There was a clash between some Yoruba and Hausa youths on Wednesday in Osun State, which left properties damaged and about five people reportedly injured. The pandemonium, which has also led to the shut down of schools and businesses, occurred in Sabo Area of Osogbo. The closed schools are:
Millwall FC have dismissed its manager, Ian Holloway, with the English Championship club just hanging with eight points from safety. Holloway, who has been at Millwall since January last year, has guided the club to just seven league wins this season – and Millwall are currently without a victory in six league matches including Saturday’s […]
The federal government on Wednesday said that 36 towns have been reclaimed from Boko Haram insurgents since the military forces of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon launched a joint offensive against the sect, voicing hope that the operation could lead to the group’s “total defeat”. National security spokesman Mike Omeri said four towns had fallen […]
The Labour Party (LP), has on Wednesday announced the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan for this year’s presidential election. The Party also said that it would not support a further postponement of the general The party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulkadri . A. Salam made this declarations in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital during its National […]
UNESCO World Heritage Site of La Antigua, Guatemala meeting of Minsters The designated UNESCO World Heritage Site of La Antigua, Guatemala welcomed Regional Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Vice Ministers, Ambassadors and International Organizations as the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) convened its XX Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council on March 10th, 2015.
The supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State on Tuesday allegedly disrupted the governorship debate organized by the Justice and Development Peace Committee (JDPC) of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese. Trouble was said to have started when a group of APC youths descended heavily on some women who were wearing black clothes suspected to […]
Air Canada Announces Private Offering of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates Air Canada announced today the private offering of three tranches of enhanced equipment trust certificates with an aggregate face amount of U.S. $1,031,390,000 (the "Certificates"). Each class of Certificates will represent an interest in a related pass through trust. The trusts will
The Department of State Service (DSS) on Wednesday restored the security aides of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal. It will be recalled that DSS withdrew its operatives on November 3, 2014 after Tambuwal announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) on October […]
Former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, has said he was not interested in holding any public office again. He said he quit politics in 2011 when he was 70 and would not want to be ordered around. “I did state categorically in 2011 that I was quitting partisan politics and wouldn’t want to be ordered around […]
Adamawa state police spokesman, Othman Abubakar has said that a truck carrying fresh human head in a bag. The truck was intercepted at a check point close to the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, formerly, Federal University of Technology Yola in collaboration with local vigilante in the state. The Police Public Relation Officer, Mr. […]
The Vice Presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that the presidential candidate of the party, General Mohammadu Buhari would not hesitate to deal with any member of the APC that is found to be corrupt when elected president. Osinbajo was speaking the impressions in some quarters that […]
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has restrained Africa Independent television (AIT), Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and the Broadcasting Organisatiion of Nigeria (BON) against airing any damaging video against the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yemi Osinbajo. On Wednesday, the matter commenced with originating summons
Today, masked artiste, Lagbaja came out straight with his opinion on President Jonathan and his special assistant, Dr Doyin Okupe. He took to facebook to rant about how the present government has failed the people and telling us lies. He says Doyin Okupe is a clown for making a deceitful statement which suggests that Nigeria […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has pledged that the electoral umpire would conduct free, fair and credible elections. Jega, who revealed this on Wednesday also said that the electoral body would meet the aspiration of Nigerians, who he said were clamouring for credible elections. Jega spoke at a meeting […]
Ghanaian striker, Andre Ayew, has refused a new contract with his French club Oympique Marseille. Ayew’s current deal expires in June and according to French media reports, the son of the legendary Abedi Pele Ayew has turned down new terms. The refusal of Ayew to discuss new contract terms with the leading French club could […]
“America’s Got Talent” host, Nick Canon claims that his ex wife, sold their house for $9 million without his consent. He believes their business manager, Michael Kane, was dealing exclusively with the singer’s team, leaving him completely out of the deal. According to nydailynews.com Nick’s problem is not with the sale of the home,
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson said the State owned Teachers’ Training Academy, Bolou Orua in Sagbama Local Government Area and other school projects in the State will be put to use as soon as they are commissioned. Governor Dickson made this known while answering questions from Government House correspondents in Yenagoa. He said […]
Supermodels, Cara Delevingne and Naomi Campbell have denied reports that they were involved in a nasty fight during a Paris Fashion Week event. Both models took to twitter yesterday to say the story alleging that they got into a hair-pulling and shoving match was not true and urged everyone to “ignore the rumors.”Naomi Tweeted; […]
Grammy-nominated singer, Angie Stone who rose to fame with R&B hits such as “Brotha”, “No More Rain” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” is out of jail. Stone, was arrested in DeKalb County after police say she struck her 30-year-old daughter with a metal stand and knocked out the her front teeth. According to the […]
She has one of the best bodies in not just in Nollywood but in the world and Omotola isn’t bashful as she covers the March issue of TW Magazine. The mother of four who was listed amount the 100 most influential persons in the world by times magazine is in fine form as she flirts […]