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Lawmakers got N50m each to defect – Oshiomhole

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, House, Legislature, State News Monday, June 9th, 2014

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Monday that some members of the state House of Assembly, who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progressives Congress, were given N50m each to sell their mandates. The governor, who said this while addressing different groups of youths on peaceful protest to the […]

Protests in Kano as Sanusi becomes Emir

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Sunday, June 8th, 2014

sanusi-lamido Protests broke out in parts of Kano on Sunday shortly after a former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Lamido Sanusi was named the new Emir of Kano. Sanusi, who by his appointment becomes the 14th Emir of Kano, takes over from Ado Ibrahim,who died on Friday. Before the Secretary to the Kano State Government, […]

Emir of Kano: Sanusi, others in succession race

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Friday, June 6th, 2014

Mallam Lamido Sanusi The race to succeed the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, has begun. Bayero, longest-serving emir in Kano’s history, passed on in the early hours of Friday after an undisclosed ailment. He ascended the throne in 1963 and ruled for 50 years until his death and was buried in Kano […]

Two killed in attempt to declare Biafra in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Thursday, June 5th, 2014

There was confusion in Enugu on Thursday over the death of two persons, including a policeman, during a failed attempt by the Biafra Zionist Federation to allegedly announce the secession of the ‘Republic of Biafra’ in the studio of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service. The BZF had earlier attracted attention on March 8 when members […]

EFCC’s case against Ikuforiji, a witch-hunt -Olanipekun

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, June 5th, 2014

At the resumed trial of the Lagos State House of Assembly’s Speaker, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his aide, Mr. Oyebode Atoyebi, for alleged of money laundering, the defence counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun(SAN) and Mr. Tunde Akinrinmisi, described the EFCC’s investigation and prosecution of the two accused persons as a witch-hunt. The two defence counsel made […]

Archbishop of Canterbury visits Jonathan, prays for Nigeria

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, June 5th, 2014

Welby | credits: File copy The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt. Rev. Justin Welby, on Wednesday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja to pray and condole with President Goodluck Jonathan on the security challenge in the country. The visit by Welby is coming barely four days after the online publication of a British newspaper, The Mail […]

MLS not responsible for Martins’ exclusion – Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, June 5th, 2014

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi | credits: File copy Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has explained that Obafemi Martins’ exclusion from Nigeria World Cup squad has nothing to do with the player’s move to the US Major League Soccer. Martins joined the Seattle Sounders from La Liga outfit Levante in 2013 and has scored 14 […]

80% Nigerian youths are unemployed – CBN

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Thursday, June 5th, 2014

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday said 80 per cent of Nigerian youths are still unemployed. This is despite repeated figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics stating that the Nigerian economy had been creating millions of jobs in the past years. Only last week, the NBS announced that the economy created about […]

Death toll in Borno village attacks hits 100

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, June 5th, 2014

| credits: File copy About 100 persons were reportedly killed by insurgents during Tuesday’s attack on three border communities with Cameroon. The Tuesday’s attack, it was learnt, was a retaliatory one on the three villages of Attagara, Agapalawa and Aganjara in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Though a security source revealed to journalists […]

World Cup: Keshi drops Mba, Nsofor, Oduamadi; takes Osaze, Yobo

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 2nd, 2014

By Abiodun Alade Coach Stephen Keshi has announced the list of the 23 players to represent the country at Brazil 2014 World Cup. There is no major surprise, except the ommission of AFCON’s hero, Sunday Mba, CHAN”s MVP, Ejike Uzoenyi and Obinna Nsofor . Other dropped players were Daniel Akpeyi, Nnamdi Oduamadi,Joel Obi and Nosa […]