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Anti-World Cup protests rock Brazil, many arrested

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, February 2nd, 2014

Over 100 people were arrested in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, during a protest against this summer’s World Cup which will be hosted in the country. Around 2,500 people took to the streets on Saturday for the demonstration which ended in clashes with police late in the night. In some of the most dramatic […]

Man sentenced to death for claiming to be Prophet Muhammed

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, February 2nd, 2014

Views: 1853 A British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for allegedly claiming to be the Prophet Muhammed has appealed the sentence. Muhammed Asghar, 69, who is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, was handed the sentence a week ago by a court in Rawalpindi after he was accused of claiming to be the Prophet Muhammed in […]

Sad news from U.S: Nigerian boy stabs mother, 51, to death

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Sunday, February 2nd, 2014

Views: 55,650 A 20-year-old Nigerian boy by name Isaac Anya Ojiabo Jr. has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon after his mother was found dead in their palatial home in Forest Hill, Baltimore, USA. A Baltimore Sun report said he was taken into custody after allegedly stabbing his […]

Nigeria offers $2m support to African countries (Afterwards, they will insult and brutalize Nigerians)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, February 1st, 2014

Nigeria will provide $2m to support reconstruction and development in African countries emerging from conflicts, the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed, has said. Mohammed made the disclosure on Saturday in Addis Ababa at the inaugural Africa Solidarity Conference aimed at mobilising support from within Africa for countries emerging from conflicts. The News […]

Libya keeps Ghana without continental title in 32 years as it claims CHAN title in penalty shoot-out

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 1st, 2014

By Mohammed Allie BBC Sport, Cape Town Libya claimed their first senior African title with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over Ghana in Cape Town. The African Nations Championship final had finished 0-0 after 90 minutes before Joshua Tijani missed the crucial spot-kick to give Libya victory. Ghana’s Abdul Mohamed had the best chance to […]

Nigeria Soldier Blinds Keke Driver For Using The Same Road With His Lebanese Expatriate Boss

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Saturday, February 1st, 2014

The brutality of the Nigeria Soldiers was again displayed on 30th January when an innocent man had his eyes popped out as a result of the beating given to him. According to an eye witness, the incident which happened at 1st Artillery Junction, Portharcourt left everybody in shock. We gathered that the unlucky man’s offence […]

Ogbeni: Flak for the guru

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, February 1st, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle | credits: File copy I call Ogbeni “the guru” and not without cause. It’s an appellation some of us who were friends of the late rabble-rouser Kanmi Ishola-Osobu gave Kanmi. “Guru” is a fond word for someone who displays high acuity of mind, a master. The online dictionary meaning includes “an intellectual […]

Mimiko, Obi will defect to our party – PDP

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, Ondo, State News Saturday, February 1st, 2014

Obi and Mimiko The Peoples Democratic Party has said all is set for the defection of the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, and his Anambra State counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi, to the ruling party as the 2015 elections approach. Mimiko is the only governor on the platform of the Labour Party, just as […]

NDLEA arrests man with 107 ATM cards

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Saturday, February 1st, 2014

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Saturday it arrested a man with 107 automated teller machine cards in his possession at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. A statement by NDLEA said its officers discovered the ATM cards in the man’s luggage during the outward screening of passengers travelling to Istanbul, Turkey aboard […]

Muslim pupils protest against hijab ban

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Saturday, February 1st, 2014

Muslim pupils during a protest against hijab ban in Lagos public schools | credits: Stanley Ogidi Muslim pupils under the umbrella body of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria marched through some major streets in Lagos State on Saturday, protesting against the hijab ban in public schools. The procession was peaceful and many of […]