Day: September 8, 2014
Internet to boost learning capacity – ASUP Chairman
Mr Yahaya Usman-Baba, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nasarawa state, has said that the…
Education Ministry warns against encroachment on school lands
Imo Commissioner for Primary, Secondary and Non-formal Education, Mrs Uche Ejiogu, has warned individuals and communities against encroaching on lands…
1,200 captives held by rebels freed – Ukraine president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday that 1,200 captives held by pro-Russian rebels had been freed. “In the past…
Lesotho PM throws peace deal into doubt, Zuma to mediate
Lesotho’s prime minister told AFP on Monday that he would not reopen parliament, calling into question a South African-brokered peace…
FIFA deadline passes for Nigeria as ban looms
FIFA deadline on the Nigeria Football Federation passed on Monday with no sign at the association’s offices of the body’s…
Sokoto state donates N2m to orphans, needy
The Sokoto State Government has donated a total of N2 million to 50 orphans and 100 needy persons to alleviate…
AFCON 2015: ‘Congo’ll Pick Ticket Before Nigeria’
Taiwo Adelu, who was in Calabar Basking in the euphoria of his team’s 3-2 victory over African champions, Super Eagles…
Fire Razes Lagos Plank Market
Yusuf Muhammed Fire has razed Awori plank market in Abule-Egba, a suburb of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria. It took over…
2015: Ambode Declares For Lagos Gov Race
Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Accountant General of Lagos State, Akin Ambode on Monday formally declared his intention to vie for the…
Cabal Plans To Smuggle Gov Suntai Into Nigeria
Eromosele Ebhomele Like it happened last year, an unnamed cabal is planning to smuggle ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai of Nigeria’s…
More Tributes To Dimgba Igwe
By Our Reporters More Nigerians have continued to mourn the death of the nation’s frontline journalist, Dimgba Igwe. He died…
14 contestants emerge for Gulder Ultimate Search XI
Funsho Arogundade Gulder Ultimate Search, Nigeria’s reality television show has altered the norm of contestants going into this year’s edition…
Physically Challenged Couple Weds In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Two physically challenged groom and bride have wedded at the Lagos State Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with…
Borno to distribute 500 buses to NURTW members
The Borno government said on Monday that it planned to distribute 500 buses to members of the National Union of…
And You Call President Jonathan “Weak”?
By John Dania In 2005, Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was impeached on corruption charges and Goodluck Jonathan became the governor of…
Dr. Tola Kasali: A Democrat Par Excellence
By Fatai Balogun It was Professor Claude Ake who reasoned that the kind of democracy Nigeria requires is a social…
Our Adversaries, Our Girls And Our Soldiers
By Tayo Ogunbiyi These, without a doubt, are strange times for fatherland, Nigeria. To say that insecurity in the country…
Nigeria On The Brink
Security reports emanating from the North-eastern part of the country indicate that that part of Nigeria, the much-vaunted giant of…
Race For Fashola’s Job Gathers Momentum
Kazeem Ugbodaga The battle for who replaces Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria is gathering momentum. Several chieftains…
Germany arrests three Shebab suspects returning from Kenya
Three German men were arrested at the weekend when they flew home from Kenya, accused of having joined and fought…
Adamawa Election: Atiku accepts APC primaries, congratulates Jibrilla
Former vice president and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Senator Bindow Jibrilla following his emergence…
Blatter to contest as FIFA president again
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Monday that he will be a candidate for a fifth term in charge of world…
UN-funded African troops rape vulnerable Somalis
Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and girls as young as 12 and traded…
Academy of Science partners FG to tackle Ebola
The Nigerian Academy of Science says that it is collaborating with the Federal Government in the fight against Ebola Virus…
Ebola: Red Cross trains personnel, journalists
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, West Coast zone, is training its communication officers and selected…
Air Controller cautions on Nigerian airspace privatisation
The Federal Government has been advised to rule out the privatisation of Air Traffic Control (ATC) due to safety issues…
Warri residents commend govt. for water provision
Residents of Warri, the commercial city of Delta, have commended the state government for embarking on the multi-million naira water…
2015: APC questions order to print ballot papers locally
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria…
SEAL shirt from bin Laden raid goes on show in NY
A shirt worn by a member of the Navy SEAL team during the clandestine raid that killed Osama bin Laden…
200 benefit from Kwara’s ‘Ageing Gracefully’ health programme
No fewer than 200 people received treatment for different ailments under a free healthcare programme for the aged in Irepodun…