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American Politics, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, Religion
Sunday, March 1st, 2015

CANAN, the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, has expressed satisfaction with the disbursement of the $50,000 humanitarian donation to victims of Boko Haram violence in Nigeria through the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). In a statement today by Pastor Laolu Akande, its Executive Director, the association detailed its interaction with CAN, as well as how its […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
(CNN) A man with a British accent seen in ISIS videos showing the beheadings of Western hostages was identified Thursday as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Londoner, the Reuters news agency reported, citing The Washington Post. The identity of the man, who has become widely known as “Jihadi John,” was confirmed to the Post by one […]
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American Politics, Headlines, Kogi, State News
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
An American woman doing missionary work at a school in Kogi State was abducted by masked gunman, police say. Kogi State police spokesman Sola Collins Adebayo told reporters that unknown gunmen first entered the school and started “shooting sporadically to scare away people” at around 10am Monday morning. The unnamed woman was taken from the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
Rudy Giuliani wants a little love, but most likely just some attention, from the president of the United States of America. The former New York City mayor reportedly said Wednesday night at an event for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) that Barack Obama “doesn’t love” America. “I do not believe, and I know this is […]
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American Politics, Armed Forces, Headlines
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
INTERNATIONAL response to last week’s postponement of Nigeria’s presidential and general election may have provoked serious worries and consideration of the option of targeted sanctions on certain government and security officials by the United States (US) government in Washington DC and other western capitals, Empowered Newswire reports. A White House spokesperson, Edward C. Price, had […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late singing legend Whitney Houston, was fighting for her life Monday after she was pulled unconscious from a bathtub over the weekend, her family said. The 21-year-old’s husband and a friend found her non-responsive in the bathtub of her home near Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday in an incident with […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, January 26th, 2015
By Dr Jideofor Adibe | NNP | Jan. 26, 2014- My technical report for the Brookings Institution’s Africa Foresight publication on the 2015 presidential election entitled ‘The 2015 Elections in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges’, has become an issue between the PDP and the APC. As should be expected in an election year, one side wants […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, January 26th, 2015
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) will lead the military to the North-East to fight the Boko Haram insurgents if voted into power on February 14, his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), said on Monday. Osinbajo expressed concern over deepening insecurity in the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
The Defence authorities have started taking delivery of some military hardware required for the prosecution of the war against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. Investigation revealed that the military hardware were imported from Russia, Belarus and other Eastern European countries. It was learnt that some of the items were received at the Port […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
The United States government has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government to conduct this year’s general elections despite the fact that the country is facing security challenges. This view was expressed on Tuesday at the US Department of States’ daily briefing in Washington. The US government also said that the recent incessant attacks by […]