Month: April 2015
447 Houses In Danger Of Collapse In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 447 defective buildings may collapse in Lagos as the state government has marked 191 other distressed buildings…
Corps Members Arrested For Selling Ballot Paper
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who served as adhoc staff during the 11 April…
Court throws out lawsuits challenging Buhari’s eligibility
A Nigerian court Wednesday struck out two suits that disputed the eligibility of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari to stand for election,…
Bank’s Intern Steals Customers’ N53.6m
Paul Iyoghojie The police at Lion Building Division, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, have arrested a 31-year old graduate,…
Henderson signs ‘long-term’ deal with Liverpool
Liverpool announced on Thursday that England midfielder Jordan Henderson has signed a new “long-term contract” with the Premier League club,…
Kenya kicks out top anti-corruption officials
Kenya’s top anti-corruption officials were suspended Thursday following a bitter standoff with parliament and after they alleged widespread graft in…
SERAP drags South Africa to ICC over xenophobic attack
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mrs. Fatou Bensouda to use…
APC, Dapo Abiodun challenges Kashamu’s victory at tribunal
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The legal battle to ascertain the real winner of the senatorial seat of the Ogun East Senatorial District…
S.African police say murdered nun, 86, may have been raped
Police in South Africa were on Thursday investigating whether an 86-year-old nun of Austrian origin found murdered had also been…
Buhari: Expect Changes From June 1
General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President-elect, has said Nigerians should expect change from June 1 this year, noting that his administration…
Pakistan military kills 47 Taliban insurgents
Pakistan’s military Thursday claimed to have killed at least 47 Taliban fighters in two days of airstrikes in the restive…
Islamic college bans girls from athletics for fear of losing virginity
An Islamic college in Australia is under investigation after claims that its principal has banned girls from taking part in…
Berlusconi to consider offers for AC Milan takeover
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi is preparing to weigh up two separate offers for the club that could see a…
LASPARK unveils 5-year plan for Tree Planting
The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) on Wednesday said it had developed a five-year master plan for tree…
Guinea sentences 11 to life imprisonment for killing anti-Ebola officials
A court in Conakry, Guinea, on Wednesday sentenced 11 men to life imprisonment for killing eight members of an anti-Ebola…
CBN Junior Tennis: Serena, 8, upsets tournament favourite
Damilare Okunola Vastly travelled Serena Teluwo, 8, justified the investment of time and money her parents are making on her…
My loss is God’s will – Lagos Deputy Speaker
Taiwo Kolawole, Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly says his defeat in the April 11 election is God’s will.…
Saraki, Akume, who should be next Senate President? Poll
By Seun Bisuga There has been much talk about who should be the next Senate President since David Mark who…
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I’ve done my best for Nigeria – Alison-Madueke
Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of petroleum resources, says she has done her best for Nigeria and have attained many firsts in…
Girl, 12, wins Lagos Spelling Bee
Boluwatife Tijani, a 12-year-old pupil of Araromi Primary School, Agege, on Wednesday emerged the winner in the 2015 Spelling Bee…
Chadian troops rescue 43 Boko Haram child soldiers
Colonel Azem Agouna, Chadian Army Spokesman, said on Wednesday that they have repatriated 43 children, who had been kidnapped by…
Mexican girl returns home after mistakenly sent to US
A 14-year-old Mexican girl grabbed by police at school and sent to the United States in a case of mistaken…
Pacquiao-Mayweather tickets go on sale on Thursday
Tickets for the richest fight in boxing history, between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, will go on sale Thursday after…
Google launches its own mobile telephone service
Google said Wednesday it was launching its own US mobile wireless service, with considerable potential savings for customers using their…
Man who shot Reagan not fit for release
The man who shot Ronald Reagan has sent letters to serial killers and has photos of celebrities on his wall,…
Chicarito scores to help Real beat Atletico Madrid
Javier Hernandez scored the winner two minutes from time as Real Madrid once again shattered Atletico Madrid’s Champions League dreams…
I Want To Play Better Than Nadal – Hayat
Damilare Okunola Every year, the Central Bank of Nigerian CBN Junior Tennis Championship produces players for the future which the…
LASUSU Demands Immediate Re-opening Of LASU
Damilare Okunola The Lagos State University Students’ Union, LASUSU, has made a demand for the immediate re-opening of the institution.…
Ogun to conduct referendum for creation of LCDAs
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Preparations have been concluded for the conduct of referendum for the creation of Local Council Development Areas in…
Nigerian troops storm Boko Haram fortress, Sambisa Forest
At last, Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram’s last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday,…