Former minister for aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos, in answer to a charge of money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged the accused on a 47-count charge of alleged money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. When the case came up for hearing […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday night shocked members of the Super Eagles with a cash reward of N5m each for the 23 players, and N10m for coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi while his assistants – Daniel Amokachi, Sylvanus Okpala and Ike Shorunmu got N5m each, even as other officials of the team got N2m each. The […]
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Aminu Maigari, has said that he has not spoken to Stephen Keshi since the coach announced his shock resignation on Monday evening. Keshi dropped the bombshell during a radio show on Monday in Johannesburg, and Maigari implied that the coach did not show respect. “I was as surprised as anybody […]
• Enugu gov recounts battle with deadly tumour From CHIDI NNADI and PETRUS OBI, Enugu Four days after he returned from his accumulated leave which he spent in London, Governor Sullivan Chime on Monday night told journalists in Enugu that he used the period of his vacation to treat himself of nose cancer. Soon after […]
Ex-Niger Delta militant, Dokubo Asari, has blamed northern elites for the Boko Haram insurgency and ‘backwardness’ of the region. In an exclusive interview with Rariya Newspaper, Mr. Asari said northerners should pray for forgiveness because they are facing the wrath of God. “For how many years the ruling oligarchy of the north has been encouraging […]
President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy was Tuesday involved in an accident in Paris as the Nigerian president was traveling with his aides to a meeting with the French President Francois Gerard Hollande, website, SaharaReporters.com is reporting. The website quoted French police sources as saying that the accident occurred 15 minutes away from the […]
The unexpected resignation of Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, was a deliberate plot to draw the attention of the presidency to the shoddy manner the Nigerian Football Federation is managing the affairs of the team and the lack of faith in Mr Keshi’s ability, Premium Times can report today. A source close to Mr Keshi […]
President Goodluck Jonathan and first lady, Patience Jonathan in London An intestinal problem has forced President Jonathan to cancel a planned surprise visit to the Super Eagles in South Africa, medical sources in London said today. The Nigeria president, who is on a whirlwind three-nation trip to Egypt, the United Kingdom and France, had planned […]
PARIS (AFP) – Eight feminists flashed their breasts in the heart of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI’s shock resignation announcement. The members of the Femen movement entered the Gothic cathedral dressed in long coats which they whipped off inside while ringing three bells near the altar. “Pope no more!” […]
By Nnamdi Ojiego Keshi is staying on – Minister … Report reaching us from South Africa says the glorious Super Eagles handler, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has withdrawn his resignation, after a meeting with the Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi. The immediate past Media Officer of the Super Eagles, Colin Udoh, who has been covering the […]
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