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The World is fed up with Nigeria – Hayatou (Just as we are fed up with your dictatorship and corruption at CAF)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, October 26th, 2014

Nigeria football looks to be, unfortunately, heading into a long, dark night as world football –governing body is set to wield the big stick today against the most populous black nation on earth. Even as the Super Eagles still have a chance of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to defend their crown, […]

Nigeria hosts World Schools Debate 2015

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, October 26th, 2014

NIGERIA has been granted the hosting right for the 2015 World Schools Debate Competition, following brilliant performance of her contingents at the 2014 edition of the competition held in Bangkok. Coordinator of the President’s School Debate, Mr Dare Oritu, made this known in Abuja during the week. He added that the country won the hosting […]

You ‘re older than you claim, Team doctor tells Ayila

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, October 25th, 2014

Dynamo Kiev defender Ayila Yussuf, who spent last season on loan in Metalist Kharkiv was accused by doctor Leonid Mironov for being much older than it is stated in his official documents. Officially 29-year old Yussuf came to Dynamo Kiev in 2003. He spent almost his entire career with the Ukrainian team, except short-term loans […]

Girl dies of Ebola in Mali’s first case

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, October 25th, 2014

A two-year-old girl died of Ebola in Mali on Friday, in the first case of the disease in the west African nation, a source in the prime minister’s office told AFP. “Unfortunately she died between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm,” said the source, adding that the girl’s death had been confirmed by the governor of […]

Supreme court sacks Delta lawmaker, orders salary refund

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Saturday, October 25th, 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday sacked a member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Ugelli North Constituency II, Mr. Edoja Akpodiete. The apex court ordered him to refund to the state coffers all the salaries and allowances he had collected since he had been occupying the seat since 2011. It was the first […]

UNICEF commends Zamfara over polio eradication

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, United Nations, Zamfara Saturday, October 25th, 2014

The United Nations International Children Fund, Kaduna field office, has commended the efforts of Zamfara Government in its fight against poliomyelitis. UNICEF Communications Officer, Alhaji Rabiu Musa, at an occasion to mark this year’s World Polio Day in the state, described the measures put in place by the state government as “remarkable and worthy of […]

Supporters protest alleged plot to impeach Fayose

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Saturday, October 25th, 2014

-Punch Hundreds of supporters of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, on Friday trooped to the streets, protesting alleged plan by members of the state House of Assembly to impeach the governor. The protesters, under the aegis of Positive Minds Club for Teachers, converged on Fajuyi Park in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, with placards […]

Iran hangs woman in defiance of international campaign

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, October 25th, 2014

Iran executed Saturday a 26-year-old woman who had spent five years on death row for the murder of a former intelligence official, defying international pressure to spare her life. Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged at dawn, the official IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor’s office as saying. A message posted on the homepage of a […]

Akpabio accepts senatorial nomination form from youths (Paid youth?)

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News Friday, October 24th, 2014

AKWA Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has heeded to the clarion calls by the people of Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district to contest for the senatorial seat in 2015, under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akpabio, who stated this on Wednesday at Ukana in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state, when the youth […]

Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) bars 7,836 Nigerians from travelling abroad

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

A total of 7,836 Nigerians were prevented from travelling out of the country by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) within the first six months of 2014. In addition, another set of 4,896 were deported from various countries of the world within the same period, the NIS Public Relations Officer, Chukwuemeka Obua, said on Wednesday, […]