Year: 2015
Please stop strike actions, Fashola tells health workers
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Tuesday appealed to health workers in the country to stop embarking on frequent…
Singapore PM discharged after prostate cancer surgery
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was discharged from hospital Wednesday after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer and his doctor…
Christian militia storm Iraq to fight IS
Decked out in his US army-issued fatigues and a lip stud shining from his mouth, the young American fighter cuts…
FG drafts bill to provide 2million jobs annually
The Presidential Jobs Board is drafting a National Jobs Bill aimed at fast-tracking government’s efforts toward creating two million jobs…
Boko Haram leader vows to disrupt Nigeria election
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s general election in a new video released Tuesday, after two suicide…
Xabi Alonso sees red on 100th appearance but Bayern hold on
Bayern Munich’s Xabi Alonso was sent off on his 100th Champions League appearance as the German side were held to…
Cavani strike earns PSG a vital draw against Chelsea
A goal from Edinson Cavani secured a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain with Chelsea as both of Tuesday’s opening Champions…
Interim national government is unconstitutional, it won’t happen – David Mark
President of the Senate, David Mark, has described the call for an interim national government by some Nigerians as “imprecise,…
Patience Jonathan responsible for Okrika bombings, says Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has blamed the violence in Okrika, Rivers state on the wife of the president,…
Mass burial for 11 Bayelsa PDP women
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The 11 female Bayelsa politicians who died in an auto crash on Saturday near the Old Ahoada…
Boko Haram suicide attack thwarted in Niger
A would-be suicide bomber was shot dead in southeastern Niger, on the border with Nigeria, as he attempted to blow…
House of Reps Defection: APC now has 181 members, PDP 156
Six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected to other political parties particularly that…
Arrigo Sacchi slammed by Italy govt in racism row
A senior member of the Italian government on Tuesday condemned Arrigo Sacchi’s claim there are too many black players in…
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Nigeria lacks institutions, processes to prevent corruption, says Okonjo-Iweala
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Tuesday that corruption persisted in the country because Nigeria lacked the…
Berlusconi rejects Singapore Milan offer, but club on market
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has rejected an offer of 970million euros ($1.1billion) for the embattled Serie A club but…
Death toll from Biu checkpoint blast, climbs to 38
wo suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, after Boko Haram razed a town and as…
Two dead in suicide blast at restaurant in Yobe
Two people were killed in a suicide blast at a restaurant in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Tuesday,…
Police officer killed, Channels reporter injured in Okrika blast
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One policeman is feared dead and about 50 All Progressive Congress (APC) including Charles Eruka, reporter of…
Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika As New Social Media Strategist
President Goodluck Jonathan has retooled his social media team, sidelining his increasingly controversial point man, Reno Omokri by appointing Obi…
Ex-APC scribe drags party, INEC to court over substitution
Akin Kuponiyi Former secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos state, Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni has dragged his…
APC Decries Obanikoro’s Nomination As Minister
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as laughable the inclusion of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro…
Nigerian bloggers can’t investigate stories, Basketmouth laments
A renowned comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has slammed bloggers for rushing to off load new materials on…
Morocco to appeal CAF sanctions
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) took its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday following…
Malawi moves to ban child marriages
Malawi is poised to adopt a law banning child marriages in a country which has one of the world’s highest…
Liverpool’s Markovic gets four-match ban
Liverpool’s Serbian winger Lazar Markovic has been given a four-match ban from European competition, UEFA confirmed on Tuesday. The suspension…
Egypt’s Morsi to face military tribunal
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and 198 Islamist leaders and supporters will stand trial in a military court over deadly…
Obtain your PVC else poll shift will be a waste, says Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday urged residents within his domain to allow their wives to…
African presidents donate $87m emergency fund to fight Boko Haram
Presidents from the 10-Nation Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) pledged in an extraordinary meeting to create an 87…
Group decries attacks on PDP campaign offices in Maiduguri
A non-governmental organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Tuesday decried the attacks on the campaign offices of candidates of the…
Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo Is Part Of Nigeria’s Problems
Today we have every cause to believe that Nigeria abounds in former leaders whose stars have set in our political firmament…