Nigerian authorities have detained five men, including a Mauritanian, believed linked to Al-Qaeda’s North African branch over the January kidnapping of a German, two security sources said yesterday. Four of the suspects were arrested last Thursday in a raid on a supermarket in Kano owned by the Mauritanian, while the fifth was held in a […]
By Rotimi Ajayi ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed plan by the Ministry of Aviation to compel the British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and other international airlines operating in the country to correct the disparity in the fare charged Nigerians against that charged other West African passengers. A top source in the ministry told Vanguard […]
Email0 The ECOWAS Heads of States, on Tuesday in Abidjan, suspended Mali and demanded for the immediate restoration of democratic rule in the country. The regional economic bloc had also mandated the Heads of Government of Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Benin, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso to visit the country within the next 48 hours to […]
Abuja – Rep Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, says 457 Nigerians, including a 72-year-old woman, Fausat Abosede are languishing in various prisons in Brazil. Dabiri-Erewa in Abuja on Tuesday, said that the committee had visited Brazil and was touched by the pitiable condition of the inmates. “We were touched by the […]
, Abuja Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) yesterday announced the approval of a Canadian firm, Manitoba Hydro International for simultaneous opening of their financial proposal and commencement of contract negotiations as the management contractor for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). […]
US nominee for World Bank chief Dr Jim Yong Kim __________________________________________________________________ Although President Barack Obama waited until the last day to announce the US nomination for the office of World Bank President, no sooner he released a name had the full weight of US government started campaigning actively for the College President, Dr Jim Yong […]
Senegalese opposition presidential candidate Macky Sall addresses media after casting his ballot. By Issouf Sanogo (AFP) Heaven is not reached at a single bound, but we build the ladder by which we climb. By: Kolai More Quotes | Submit Quote DAKAR (AFP) – Macky Sall’s political career appeared to have peaked under Abdoulaye Wade, where […]
Nigeria’s Flamingoes yesterday at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta booked their place in the 2012 Fifa Under17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan. Nigeria’s ticket came off a well-rounded victory from the nation’s campaigners against their Zambian counterparts, Junior She-Polopolo whom they hit 5-0 in the final fixture of the global event. The coach Peter Dedevbo […]
By Philip Ikomi | NNP | March 24, 2012 – A sizable number of Nigerians, especially in the Nigerian press announce with gusto and optimism the nomination of Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala for the next World Bank President. Yes, she is highly qualified for the post. She served in the Bank and has served and is serving […]
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will today leave Abuja for Seoul South Korea, as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the World Nuclear Security Summit, which opens on Monday, March 26, 2012. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said President Jonathan and 52 other heads of […]
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