Month: April 2015
VIDEO: TB Joshua predicted S.Africa xenophobic attacks in 2013
A video has surfaced of Nigerian Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua warning South Africans in July 2013 of a ‘youth revolt’…
Conduct fresh guber election in Taraba, Oyegun tells INEC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to either uphold the results from…
Jega should remain INEC chairman – Senator-elect
Alhaji Suleiman Nazif, the Senator-elect for Bauchi Northern Senatorial District, has appealed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral…
AU condemns South Africa xenophobic attacks
The African Union (AU) on Thursday in Addis Ababa, described the South Africa xenophobic attacks on foreigners as unacceptable and…
Africa Magic supports Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2015
Africa Fashion Week, the leading platform for showcasing emerging and exciting fashion talent in the country, has announced Africa Magic…
We’ve released Obasanjo’s ‘My Watch’ autobiography – Customs
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said that it had released former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s ‘My Watch’ autobiography container. The…
Abdulsalami wants politicians to sustain Nigeria’s peace
Former Head of State, Gen. Abubakar Abdulsalami, has asked leaders of political parties and erstwhile candidates to sustain the peace…
Jonathan seeks UN support to rehabilitate Boko Haram victims
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja urged the UN to focus more on helping Nigeria with the rehabilitation and…
APC wins 18 seats in Nasarawa State Assembly, PDP holds 6
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State won 18 out of 24 seats in the state House of Assembly…
Governor-elect, Ganduje inaugurates 93-man transition committee
The governor-elect of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday in Kano inaugurated a 93-man Transition Committee for the smooth…
APC call for cancellation of Akwa Ibom legislative polls
All Progressives Congress candidates who contested election into Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on April 11 have called for…
Chief Judge advocates English language lessons for lawyers
Justice Ishaq Bello, acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has advocated for continuous education for…
Insight: Nigeria’s ‘smooth election’ was nearly scuttled
Reuters As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text…
Ezekwesili, Chimamanda, Shekau among TIME’s 100 most influential
General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president-elect will probably not gloat about being named among TIME’s 100 most influential persons in the…
Buhari listed among TIME 100 most influential leaders
Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has earned a listing in TIME Magazine influential 100 global leaders. In an entry written…
Price Increase: We Didn’t Disobey Court Injunction – MultiChoice
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners and operators of DStv, has described as inaccurate publications, news reports and commentaries on various media…
Support Buhari’s administration, Jonathan tells world leaders, Nigerians
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja urged world leaders and international institutions to give their fullest possible support to the…
Assange agrees to be questioned in London
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to be questioned by Swedish prosecutors in London over rape allegations, his Swedish lawyer…
Kane, Costa, Hazard nominated for PFA player award
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane was among six players nominated on Thursday for England’s Professional Footballers’ Association Premier League Player…
France to introduce goal-line technology next season
Goal-line technology will be introduced in the French top flight from next season, the league’s president Frederic Thiriez announced on…
Guinness Nigeria’s MD Promoted President, Diageo Africa
Guinness Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has announced a change in the leadership of the company. Mr. John…
We won’t be in opposition for more than 4 years – PDP
The Lagos State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it could not afford to be in…
PICTURES: Buhari reunites with Pastor Bakare
Pastor Tunde Bakare, general overseer of Latter Rain church meets president-elect General Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna.
Xenophobia: Rep calls for evacuation of Nigerians from S.Africa
Rep. Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24…
Zuma appeals for end to xenophobic attacks
South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appealed for the end of attacks on immigrants as a wave of violence…
Federer, Wawrinka crash out of Monte Carlo Masters
Roger Federer joined holder Stan Wawrinka as an upset victim at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday as the 2014…
UK to stay in Red until 2020 – IMF
The International Monetary Fund forecast Thursday that Britain’s public deficit would remain in the red until at least 2020, contradicting…
Buhari, wife change Twitter accounts
Nigeria’s president-elect and his wife have changed their Twitter addresses. President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari is switching his Twitter account from…
Air traffic controllers’ strike grounds all Nigerian domestic flights
A strike by air traffic controllers grounded all domestic flights in Nigeria on Thursday leaving passengers stranded at terminals across…
NFF May Dump Amokachi, Plans New Assistant Coach For Keshi
There are strong indications that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has concluded plans to do away with the service of…