NIGERIA- There was pandemonium in Lagos on Boxing Day, when an armed policeman killed three football fans before killing himself. The sad incident occured at a viewing centre in Ketu, a bustling region in Lagos State. Eye- witnesses, relate that an argument ensued between the policeman and the football fans during the English Premiership match between […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Fayose, has urged Nigerians to “pray specially for President Mohammadu Buhari”, saying the president needs God to give him the needed wisdom to be able to find solution to the country’s economic and security problems. The governor also challenged Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, to relocate to Sambisa in Borno state, or […]
Continue ReadingChief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria has said everybody in Nigeria must stop squandering the nation’s commonwealth and be ready for sacrifice in the coming year. Obasanjo, spoke on Friday in his Christmas message to Nigerians, just after a church service in Abeokuta, Ogun state, stating that the government had prepared the minds […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has revealed the reduction of fuel price from N87 to N85 per litre, while announcing that fuel subsidy has been scrapped. The change in price as revealed by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, will take effect from January 1, 2016. He revealed this in the Port Hacourt […]
Continue ReadingLieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, has assured residents of Boko Haram stronghold that 2016 will be a more peaceful year for them because Boko Haram “can no longer coordinate any attacks”. He gave the assurance on Thursday after his operational visits to troops in parts of Borno and Yobe states. He said […]
Continue ReadingNot less than five persons died early today on the Onitsha-Enugu express way, as a commuter bus heading towards Enugu plunged into Oji River, near Anambra, Nigeria. Mr Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, who confirmed the accident told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that the incident occurred about 1:25 […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party has encouraged Nigerians to use the Eid-El-Maulud and Christmas season to offer special prayers for the unity and stability of the nation. The PDP said it is essential to offer special prayers as the nation is now, deep into sudden hardship occasioned by poor management of the nation’s economy in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) hailed the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, for admonishing the body to stick to a proper developmental framework for players of the U-17 and U-23 national teams before approving International Transfer Certificates for these players. It has been said by the NFF that they are developing structures for […]
Continue ReadingMr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), who is one of the lead lawyers to former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd), disclosed that his client has met the terms of his bail condition but he’s yet to be released. He said, He has been able to meet all the bail conditions after he was granted […]
Continue ReadingAlhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday, said; the Nigerian military had met the December deadline to defeat the Boko Haram insurgents. It would be recalled that President Mohammadu Buhari had, upon assuming office, issued a December 31 deadline to the military to defeat the Boko Haram terrorists. “Today, I can […]
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