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Opinion: Nigeria just had a revolution

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, May 15th, 2015

’Tunji Ajibade I chose not to discuss Nigeria’s last general elections as of the time they took place for personal reasons. I still don’t have any intention to discuss it. But it was partly on this subject matter that another Nigerian, one who moved with the high and the mighty, made his thoughts known to […]

Blues legend BB King dies at 89 (RIP)

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, May 15th, 2015

| credits: Aljazeera Blues legend BB King has died in Las Vegas at the age of 89, his attorney has said. King, who inspired a generation of mainstream guitarists, died late on Thursday, triggering shockwaves across social media, with stars from the music world lining up to pay tribute. The 15-time Grammy award winner was considered one of […]

See complete rankings: Ghana ranks last while Asia tops biggest global school rankings

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Thursday, May 14th, 2015

The biggest ever global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom. Singapore heads the table, followed by Hong Kong, with Ghana at the bottom. The UK is in 20th place, among higher achieving European countries, with the US in 28th. The OECD economic […]

Picture: 80-yr old grandma in prison over land matter

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, May 14th, 2015

By Esther Onyegbula Residents of Abule-Foli village in Igando-Orudu area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos got what they did not bargain for, recently, when a combined team of uniformed and plain-clothed policemen stormed their village and arrested 22 of them. Among those arrested was Alhaja Baseratu Balogun, an 80-year-old grandmother. Incidentally, both the octogenarian and other suspects […]

Roots of coup attempt against Burundi president

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, May 14th, 2015

A top Burundian general on Wednesday launched a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against the president’s bid to stand for a third term. Opposition protesters have been seeking to prevent Nkurunziza from standing for re-election, because they see him as a repressive, divisive leader incapable of reducing extreme poverty. […]

Patience Jonathan denies plans to ‘rig out’ Aisha Buhari of AFLPM Presidency

Posted by admin First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, Patience Jonathan Thursday, May 14th, 2015

Dame Patience Jonathan, Tuesday, denied claims that she was planning ways of preventing Hajiha Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President-elect, from replacing her as President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). This was made known in statement by the Office of the First Lady Federal Republic of Nigeria were she declared that […]

Okonjo-Iweala: How I survived cancer

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories, Women Politics Thursday, May 14th, 2015

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, co-ordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, shocked her audience on Thursday night with a revelation that she was diagnosed with cancer in 1997. Paying tribute to Oronto Douglas, former presidential adviser who died from cancer-related complications on April 9, 2015, the finance minister said: “Oronto and I had something in […]

Revenue woes heighten as traders shun Nigeria’s crude

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

By Michael Eboh with agency reports Nigeria’s dwindling revenue is set to worsen, as international crude oil traders have shunned the country’s export of Bonga crude oil grade for the months of May and June 2015, making it difficult for the country to find buyers for the product and putting the price of the commodity […]

Girl stabs brother to death in Warri over house chores

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

By EGUFE YAFUGBORHI WARRI—A girl, Omasan, 21, allegedly murdered her younger brother, Laju, in Ugbuwangue, Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday. Laju, a student of Yonwuren College, was said to have bled to death from a stab to his chest by Omasan, following a disagreement over sharing of house chores. Trouble, Vanguard learned, […]

Picture: Black Miss Japan fights racial prejudice

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

Ariana Miyamoto entered the Miss Universe Japan beauty contest after a mixed-race friend committed suicide. And she endured abuse after winning the crown because of her skin colour. Far from being put off by the backlash, Miyamoto resolved to use her new-found fame to help fight racial prejudice — in much the same way British […]