Year: 2015
Kenyan trainers among 45 wounded in Somalia suicide bombing
Forty five people, including three Kenyan trainers from the AU peacekeeping mission to Somalia, have been wounded in a suicide…
AAG: Sports Commission sends athletes’ blood samples to South Africa
Al-Hassan Yakmut, Director-General, National Sports Commission (NSC), says it sent blood samples of athletes competing in the 11th All Africa…
2 die in auto crash
Two persons died while three others sustained injuries in an auto crash on Bauchi – Jos Road in Bauchi State…
Taskforce clears Oshodi, arrests 223 miscreants
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) on Sunday, raided some black spots at the…
Buhari inaugurates hajj 2015 flight to Saudi Arabia
President Mohammadu Buhari on Sunday inaugurated Muslim pilgrims flight to Saudi Arabia for 2015. Buhari, represented by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai…
PDP commences e-registration for members
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resuscitates the online system for registration of party members…
Buhari to Lawyers: Expose all crooks, corrupt persons
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian lawyers not to sacrifice the integrity of the country’s legal system in a bid…
Death toll in British air show could be as high as 11 – London police
London police said on Sunday that the number of dead in the crash of a military jet taking part in…
8 countries arrive in Abuja for Pan-African Science Olympiad
Participants from eight African countries have so far arrived in Abuja for the Pan-African Science Olympiad 2015, the News Agency…
Cuba begins building first church since revolution
Cuba begins building first church since revolutionCuban authorities have commenced building the first Catholic Church since Fidel Castro’s revolution. The…
Hamilton extends lead at breathtaking Belgian GP
Belgium (AFP) – Defending two-time world champion Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in this year’s title race to 28 points…
Opposition activist shot dead in Burundi
A Burundian opposition activist, Pontien Barutwanayo, was on Sunday shot dead in the east of Bujumbura. A witness said on…
Ambode prioritises food security
Mr Olajide Basorun, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, on Sunday said that food security remained one of the…
24 corpses of migrants found near Thai border
Malaysian police said on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur that security forces discovered 24 bodies of suspected trafficked Bangladeshi and Rohingya…
10 killed in CAR after beheading of Muslim youth
10 people were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Bambari, in an incident that began when a…
Taye Taiwo signs for league leaders, HJK Helsinki
Former Nigerian international Taye Taiwo has signed a short-term deal with Finnish league leaders HJK Helsinki until the end of…
Buhari accepts voluntary offer of services by Muslim leaders at hajj
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary offer of services to 2015 Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia by the leadership of…
Ban Ki-moon in Nigeria to mark bombing, Chibok girls
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Nigeria on Sunday to commemorate the bombing of UN’s headquarters by Islamist sect,…
Senate to introduce e-legislation to enhance debates
The Nigerian Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Dume, said on Sunday that the senate would introduce e-legislation to engender “robust and…
10-man Chelsea hang on for victory at West Brom
Chelsea survived almost 40 minutes with 10 men to claim their first Premier League victory of the season with a…
Pedro Effect: How Chelsea new boy sparked them to life
Pedro enjoyed a dream debut for Chelsea, scoring his first goal in the process, as the Premier League champions narrowly…
Bolt beats Gatlin with `rusty race’ for record ninth world title
Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt overcame the doubters and a semi-final hiccup when he powered past American rival Justin Gatlin in…
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises Miguel Angel Lopez made the strongest finish on Sunday to claim…
Mother-in-law of richest Nigerian monarch kidnapped
Mrs Omogbene Adeborile, 65, the the mother-in-law to Oba Fredrick Obateru-Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugboland, has been kidnapped in Igbotako,…
Fowler: Perfect Man for the Perfect Job By Gbenga Olorunpomi
The steady and exponential growth of the internally-generated revenue of Lagos state since the return of democracy in 1999 is…
Why marriages fail in the western world – Oyedepo
Eromosele Ebhomele Founder of the Living Faith Church, popularly called Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has attributed the high rate…
Usain Bolt beats Gatlin to retain 100m title
Beijing (AFP) – Jamaican Usain Bolt trumped American rival Justin Gatlin to retain his world 100m title in spectacular style…
Ethiopian Airlines targets 140 aircraft, 22 million passengers in 2025
Mr Solomon Begashaw , General Manager, Ethiopian Airlines, Nigeria office, said on Sunday in Abuja that the airline is expected…
Delta male, female teams win NSC South-South Chess tourney
The Delta male and female Chess teams emerged winners of the maiden South-South National Sports Commission (NSC) Chess Competition which…
Otuoke community head decries water scarcity
Mr Elijah Ateki, the Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa, has bemoaned the scarcity of…