three Al-Qaeda suspects were killed in a clash with troops Wednesday in the southeastern Hadaramawt province, the scene of frequent…
Alonso announces international retirement
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has announced his retirement from international football. “I want to announce that my time with…
Maigari released by DSS after arrest
The head of Nigeria’s embattled football association was released from custody on Wednesday after being arrested before a general assembly…
Al-Makura donates N5m to corps members
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa on Tuesday donated N5million for the transportation of Batch ‘B’ 2014 corps members to their…
FG warns against complacency in Ebola fight
Nigeria’s health minister on Wednesday warned against complacency in the country’s fight against Ebola, despite only one patient remaining in…
NFF Holds Congress On Abuja Street
The much publicised Extra-Ordinary Congress of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, which was earlier scheduled to hold at Chidal Hotel in…
Nasarawa registers 11,000 cooperative societies
Nasarawa State Government on Wednesday said it had registered over 11,000 cooperative societies in the state as part of efforts…
281 Fake NYSC Members Sacked From Camp
Authorities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger State, northcentral Nigeria, have thrown 281 fake corps members out…
NFF dismisses Congo Ebola fears for Nations Cup tie
Nigeria on Wednesday dismissed claims by Congo to relocate the two countries’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier because of Ebola…
Zimbabwe police beat, detain opposition protesters
Zimbabwe riot police detained a dozen opposition protesters and beat up others at a demonstration on Wednesday over high unemployment,…
Mourinho issues are in the past, says Eto’o
Cameroun striker Samuel Eto’o said on Wednesday that there was no bad blood between him and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho…
Crystal Palace appoints Warnock as new manager
Neil Warnock has returned to Crystal Palace as manager to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Tony Pulis,…
Maker of N6000 smartphone hails ‘new era’
The maker of a new $33 (N5280) smartphone billed as India’s cheapest said Wednesday it aims to sell half a…