Month: August 2014
Osun Election in Pictures: Voters brace up for a long day
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ile-Ife
India stray dogs to be part of security squad
Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn…
Chinese police crack down on headlight misuse
Using the age-old reasoning of making the punishment fit the crime, police in a sprawling Chinese metropolis are making drivers…
Sovereignty of Nigeria will not be compromised – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Nigeria will not compromise its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of…
We’ll confront security challenges with all our endowment—Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja said that the nation would confront its present security challenges with “all our…
In Pictures: Security operatives prepare for Osun Election
By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/Osogbo
Jonathan wants religious leaders to support war against terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday called on religious leaders to join hands with the Federal Government in the fight against…
US jets strike jihadists in Iraq
United States warplanes bombed jihadist positions in northern Iraq on Friday, in what the federal and Kurdish governments vowed would…
Jonathan declares national emergency on Ebola; approves N1.9bn fund
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja declared a national emergency on the outbreak of Ebola virus in the country.…
Lai Mohammed, Tinubu’s Media Aide Arrested In Osun
By Eromosele Ebhomele The tension in the State of Osun, western Nigeria heightened Friday night, just few hours to the…
Shettima dissolves state exco
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Friday in Maiduguri dissolved the State Executive Council. Alhaji Baba Jidda, the Secretary to…
Serena, Venus to clash in Montreal semi-finals
Serena and Venus Williams will clash in the semi-finals of the Montreal WTA tournament after the American sisters battled through…
Ebola: Nigeria confirms 2 more cases
Nigeria on Friday confirmed two new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of infections in Africa’s most populous country…
Ibra misses penalty as PSG draws season opener
Zlatan Ibrahimovic took centre stage as reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain had to come from behind to claim a…
Osun Election: Masked soldiers terrorise APC members, threaten to kill
Masked soldiers have plagued Osun state threatening to kill members of the All Progressives Congress. Former Commissioner of Tourism and…