Day: January 2, 2016
Van Gal glad Man United started 2016 with victory
Manager Louis van Gaal has described Manchester United’s 2-1 victory over Swansea City at Old Trafford Saturday as a sign…
Abuja residents throng parks to celebrate New Year
Abuja residents on Saturday gave thanks to God for His grace and protection and for allowing them to witness the…
Excited Van Gal glad Man Utd started 2016 with victory
Manager Louis van Gaal has described Manchester United’s 2-1 victory over Swansea City at Old Trafford Saturday as a sign…
Election: Gusau residents decry low turn out of voters
Residents of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara, have decried low turnout of voters during the conduct of the local…
Man City beat Watford to end away blues
Brilliant late goals from Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero rescued Manchester City as they came from behind to beat Watford…
Ghanaians, Togolese, Senegalese, others evacuated from Nigeria
More than 750 foreigners from eight west African countries, stranded in the southeastern Nigerian port of Calabar since Christmas after…
We are repositioning Akwa Ibom for greatness – Gov. Emmanuel
My administration is re-positioning Akwa Ibom to achieve sustainable development through industrialisation, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has said. Emmanuel made the…
Borno govt proffers way to stop Boko Haram attack
Borno State Government plans to construct trenches around vulnerable villages in the state to wade-off attacks by insurgents. Governor Kashim…
Koscielny the hero as Arsenal manage to see off Newcastle
Unconvincing Gunners looked set for a point on a soggy Emirates Stadium pitch until defender Laurent Koscielny came to the…
Rooney’s brilliance fires Man Utd to victory against Swansea
Wayne Rooney’s brilliant instinctive winner beat Swansea as Manchester United ended a run of eight games without a win. The…
New pump price: Filling stations in Ogun yet to comply
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Most filling stations in Ogun state, western Nigeria, are yet to comply with the federal government directives on…
CHAN 2016: Belgian coach raises fear over Eagles
Taiwo Adelu Assistant coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Belgian Jean Losciuto has raised his concern about the physical condition of…
Kano to assist 2015 flood victims next week – official
Ali Bashir, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, says the state government will provide assistance to…
Olamide apologizes for his tantrum at The Headies
Olamide Adedeji, famously called Olamide, has apologised for his Live TV rants at The Headies 2015 awards in Lagos early…
Andy Carroll haunt Liverpool as West Ham down Reds
Andy Carroll scored against his former club as West Ham leapfrogged Liverpool in the table thanks to a first league…
Ghana minister resigns for “unsatisfactory handling” of electricity crisis
Ghana’s power minister has resigned for unsatisfactory handling of an electricity crisis that caused years of frequent blackouts and hurt…
Nothing can stop LG elections in Zamfara – APC scribe
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara says the refusal of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to participate…
We’ll strengthen traditional institutions – Plateau Gov
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says the state government will strengthen traditional institutions to enable them to contribute significantly in…
Petrol new pump price: DPR begins enforcement
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has begun to visit filling stations in Plateau to ensure that major and independent…
APC commends SIEC for postponing Sokoto polls
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Isa Local Government of Sokoto State has commended the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC)…
Gov. Bello congratulates Justice Idris Kutigi at 76
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has congratulated a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi, on his 76th birthday…
APC will not even win a unit in Rivers, says Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has restated that if elections are conducted ten times in the…
Mixed reactions trail Presidential Media Chat
Some residents of Nsukka on Saturday expressed mixed reactions to the Presidential Media Chat that took place last Wednesday. Residents…
Oliseh names 23 Eagles for African Nations Championship
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday in Abuja said Head Coach Sunday Oliseh has named the Super Eagles B…
Olamide, Timi Dakolo, Reekado Banks win big at The Headies 2015
Funsho Arogundade Afro-pop star Timi Dakolo was the star of the Headies 2015 held Friday, 1 January, 2016. At the…
Twitter Fight? Olamide vs Don Jazzy
Nigerian rapper, Olamide is yet to cool off from his face off with Mavin Records, CEO, Don Jazzy, after the…
Onaiyekan demands pardon for corrupt officials
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on Friday urged the Federal Government to pardon those involved in money…
Baga is a ghost town one year after Boko Haram massacre
One year after a massive attack ranked among the worst in Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency, the residents of Baga in…
The Headies Awards: Winners and losers
BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE 1. Reminisce – Skillashi 2. Olamide – Bobo – WINNER 3. Small Doctor – Mosquito Killer 4.…
Al Shabaab using Donald Trump to recruit
Somalia’s Al Shabaab has released a recruitment film in the form of a documentary about racial injustice in the United…