Omeruo dreams World Cup appearance for Nigeria
When Kenneth Omeruo returned to Chelsea training after Nigeria qualified for the World Cup on November 16, David Luiz walked over to the youngster, shook his hand and said: “Well done, welcome to...
View ArticleThe Nigeria of my dream!
I grew up to know a Nigeria that used to be great. Sadly enough, even till now, we are yet to get to our promised land. Our dear country is a stage for international melodrama and drama of various...
View ArticleNIHT trains operators
National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism has organized training for operators to enhance their performance in the federal capital territory, FCT. Speaking at the occasion, the minister of Tourism...
View ArticleLeadership crisis hits Gombe APC
Leadership crisis has engulfed Gombe state chapter of the newly registered All Progressive Congress APC and it is now threatening to tear apart the fragile peace in the party, few months after its...
View ArticleMore varsities defy ASUU, resume classes
As the December 4 deadline given by the federal government for all striking university lecturers to return to work or risk being sacked inches closer, more Nigerian universities have continued to...
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5 workers crushed to death in Kaduna building collapse
Five workers were crushed to death when a building collapsed at Angwan Dosa, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State. An eyewitness said the uninhabited building had been owned by the St....
View ArticleAl-Mustapha: Traditional ruler hails Appeal Court’s verdict
Traditional ruler of Ochiri Ozuo 1 of Ejezie autonomous community Arondizogu Ideato, Imo state, Sir Maxwell Kanu has praised the ruling of Appeal Court that threw out the appeal filed by Lagos state...
View ArticleRep debunks rumours of imminent changes in House leadership
Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr Samson Osagie has dismissed rumours that the positions of principal officers of the green house under the incumbent Speaker, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal,...
View ArticleNDIC seeks faster repayment to depositors in failed banks
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said that the delay in banks’ liquidation process would become a thing of the past when its laws are finally reviewed. An Executive Director in...
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Maiduguri Airport closed down as Boko Haram attacks Air-force Base •Jonathan,...
Boko Haram terrorists yesterday attacked the Maiduguri Air Force Base, including the Maiduguri International Airport and other places in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The siege which started at...
View ArticleEjide chases Enyeama in clean sheet war
Nigeria goalkeeper trainer Ike Shorunmu must be rubbing his hands in glee. For the Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, this must rank among the best of times for him, with his top two goalkeepers...
View Article‘Jonathan shouldn’t be paying Keshi’s salary’
President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally approved the N78 million outstanding salaries of the Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi, and his assistants but sports minister Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi...
View ArticleFast & Furious star, Paul Walker dies in autocrash
The world’s entertainment industry has once again been thrown into mourning with the death of Fast & Furious star, Paul Walker, who was involved in a car crash on November 30th. Walker and Roger...
View ArticleNigeria World Cup draw factbox
Nigeria were the first African team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup and their youthful side will be looking to reach the knock-out stages for the first time in 16 years. The Super Eagles proved to be...
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FUTO sacks lecturers …As UniBen, UniCal, UniAbuja, others resume
Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO has sacked its entire teaching staff for non-compliance of federal government directive to resume lectures before Wednesday 5th December (today). This is...
View ArticleDon’t make National ID card white elephant project –Mark warns NIMC
Senate President, Senator David Mark, has cautioned the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, to ensure that the current exercise of registering and issuing National Identity cards to...
View ArticleMark pleads with ASUU to return to work
Senate President, David Mark, has pleaded with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to return to work. Mark made the plea while commissioning a lecture theatre donated to the School...
View ArticleNigerian children in the throes of cholera
In recent times, Nigeria has recorded 86 deaths resulting from outbreak of cholera in six states. JOYCE REMI-BABAYEJU looks at why cholera is endemic in the country and what can be done to prevent it....
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Maiduguri attack: We’re closing in on insurgents –FG
Minister of Information and Supervising Minister of Defense, Mr. Labaran Maku yesterday assured that the military was closing in on Boko Haram insurgents that attacked Maiduguri Air Force Base and...
View ArticleLaw and kidnapping in Nigeria
One of the most lucrative criminal activities in Nigeria is kidnapping for ransom. This criminal act has shot the country into international opprobrious prominence. Nigeria ranks with Iraq, Afghanistan...
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