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11 killed, others injured in Ibadan market fire

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Sunday, October 12th, 2014

The scene of the incident | credits: Photo: Olufemi Atoyebi At least 11 people lost their lives while several others sustained varying degrees of burns after a tanker laden with petrol burst in flames around Molete Market, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. An employee of the Nigerian Tribune, Mr. Samson Oyewole, and an eight year-old girl […]

Ex-NBA President, Wali, kidnapped in Port Harcourt

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, October 12th, 2014

The Nigerian Bar Association has pleaded for the release of its immediate past President, Mr. Okey Wali (SAN), who was said to have been abducted in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday. Wali was said to have been abducted at about 9pm on Saturday. He was abducted in Rumualogu, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area […]

Maku quits Jonathan’s cabinet October 20

Posted by admin Headlines, Nasarawa, State News Sunday, October 12th, 2014

Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Sunday confirmed that he would quit the Federal Executive Council on October 20. Maku said his decision to cease to be a minister was to allow him pursue his ambition of becoming the governor of Nassarawa State in 2015. He spoke during a thanksgiving service he organised at […]

Fayemi’s loss a mystery, says Soyinka

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News, Wole Soyinka Sunday, October 12th, 2014

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described the loss of the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the June 21 governorship election as a mystery which the All Progressives Congress must unravel. He said with the various programmes and legacy projects put in place by Fayemi, his successor must continue on the […]

Nigerian football is long dead, gone —Okocha (Nigeria should never loss a match? The dead Nigeria football won ANC only 20 months ago & got to the end round at the World Cup.)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, October 12th, 2014

A former skipper of the Super Eagles, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has expressed disappointment with the senior national team, over the 1-0 loss to Sudan in the African Cup of Nations Qualifiers in Khartoum on Saturday. The two-time BBC African Footballer of the Year described the defeat as confirming his worst fears that “football is […]

Daniel asks for ex-president Obasanjo’s forgiveness, returns to PDP

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, State News Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Abuja – A former Governor of Ogun, Chief Gbenga Daniel, on Wednesday in Abuja appealed to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for forgiveness, if he (Daniel) had in anyway erred against him. He made the appeal at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National headquarters, where he formally announced his return to the PDP. Daniel, who was […]

US Ebola patient Thomas Duncan dies in hospital (RIP)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Mr Duncan, shown here at a 2011 wedding in Ghana Continue reading the main story Ebola outbreak How not to catch Ebola Living with Ebola Why so dangerous? Ailing health systems The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US has died, Texas hospital officials have said. Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, who caught […]

Injury rules out Michael from Sudan match

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Babatunde Michael Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has confirmed attacking midfielder, Babatunde Michael, will not be part of the game against Sudan in Khartoum on Saturday. The Volyn Lutsk player has been ruled out of the crucial 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier after failing to recover on time from the injury he sustained with […]

Please forgive us, PDP begs Obasanjo

Posted by admin Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Members of the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to forgive them. They said the President should regard members of the party as his children who needed to be forgiven after making mistakes. National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, spoke on behalf of the party at […]

Eleven states resume today after forced Ebola holidays

Posted by admin Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Schools in at least 11 states of the country are set to resume a new academic session today (Wednesday) after a forced holiday occasioned by the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak. The states which had earlier shunned the September 22 resumption date announced by the Federal Government, picked October 8, as a more realistic resumption date […]