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France 2018 ticket: Basetsana arrives Benin, ready for Falconets

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, January 26th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 South Africa’s delegation to Saturday’s 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying clash with Nigeria’s Falconets has landed in Benin City ahead of the encounter. The Basetsana crashed 0-2 to the two –time World Cup silver medallists in the first leg in Polokwane penultimate weekend and know they have a mountain to […]

CHAN Eagles can rule Africa –Ambrose

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, January 26th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 Ighodalo Isiramen Hibbs of Scotland defender Efe Ambrose has tipped home based Eagles to win the on-going CHAN tournament in Morocco,stating that the Salisu Yusuf tutored side has really improved with every single game at the competition. Speaking during a chat on Brila Fm,the former Celtic defender acknowledged the improvement in the team […]

NFF sets new target for Falcons

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, January 26th, 2018

NFF sets new target for Falcons — 26th January 2018 •Appoints Swedish tactician for team Chidera Akalonu The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation has set three major targets for the Super Falcons. The soccer federation said yesterday that the new targets informed her decision to hire top Swedish tactician Thomas Dennerby for the team. According to […]

Voters registration ends 60 days to polls-INEC

Posted by admin Headlines, INEC Politics Friday, January 26th, 2018

Voters registration ends 60 days to polls-INEC — 26th January 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has called on Nigerians who have not registered to vote with the commission to take advantage of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) and register to vote in the elections schedule for February 2019. INEC in a statement said the registration […]

Benue killings: Only justice can make me keep quiet –Ortom (This justice will never come in a corrupt Nigeria – God’s justice will be visited on the murderers and their sponsors)

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Friday, January 26th, 2018

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has asked those who are complaining that he is talking too much about the killing of his people by suspected herdsmen to give him justice, vowing that only justice can make him keep quiet on the matter.

Security agencies spy on Nigerians

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 26th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 • As FG begins social media monitoring • Buhari, security chiefs hold parley • Anti-grazing laws blamed for Benue, Taraba killings Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Federal Government has given a marching order to relevant security agencies to as a matter of urgency tackle the propagation of hate speeches, especially through the social […]

Ijaw traditional rulers reject cattle colonies

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 25th, 2018

Ijaw traditional rulers reject cattle colonies — 26th January 2018 Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Traditional rulers from Ijaw speaking communities have rejected the idea of cattle colonies in any part of Ijawland. This was part of a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting in Yenagoa and chaired by first military governor of old Rivers State and Chairman, […]

Many killed, houses burnt as Fulani, Bachama clash in Adamawa

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

Some people have been reported killed and many homes destroyed in a violent reprisal attacks in Numan Local Government Area in Adamawa State between Fulani and Bachama communities. The suspected Fulani herdsmen who invaded Kikon village in the early hours of Sunday shooting sporadically while most villagers were asleep. President Buhari pays courtesy visit to […]

C/River govt. provides succour to Cameroonian refugees

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

The Cross River government on Sunday provided food and non-food items to over 3,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees camping in Ikom local government area of the state. The items included rice, plantain, beans, yam, garri, palm oil, cartons of indomie, toiletries and cooking utensils. Presenting the items, Gov. Ben Ayade of the state disclosed that the […]

No land for cattle colony in Benue – Gov. Ortom (They can create their colony in Daura and Kano)

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

Abuja – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue says the state government has no land for the establishment of cattle colony in the state as being advocated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Ortom made this known while addressing State House correspondents after he led a delegation of Benue stakeholders to a closed […]