Incumbent leader, former president’s son face off in Ghana election
Ghanaians vote Friday in a general election that pits the incumbent against the son of a former president in one of Africa’s most stable democracies. According to cnn.com, the West African nation is...
View ArticleColleagues mourn Enebeli ‘Andrew’ Elebuwa
Colleagues who worked with veteran actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, who died on Wednesday in an Indian hospital, have commiserated with his family over his death. They described the incident as a loss to the...
View ArticleINEC can’t silence PRP–Balarabe Musa
Former governor of Kaduna State and leader of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, said on Friday that the Independent National Electoral Commission could not silence the...
View ArticleCourt delivers judgment on NCP, INEC suit March 6
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed March 6, 2013 for judgement in the suit filed by the National Conscience Party challenging the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to...
View ArticleE-voting possible in 2015 – NSE
The President, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Mr. Mustafa Shehu, has said that it is possible for the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct the 2015 elections by electronic voting. He...
View ArticleFlour Mills donates N200m to flood victims
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has donated N200m for the welfare of the victims of the 2012 national flood disaster. The Milling Manager of the company, Mr. Solomon Obichukwu, stated this on Friday at the...
View ArticleIt’s war, Marquez tells Pacquiao
Juan Manuel Marquez says he is ready for a ‘war’ when he gets in the ring with Manny Pacquiao for the fourth time on Saturday. Marquez laid down the challenge to his familiar opponent in a press...
View ArticleOsaile condemns role of politics in sports festival
Former boxing promoter, Martin Osaile, has condemned what he termed ‘political intervention’ in the 18th National Sports Festival, saying some teams are unnecessarily desperate to win medals at the...
View ArticleDelta proud of athletes
Delta State Commissioner for Sports, Chike Ogeah, on Friday said the efforts made by the state government contributed to the States success in the ongoing National Sports festival in Lagos. Ogeah said...
View ArticleNFF voids club owners’ decision on NPL
The Nigeria Football Federation has dismissed the resolution of the Premier League Club Owners in dissolving the board of the Nigeria Premier League. The PLCO removed the Rumson Baribote-led board on...
View ArticleIgbo not happy with Awolowo —Nwosu
In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, a former presidential aide and Minister of Health, Prof. Alphonsus Nwosu, speaks on the controversy generated by Achebe’s book- There Was A Country, the civil war,...
View ArticleUnited are title favourites, says Mancini
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has labelled arch-rivals Manchester United as title favourites heading into this weekend’s top-of-the-table derby. Mancini regularly compared his team unfavourably...
View ArticleBlame Abuja housing problems on influx of expatriates — Minister
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has blamed the housing and infrastructure deficits in the FCT on the influx of expatriates and people from other parts of the country....
View ArticleFCTA to replace Wuse market with secondary school
The Federal Capitial Territory Administration has initiated plans to remove the popular Wuse Market from its present location and replace it with a secondary school. The Director, Abuja Environment...
View ArticleBig budget won’t stop Boko Haram –Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said a big budget is not the solution to the Boko Haram menace in the country. Atiku also said having a huge budget for education was not going to solve the...
View ArticleNigerian leaders unjust –Maitama Sule
A minister in the First and Second Republic, Alhaji Maitama Sule, has decried the spate of impunity and injustice in Nigeria. He said the nation had drifted from the principles laid down by the...
View ArticlePolice, STF warn Plateau workers against protest
Plateau State Police Command has appealed to the organised labour to desist from embarking on any protest or demonstration capable of upsetting the fragile peace in the state. Police Public Relations...
View ArticleObasanjo/Jonathan rift: Akanbi, Gbadebo sue for truce
A former President of Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, have called for a truce between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President...
View ArticleWe don’t need FG’s funds —PDP, CPC
The Peoples Democratic Party and the Congress for Progressive Change have dismissed calls by politicians for the Federal Government to fund political parties in the country. The National Auditor of the...
View ArticleWhy drug barons abandon Lagos airport —NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Saturday said drug trafficking has reduced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA Airport commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, credited the...
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