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Malawi football match ends with referee killing player

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, March 10th, 2018

A referee is facing murder charges after football players forced him to kill a member of an opposing team in southern Malawi, police said Friday. The referee was overseeing a football match between two local teams, Billiat FC and Chilengo FC, in the town of Thyolo on Wednesday, when Chilengo FC players refused to accept […]

Pictures: The “Afikpo Chic” and Gov. Okorocha: Angry reactions greet Okorocha’s N5.5m birthday gift to Nigerians

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, Headlines, Imo, State News Saturday, March 10th, 2018

A gift of N5.5m donated by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, through Member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly representing the Afikpo North East Constituency, Maria Ude Nwachi, has received angry reactions from respondents. As explained by Ms. Nwachi, Okorocha made the donation as part of activities marking his 55th birthday, and it is […]

12 star-performer hacks for Nigerian professionals

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 10th, 2018

12 STAR-PERFORMER HACKS FOR NIGERIAN PROFESSIONALS By Babatunde Oladele The vicissitudes of work throw different things at us. Some get to the workplace and find their rhythm or get direction for their lives, others enter and begin to struggle and only just getting by. But, one thing is certain, the world of work only rewards […]

Dapchi School Girls Kidnapping: 10 Questions Police Leadership Must Ask

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Yobe Saturday, March 10th, 2018

By Temitope Olodo 10 Questions Police Leadership Must Ask With serious concerns about insecurity in the educational sector; the police leadership in a given area are duty bound to map out the way their command would address security challenges and mitigate against it The following ten questions must be addressed by the police leadership in […]

FG committed to end varsity workers’ strike – official

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday said it was committed to end the on-going strike by the non-teaching labour unions in Nigeria universities. The Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mrs Priscilla Ihuoma, gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. Recall that the unions, comprising of the Senior Staff […]

Rohr invites Mikel, Onazi, Moses, 25 others for Poland, Serbia friendlies

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up team captain Mikel Obi, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi and Victor Moses in a 28-man squad for the Poland and Serbia friendly matches. Newsmen report that the friendly matches are in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Russia. Home-based goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who […]

As Nigeria braces for the Egmont Group hammer

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

FEARS of the imminent risk of Nigeria being expelled from the Egmont Group, a global network of 152 Financial Intelligence Units (FUIs), set Federal Government officials scurrying to prevent what could spell disaster for our financial system. The Presidency and the National Assembly abdicated their duty of ensuring the independence of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence […]

Picture: Nigerian man elected as first black senator in Italy

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

An Italian man of Nigerian origin, who is the chief immigration spokesman for the far-right League party, has been elected as the country’s first black senator. Tony Iwobi, whose party has been accused of stirring up xenophobia in Italy, was elected in the industrial city of Brescia in northern Italy — a major immigration hub. […]

26 killed as herdsmen sack Benue village in fresh attack

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

BY PETER DURU MAKURDI — It was a sad and sorrowful day for Benue State again, yesterday, as no fewer than 26 persons were confirmed killed Monday evening in a bloody attack on Omusu village, at Ojigo Ward, Edumoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state by suspected herdsmen, just a day President Muhammadu […]

Picture: Church takes over Mike Tyson’s house in Ohio

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

The Living Word Sanctuary Church has taken a mansion which used to belong to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. The manson is to be converted into a church. The Ohio building, which covers 25,000 square feet, was donated to Living Word Sanctuary Church after its previous owner was convicted of money laundering. Paul Monea […]