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6 beheaded as 15 die in Rivers cult war

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, February 13th, 2016

SUSPECTED cultists have killed 15 people and beheaded six of them in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/ Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State. The killings came barely 24 hours after gunmen, lastThursday, assassinated a former member of the State House of Assembly, who represented Ogba/Egbema Ndoni Constituency, Monday Eleanya. Sunday Sun gathered that […]

FG disengages 13 universities’ VCs

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Saturday, February 13th, 2016

MINISTRY of Education has announced disengagement of 12 Vice Chancellors (VCs) of Federal owned universities hitherto established by former president Goodluck Jonathan and their immediate replacement. According to a release signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, the decision to replace the VCs was part of the measures by the present administration to […]

AFCON 2017 qualifier: Eagles, Pharaohs get new date

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 13th, 2016

By George Aluo The first leg of the all-important Nigeria versus Egypt AFCON 2017 qualifier billed for next month has been moved forward by three days by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) courtesy of a request made by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Daily Sunsports gathered exclusively yesterday that the NFF early this week […]

Enyimba lose CAF Championship first leg

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 12th, 2016

By John Egbokhan Enyimba yesterday started their 2016 CAF Champions League campaign on a bad note, losing 1-0 to Ugandan champions, Vipers SC in a preliminary round first leg match at the Nakivubo stadium. The clash had far wider-reaching ramifications than just the matter of playing for the first time in this prestigious continental competition […]

Oliseh: NFF wins round 1, stops salary of his aide

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 12th, 2016

By Tony Ubani AS Nigerians come to terms with the sensational Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh’s rant on You-tube, his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are gradually fighting back by first stopping the salary of his aide. Ex-international and former team-mate of Oliseh, Tijani Babangida was appointed by the Eagles coach as Special Assistant […]

Mosquitoes carrying Zika virus exist in Nigeria —Health Minister

Posted by admin Headlines, Health Friday, February 12th, 2016

By Victoria Ojeme ABUJA —THE Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that the mosquitoes carrying Zika virus are in Nigeria and urged Nigerians to protect themselves by using mosquito nets. zikaHe also called on Nigerians to remain calm, be vigilant and report any suspected case of an acute febrile illness in pregnant women, […]

Appeal Court quashes ex-Gov Nyako’s impeachment

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Friday, February 12th, 2016

By Umar Yusuf YOLA—THE Yola Division of Federal Court of Appeal, Adamawa State, yesterday nullified the impeachment of Former Governor Murtala Nyako. The five Judges led by Justice Jumai Hannatu Sankey in a unanimous judgment, described Nyako’s impeachment as a high level of impunity, recklessness, rascality and a constituted gross of legislative powers by the […]

Dr Irene Damola (Nee Rewane) burnt to death

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 12th, 2016

advertisement undefined TOP HEADLINES By Angela Okpe A retired radiologist and the eldest child of late Ologbosere of Warri Kingdom, Chief O. N. Rewane, was yesterday burnt to death in an early morning fire in Lagos. The cause of the fire that killed the 75-year-old Dr. Irene Damola (nee Rewane) […]

US couple arrested for holding Nigerian captive for two years

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Thursday, February 11th, 2016

Texas husband and wife who allegedly forced a 38-year-old Nigerian to care for their five children over a two-year-period and never paying her have been arrested by federal authorities. According to PEOPLE.COM, a statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation alleges that Chudy and Sandra Nsobundu, 56 and 50, respectively, were detained on Monday on […]

Calls for Jacob Zuma’s impeachment over $24 million home renovation scandal

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, February 11th, 2016

South Africa’s charismatic leader Jacob Zuma is a former herdboy who was once known as the “Teflon president” — but no longer. Late US president Ronald Reagan first earned the sobriquet Teflon — “nothing sticks” — for surviving a series of scandals while in office, and 73-year-old Zuma did much the same through a very […]