I had no opponent yet I wasn’t declared winner – Okori
Chief Inibehe Okori is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and the party’s senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. In this interview with reporters in Uyo, he...
View ArticleAPC chieftain urges incoming govt to retain performing ministers
A Kaduna based Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Member Contact and Mobilisation Committee, El-Rufai Campaign Organisation, Mr. Ashafa Ayuba has called on the incoming APC-led government...
View ArticleN25bn fraud: Igbinedion, others know fate today
After several postponements, a Federal High Court, Benin City, will today rule in the N25billion money laundering charge filed against former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion, his brother, Michael...
View Article3,617 confirmed dead after massive earthquake in Nepal
At least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, police say. More than 6,500 people have been injured, according to the National Emergency Operation...
View ArticleMedia workers task Buhari on Sardauna’s legacies
Workers of the New Nigerian Newspaper, NNN yesterday appealed to the newly elected political office holders in Northern Nigeria to as a matter of priority synergise with a view to reviving all comatose...
View ArticleNepal Earthquake: One million children affected – UNICEF
Almost one million children urgently need help after an earthquake claimed more than 3,200 lives in Nepal, the UN children’s agency said, as relief workers raced to help the most vulnerable. With...
View ArticleOndo deputy governor impeached
The Ondo State House of Assembly has impeached the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi. This took place during the monday plenary session which was attended by 24 out of the 26 members of the House,...
View ArticleSudan: Al-Bashir wins presidential election with 94.5% votes
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir won 94.5 percent of the vote in the country’s election, which was held earlier this month, the election committee announced on Monday. With a boycott from the...
View ArticleHazard named PFA Player of the Year
Eden Hazard has won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award. Hazard, 24, has scored 13 goals and made eight assists in 33 Premier League games to help leaders Chelsea move to...
View ArticleWorld Bank approves $500m to improve maternal, child health
The World Bank has approved 500 million dollars International Development Association (IDA) credit to improve maternal and child and nutrition services for women and children in Nigeria. This is...
View Articleconvicted drug trafficker weds fiancee before execution
Just days before convicted drug smuggler Andrew Chan is set to face death by firing squad, reports have emerged that he has married his girlfriend of three years, Febyanti Herewila. According to Chan’s...
View ArticleTowards sustainable change in Nigeria
It is no longer news that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has been declared the winner of the presidential elections held on March 28, 2015 and that President Jonathan Ebele Goodluck has against the wish of...
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Speakership: APC’s zoning not final – Reps
Amid the intense lobbying by the aspirants, geopolitical zones and other interest groups for the principal offices of the National Assembly, the House of Representatives has said that the purported...
View ArticleJUTH consultant links rising liver cases to alcoholism
A consultant physician with Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, Dr Pokop Bupwatda has identified excessive drinking of alcohol as the major cause of increased rate of liver cirrhosis detected among...
View ArticleCouncillors slam foreign observers over A’Ibom election report
Conference of Akwa Ibom State Councillors has condemned European Observer Mission, EOM, over its report on the conduct of elections in the state. The EOM had listed Akwa Ibom amongst other states as...
View ArticleSupporters decry opposition against Mark’s visit to Buhari
A group, Door2Door for Mark2015, a campaign group in support of the Senate President, David Mark has frowned at comments which according to them constitute verbal attack on the person of the President...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Massive landslide kills 52
A massive landslide in a remote province in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least 52 people Tuesday, a provincial official said. The stricken area in Badakhshan province is cut off from the rest of...
View ArticleProfiles of Nigerians,others due to be executed in Indonesia
Eight foreign drug convicts are set to be executed in Indonesia after losing all appeals for clemency. Here are brief profiles of the inmates, who include two from Australia, one each from Brazil and...
View ArticleIGP orders tight security around media houses
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered tight security around media houses in the country. Arase, who gave the order in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Force...
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