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Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
Tamunoemi David-West, a professor and former minister of petroleum and energy, has suggested that President Goodluck Jonathan does not have a doctorate degree from the University of Port Harcourt as widely believed. Ahead of the February 14 presidential election, one of the popular comparisons of Jonathan with Muhammadu Buhari, the two leading candidates, is […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
ABUJA — Chadian soldiers have killed more than 200 Boko Haram terrorists as the soldiers recaptured Nigerian town of Gamboru after the Islamist terrorist group attacked a military base in Cameroon and were chased into north-eastern Nigeria. In the encounter, according to Chad’s military chief in a statement, nine Chadian soldiers were killed and 21 […]
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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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Headlines
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Amb. (Mrs) Rajis Okpara, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Singapore has advised Nigerian women to dress decently so that they can be addressed properly. Okpara, who gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja in an interview with newsmen stressed the need for women to dress decently. She said that the adage `the way you dress will determine […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Top-ranked Serena Williams, coming off her 19th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open, said Wednesday she will end a 14-year boycott of the Indian Wells WTA tournament. Williams, in a essay written for Time magazine, related happier times at the event, her feelings over racial insults she heard after a controversial 2001 appearance […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has directed the Special Protection and Counter Terrorism Units of the force to provide special security for INEC officials during and after the forthcoming elections. The directive is contained in a statement issued by Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Police Public Relations Officer in Abuja on Tuesday. The statement […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
Football stars Joseph Yobo and Nwankwo Kanu were among the sportmen that supported the campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Wednesday. The former captains of the Super Eagles urged Nigerians to re-elect Jonathan on February 14. It will be recalled that an assembly of top sports stars and personalities across […]
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Bayelsa, First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, State News
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
Governor Serikae Dickson, famed as the countryman governor was steeped in leftist political inclination at the onset of the Fourth Republic and was chairman of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Alliance for Democracy, AD. He subsequently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and was commissioner for Justice in the Goodluck Jonathan administration in […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
Fear has gripped Ghanaian fans ahead of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash against host Equatorial Guinea over perceived referee bias decisions following Tunisia’s ordeal. The Central African side, who parachuted into becoming emergency host of the tournament following the withdrawal of Morocco, secured their passage to the last four under controversial circumstances. They […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
By John Egbokhan Out of contract Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has opted to be in charge of the clash between Delta/ Edo Ex-internationals and the rest of Nigeria tomorrow at the Warri City Stadium. The match was put together by friends of Okowa to showcase the PDP Gubernatorial Candidate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa while […]
