The former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has been discharged from hospital, the South African presidency says. Mr Mandela will continue to receive treatment at his home in Johannesburg until he has fully recovered, according to a statement from President Jacob Zuma’s office. Mr Mandela, 94, was admitted to hospital 18 days ago. He was […]
Women in Swaziland risk arrest if they wear mini-skirts or tops which expose part of their stomach, a police spokeswoman has said. Wendy Hleta said police would enforce an 1889 law which bans “immoral” dressing if they receive a complaint. She also said women in the deeply conservative kingdom make it easier for rapists by […]
By EGUFE YAFUGBORHI PORT HARCOURT- NIGERIANS in Austria have petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged indifference by the country’s Ambassador to that country, Mrs. Maria Laose, to the plight of Nigerians, following various ill-treatment they suffer in the hands of the host government. Expressing their frustrations in a chat with Vanguard in Port Harcourt, Rivers […]
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Wednesday visited Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos to spend Boxing Day with the prisoners and guards. The respected cleric, who stated this 0n Twitter, said it was to show that Jesus Christ came to the world to save all mankind and […]
At least two crashes have been reported as Nigerians mark Boxing Day amid an economic crunch and fuel scarcity. The Federal Road Safety Commission reports on its Facebook page that a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XE 950 RSH, conveying five males and 10 females, crashed at Banda on Lokoja-Abuja Expressway. One male passenger […]
POPE Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for an end to “savage acts of terrorism” in Nigeria and the slaughter of the “defenceless” in Syria. Delivering the Vatican traditional Christmas Day message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the pontiff also called for the return of peace to Mali. Delivering Christmas greetings in 65 […]
NO fewer than 12 worshippers were killed in Potiskum, Yobe State and Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday when gunmen suspected to be members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram, attacked two churches in the Northern Nigeria towns, police said. CNN quoted the police to have said one assault occurred at the Church of Christ […]
A commercial driver, Mr. Isaac Popoola, who was allegedly beaten to death on Monday by two officials of the Lagos State Transportation Management Authority, had before his brutal killing, started preparing for the Yuletide celebration. The deceased’s son, Ibukunoluwa, told our correspondent, at the family residence in Akowonjo, Egbeda area of the state on Tuesday […]
By New Nigerian Politics The Nigerian organization, “Nigerians for Safe Travel” has issued a travel advisory against U.S.travel following the massacre of 26 innocent children and adults at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The organization in a statement forwarded to New Nigerian Politics and other media outlets warned Nigerians to avoid the United States […]
DECEMBER 26, 2012 BY OZIOMA UBABUKOH, ENUGU 14 COMMENTS Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime | credits: File copy A content analysis of newspapers reports of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime’s programmes and activities since he became governor on May 29, 2007, on Tuesday showed that he had attended only 17 events out of a possible […]
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