Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:25:16 PDT
Three
people were feared dead and scores of others injured in Kano when supporters of
the first son of the late Emir of Kano and those of the former Central Bank of
Nigeria Governor Lamido Sanusi...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:26:29 PDT
Gunmen
suspected to be Boko Haram have reportedly abducted about 20 women near Chibok,
the Borno State community where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped on
April 14. The women, according to...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:27:35 PDT
The Rivers
State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi was locked inside the Mallam Aminu Kano
International Airport on Sunday for an undisclosed number of minutes before the
gate was forced open. The State...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:28:12 PDT
His
Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on
Monday assumed duties with an appeal to Kano residents to embrace peace,
harmony and unity. More pictures...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:28:43 PDT
Head Coach
of the Super Eagles Stephen Keshi reportedly had to play the role of a father
in settling a dispute between Super Eagles senior players John Obi Mikel and
Emmanuel Emenike. The duo,who...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:29:30 PDT
The
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it made an innocent mistake
when it issued a congratulatory statement on Sunday, in which it hailed the
‘appointment’ of Mallam Sanusi Ado...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:23:08 PDT
President
Goodluck Jonathan has shelved his planned trip to Kano following the emergence
of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as emir.
The police yesterday sealed...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:17:36 PDT
Peoples
Democratic Party Governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has
explained why he passed under a barbed wire at Murtala Muhammed International
Airport during his tenure as governor...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 22:00:00 PDT
Chairman
of the National Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi, yesterday, urged delegates to
hasten discussions on reports of the committees because they have only five
weeks to conclude their...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 21:51:32 PDT
Explosives
were again detonated at the premises of a high court in Ahoada East Local
Government Area, Rivers State in the early hours of yesterday. It was gathered
that documents were among items...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 21:42:33 PDT
The
Federal Government on Monday in Lagos reiterated its commitment to boost rail
transportation with a promise to provide more infrastructure. President
Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this during the...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:12:23 PDT
The naira
appreciated against the major currencies at the official and parallel markets
on Monday in Lagos. At the official market, the naira opened at N155.15 to the
dollar, compared with N155.23...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:07:02 PDT
An Ibadan
Customary Court sitting at Mapo on Monday dissolved the eight-year-old marriage
between one David Omodiminiyi and his wife, Nike, over complaints of sexual
starvation and loneliness...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:39:44 PDT
The new
Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Monday promised to carry
everybody along while running the affairs of the ancient city. He also condoled
with the family of the late Ado...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:51:51 PDT
The
Director of Defence Information, Maj.Gen Chris Olukolade, said the Special
Forces killed 50 Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday. He said the insurgents were
gunned down by 10pm on Saturday while...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:08:06 PDT
Former
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Lamido Sanusi, has been turbaned as the new
Emir of Kano. The turbaning, which took place on Monday in Kano, was held amid
heavy Police presence. The...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:23:06 PDT
The All
Progressives Congress on Monday accused the Peoples Democratic Party of
inciting the violence that followed Sunday’s announcement of Sanusi Lamido
Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano. The party...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:37:46 PDT
An Abuja
Federal High Court on Monday declared that Charles Okah, suspected mastermind
of the October 1, 2010, twin bomb blasts at Eagle Square, Abuja, was fit to
stand trial. Mr. Okah, whose...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:03:51 PDT
Abdel
Fattah el-Sisi has used his first speech as Egypt’s president to promise to
“defeat terrorism,” saying that security is a priority and that he has no time
for reconciliation with...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:51:05 PDT
More than
100 bodies have been buried almost a week after a Boko Haram attack in
northeast Nigeria, local leaders said Monday, but added that many more victims
of the attacks had yet to be...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:35:39 PDT
The only
female village head in Adamawa, Ma-Astadikko Buba is dead. Buba was the village
head of Dimgeb in Sugu District of Ganye Chiefdom in Ganye Local Government
area. Buba was appointed the...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:31:18 PDT
Our
attention has been drawn to an inciting and misleading statement by Lai
Mohammed wherein he again exhibited his penchant for insane blackmail by
calling for the arrest of the PDP National...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:47:59 PDT
The
Dutchman’s future has been in question for some time at San Siro and the club
have decided to part ways with him and bring in the youth coach as his
replacement AC Milan have sacked coach...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:34:05 PDT
Governor
Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says some members of the State House of Assembly
who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) got N50...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:21:09 PDT
Edo State
House of Assembly has suspended the Deputy Speaker, Festus Ebea, and three
other members of the House on the ground of misconduct. Addressing newsmen at
the Anthony Enahoro Assembly...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:14:54 PDT
The
Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Fulvio Rustico, has announced plans by his
Government to support the Federal Government’s efforts at fighting the
activities of terrorists in the...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:03:49 PDT
The Super
Eagles will arrive in Brazil on Tuesday for the 2014 FIFA World Cup scheduled
to begin on June 12, the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said on Monday. A
statement by Ademola Olajire,...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:05:22 PDT
Irate
youth opposed to the emergence of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 14th Fulani emir
of Kano took to the streets Monday morning forcing the closure of private and
public schools. The youth in their...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:12:45 PDT
The
Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for an hours-long attack at the
country's largest and busiest airport that killed at least 28 people. Speaking
from an undisclosed location,...
Posted:Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:15:57 PDT
Two people
have shot and killed two police officers in the United States city of Las
Vegas, before killing another person and then shooting themselves. The incident
began in a pizza cafe at 11:30...
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