L–R: Vice-President Namadi Sambo; President Goodluck Jonathan and Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, at the Presidential Villa… on Thursday The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Thursday visited President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock and allegedly apologised to his host for all his actions and inactions that strained their relationship. The relationship […]
Two Malaysian teenage boys on Friday filed a negligence case against the state-owned Malaysia Airlines and the government over the disappearance of flight MH370, their lawyers said. The case, which the minors filed through their mother, was the first legal action by relatives in relation to the incident. It was brought before the Kuala Lumpur […]
Breaking news Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore is no longer in power, an army spokesman has told demonstrators in the capital, Ouagadougou. Mr Compaore had earlier said he would step down after a 12-month transitional government had ended. However, the opposition continued to demand that he resign, angry at his attempts to amend the constitution […]
Another United States (US) school has banned a Nigerian student from attending classes because of an apparent ignorance on the country’s status on the Ebola virus, in violation of the United Nations (UN) advisory, Empowered Newswire reports. Local media reports in Milford, Connecticut State, stated that a Nigerian-American girl, who just returned from a visit […]
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye / NNP / October 30, 2014 – Late last week (Thursday, October 16, 2014), the All Progressives Congress (APC) startled decent Nigerians when its national chairman, Mr. John Odigie-Oyegun, announced that the party put the cost of its expression of interest and nomination forms at the cost of N27.5 million in order […]
It appears the condition of four-year-old Omonigho Abraham, who was attacked by two dogs in the Igando area of Lagos State about a month ago, has worsened in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja where he is currently receiving treatment. PUNCH Metro learnt from his father, Odia, that Omonigho’s scalp which was torn off […]
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources and member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Chief Don Etiebet, on Thursday dismissed rumours making the rounds that the National Working Committee of the PDP had zoned the Akwa-Ibom State 2015 governorship ticket to Eket Senatorial Zone. He described it as malicious. He however confirmed that, […]
Sammy Ameobi’s goal eight seconds after coming on as a substitute in Newcastle United 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspurs made history as the fastest scored by a substitute in the league history from open play. Ameobi was introduced before the start of the second half and scored straight from the kick-off for the half. He […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday picked his presidential nomination form at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja. The party has also postponed the sales of forms, which ought to end today, by one week. While picking the forms, the President said he would still have bought them even if he was […]
Fighting between Nigerian troops and Boko Haram insurgents escalated in Mubi, Mararaba Mubi and Uba in Adamawa State on Wednesday. Casualty figures could not be obtained as of 8pm but the development forced the state government to impose 24-hour curfew on the affected communities. Our correspondents gathered that Mubi, the second largest town in the […]
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