AFCON Qualifiers: Danagogo charges Eagles, coaches to produce results
Tammy Danagogo, the Sports Minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC) expressed displeasure towards the recent poor performance of the Super Eagles at the African Nations Cup (AFCON)...
View ArticleChelsea partners with Besiktas
Chelsea’s high-earning players could soon be sent on loan to Turkey after the club reached a new partnership agreement with Besiktas. Chelsea have been accused of stockpiling players in recent years...
View ArticleArsenal leapfrog Man Utd with £32m Mats Hummels bid
ARSENAL are preparing to launch a £32million bid for Borussia Dortmund star and Manchester United target Mats Hummels. The Germany international was linked with a move away from the German giants over...
View ArticleEbola: Morocco withdraws as AFCON 2015 host
The venue for next year’s African Cup of Nations finals is in major doubt after the proposed hosts Morocco reportedly withdrew because of fears over the Ebola outbreak on the continent. The...
View ArticleAPGA condemns Peter Obi defection
In a solidarity march round the commercial town of Nnewi with a stopover at Nnewi North Secretariat and Ojukwu Mausoleum, party members from the 21 Local Government Areas of the state poured encomiums...
View ArticleSouth Africa in-line to replace Morocco as 2015 Afcon host
The venue of the finals in early 2015 is in major doubt, with Morocco considering pulling out as a result of the Ebola virus epidemic South Africa has emerged as a major candidate to host the 2015...
View ArticleEU, WHO to inspect airport screening procedures in Ebola countries
The European Union (EU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, said it would carry out an audit of Ebola airport screening procedures in affected African countries. The EU Health...
View ArticleNiger guber: Mustafa Bello joins race
Former Minister of Commerce Mustafa Bello has joined the league of governorship aspirants in Niger. Bello made his intention known on Thursday at an event attended by party faithful, loyalists and...
View ArticleReps urge FG to lift sanctions on Emirates, Qatar Airlines
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to grant Qatar Airways landing rights to operate at the Malam Aminu Kano International and Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International...
View Article87 PDP aspirants jostle for 24 seats in Nasarawa State assembly
Mr Yunana Iliya, The Nasarawa State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said 87 aspirants for various elective offices had bought the party’s nomination forms to vie for the 24 seats in the...
View ArticleCourt upholds ban on use of hijab in Lagos public schools
An Ikeja High Court on Friday upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab (Muslim head scarf) in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos state. Justice Modupe Onyeabor dismissed the suit instituted...
View ArticleIbinabo re-elected AGN President
Fiberesima Ibinabo, the incumbent President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has been re-elected for a second term. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that she emerged unopposed on Thursday...
View ArticleProsecution urges 10-years in jail for Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius should be jailed for at least 10 years for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the prosecution said today as the star sprinter’s sensational trial approached its climax....
View ArticleWHO declares Senegal Ebola-free
The outbreak of Ebola in Senegal is officially over but the country remains vulnerable to further cases of the deadly disease being imported, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Twice...
View ArticleGov. Yero appoints 8 new Permanent Secretaries
Gov. Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Friday appointed eight new permanent secretaries into the state civil service. Swearing-in the permanent secretaries in Kaduna, Yero enjoined them to keep to their...
View ArticleGov. Elechi declares interest to contest senatorial seat
Gov. Martin Elechi of Ebonyi on Friday said that he would contest the Ebonyi Central Senatorial seat in the forthcoming general elections slated to hold in February 2015. Elechi disclosed this at the...
View ArticleSierra Leone footballer banished over Ebola
Greek club PAS Lamia have asked Sierra Leone’s John Kamara not to train or play with the club for three weeks due to fears over the Ebola virus. Kamara returned to Greece after playing for the Leone...
View ArticleFG agrees ceasefire between Nigerian Army and Boko Haram
The Federal Government (FG) on Friday entered a ceasefire agreement between the Nigerian army and the Boko Haram insurgents. The announcement was made by the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal...
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