Year: 2015
S.African based observer lied about Rivers elections – Dakuku
Greater Together Campaign Organisation, the campaign outfit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers state, Dakuku Peterside…
Mark expresses shock, sadness over Chukwumerije’s demise
The Senate President, David Mark, has expressed shock over the death of Sen. Uche Chukwumerije. Mark in a statement signed…
Bomb blast in Somalia kills 6 UN workers
At least six United Nations workers were killed in Somalia on Monday when a huge bomb destroyed a bus in…
Rivers Police arrests 104 persons for election offences
The Rivers Police Command said on Sunday that its officers have arrested 104 persons for election-related offences in the state.…
Association plans to build 5,000 houses for traders in Abuja
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), on Sunday in Abuja performed the ground breaking of 5,000 housing units in…
Eight football fans shot dead in Brazil
Eight football fans were gunned down ahead of a semi-final match at the Corinthians fan club headquarters in Sao Paulo,…
Olympiakos wins 42nd league title
Olympiakos claimed their 42nd domestic league title with three games to spare after a 4-0 victory at home to Levadiakos…
Finland’s opposition party wins general election
Finland’s opposition Centre Party won Sunday’s general election, ousting Prime Minister Alexander Stubb’s left-right coalition after a campaign dominated by…
Fire razes Katsina-Ala INEC Office
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Area Office in Katsina-Ala, Benue was gutted by fire in the early hours of…
Senator Chukwumerije dies of cancer
Senator Uche Chukwumerije, Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche is dead. He died of cancer on Sunday, aged 75.…
APC wins rescheduled State Assembly election in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Orhionmwon Constituency II for Edo State House of…
N2Trillion Campaign Fund: Mischievous, False, Embarrassing – Abati
Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has described a report by a national newspaper that…
Oshiomhole expresses fulfilment with Nigeria’s democracy
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following the positive outcome of the State Assembly election and the general elections for the All Progressives Congress…
Aston Villa end Gerrard’s FA Cup dream
Fabian Delph destroyed Steven Gerrard’s hopes of a fairytale Liverpool send-off by scoring the winner as Aston Villa reached the…
Keshi’s Contract Signing Holds This Week – Pinnick
Taiwo Adelu With Nigerians and football aficionados across the world increasingly tired of the topsy-turvy surrounding the signing of a…
Glo unveils multiple new offer, 11k per sec
…200% bonus on every recharge, Samsung S6 Telecom subscribers on the Glo network are in for exciting times as the…
Senator Abe to Wike: Plans to malign me will fail
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Magnus Abe Campaign Organization says it is aware of plots to malign the character of the…
Over 30% of Arab youth are jobless – Labour Official
More than 30 percent of young Arabs are jobless because of unrest in many Arab nations and not enough investment,…
German minister warns against xenophobia, 70 years after Nazi camps
Germany’s foreign minister warned Sunday against racism and xenophobia, at a ceremony marking 70 years since the liberation of the…
Aguero stars in Man City revival against West Ham
Sergio Aguero moved to the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts as his effort in a 2-0 win at…
Thiago Motta ruled out of Barcelona return
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta has failed to recover from a thigh injury in time for Tuesday’s decisive Champions League…
Benue: At least 23 killed in communal clashes
At least 23 villagers have died in clashes between two mainly fishing and farming communities in central Nigeria’s Benue state,…
Police confirm kidnap of outspoken APC chairman in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the abduction of outspoken All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu who…
Rescheduled election holds in 4 Anambra constituencies
The re-scheduled election in four state constituencies held in Anambra State amid tight security on Saturday. The constituencies are Anaocha…
Dortmund: Tuchel named as Klopp successor
Thomas Tuchel will succeed Jurgen Klopp as Borussia Dortmund’s head coach for next season on a three-year contract, the Bundesliga…
Army to begin ammunition inspections on April 20
The Nigerian Army will begin series of proficiency drills and special ammunition inspections in Port Harcourt, an official said. This…
Jonathan tells aides to return N2trillion campaign fund
President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be lamenting an estimated N2trillion he wasted on the just concluded general elections in…
APC USA says democracy handover must hold May 29
The All Progressives Congress (APC) United States chapter has kicked against the Peoples’ Democratic Party plot to change Nigeria’s democracy…
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Jonathan laments N2trillion wasted on polls, wants refund
President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be lamenting an estimated N2trillion he wasted on the just concluded general elections in…
WHO blames pesticide for ‘mysterious deaths’ in Nigerian town
*WHO scientists say not angry god behind strange deaths in Ode-Irele Pesticide poisoning was the likely cause of the mysterious…