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Boko Haram’ dismisses Nigeria military claims of success: new video

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

By Ujunwa Ochulo on June 2, 2015 Boko Haram rejected claims from Nigeria’s military that it has been routed by a four-nation offensive in a video released online on Tuesday, which does not show the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau. The unidentified speaker calls Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, who have been battling the Islamists, […]

‘Forces President Buhari must fight to fix electricity

Posted by admin Electricity, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

Buhari • Nebo asks new govt to wield the big stick • Marketers fleecing customers FORMER Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo has opened up, giving excuses why the government he served for two years and three months could not deliver reliable electricity power supply to Nigerians. He blamed inadequate gas supply and vandalism for […]

US airport security scrutinized after agents smuggle fake bombs

Posted by admin American Politics, Aviation, Headlines Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

By AFP on June 2, 2015 7121 US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has announced new measures to improve security screenings at American airports after investigators were able to smuggle mock explosives and weapons through checkpoints dozens of times. In a statement late Monday, Johnson said the inspector general of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), […]

Nigerian vaccinologist makes presentation on experimental Ebola vaccine at scientific conference

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

A Nigerian vaccinologist, Dr Simon Agwale, has presented the report of an experimental vaccine for the dreaded Ebola virus disease to a scientific conference in France. A statement from Dr Yuri Nakamoto on behalf of the scientific committee of the conference organised by the Pasteur Institute, Paris, said the report was one of the items […]

Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president amid corruption scandal

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football’s governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal. In announcing his exit, the 79-year-old Swiss has called an extraordinary Fifa congress “as soon as possible” to elect a new president. Blatter was re-elected last week, despite seven top Fifa officials being arrested two days before the […]

In picture: Jennifer Lopez Moroccan concert sparks calls for minister’s resignation

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

J-Lo performed on stage in front of 160,000 fans in Rabat A concert by the pop star Jennifer Lopez in Morocco has led to calls for the country’s communication minister to resign, according to local media. Prominent members of the ruling Justice and Development Party said the singer’s performance at the Mawazine Festival in Rabat […]

U20 World Cup: Brazil dispatch Flying Eagles 4-2

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 1st, 2015

Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba Nigeria coach Manu Garba believes the Flying Eagles were on the verge of beating Brazil for the first time at the U-20 level but for the costly mistakes from goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo that gave the South Americans two goals in the second half in Monday’s World Cup tie […]

FG withdraws N2.45bn fraud suit against Sylva, EFCC kicks

Posted by admin Bayelsa, EFCC Politics, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News Monday, June 1st, 2015

Timipre Sylva The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. M.S. Diri, on Monday withdrew the N2.45bn fraud charges instituted against a former governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on May 18, 2015 re-arraigned Sylva on six counts of fraud before Justice […]

EFCC grills Nyako for hours in Abuja

Posted by admin Adamawa, EFCC Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News Monday, June 1st, 2015

Murtala Nyako The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday questioned a former governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd.), for over six hours in Abuja. Nyako, who returned to the country from his sojourn overseas on Saturday, was said to have reported at the headquarters of the EFCC as early as 10 […]

Ben Bruce, Akinnaso and Noam Chomsky

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News Monday, June 1st, 2015

Ben Bruce and Niyi Akinnaso These are very heady times. As Nigerians waited on May 29 as regards whether an authentic change was in the offing, an implicit debate of sorts occurred between two seemingly different individuals. These two individuals were Professor Niyi Akinnaso on the one hand and Ben Bruce on the other. […]