African Union plans to send observers to Gabon election appeal
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – The African Union says it plans to send observers to help Gabon’s Constitutional Court with a legal complaint lodged by opposition leader Read more
Month: September 2016
University student defrauds seven ladies on Facebook
Olaleye Aluko The police in Lagos State have arrested a 26-year-old undergraduate, Ademola Adebayo, for allegedly defrauding seven ladies he met on Facebook. Our correspondent Read more
Restructing Nigeria: Now Imminent – Editorial
With the agitation around restructuring the federation taking on a renewed urgency in Nigeria today, this is possibly the best time to take on the Read more
In new video, Boko Haram remains defiant, threatens to capture Buhari
In a new video by the Boko Haram, suspected members of the sect said they were plotting to capture President Muhammadu Buhari. The footage, narrated Read more
Militants Blow Up NPDC Pipeline
Say more critical assets to go down lPolice detectives arrest 54 militants in Edo The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate yesterday blew up the Afiesere- Read more
Stop The Blame Game, Rebuild Economy – Kukah Tells Buhari
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah has told President Muhammadu Buhari to stop blaming the immediate past administration of Dr Goodluck Jonathan and Read more
No Policy Yet To End Recession – Saraki
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday said that he was yet to see the right policies being put in place to end the Read more
Trump Foundation under investigation for suspected ‘impropriety’
New York’s attorney general says he is investigating Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s foundation over suspected “impropriety”. Eric Schneiderman said his office wanted to ensure Read more
Nigeria’s Nollywood winner Lucy Ejike and other Paralympic surprises
Nigeria’s Paralympic team is grabbing medals left, right and centre. At the half-way point through the Games, here are five things you may not know Read more
Give me a break, Mother Teresa was no saint – Seb Starcevic
Making the announcement to a square packed with thousands of pilgrims and worshippers, Pope Francis praised the Albanian heritage nun’s lifelong activism, which earned her Read more
OzExit: Australian senator, Malcolm Roberts wants Australia exit from UN
AUSTRALIA needs an “OzExit” from the “insidious and unelected swill” of the United Nations, One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts has claimed. In a maiden speech Read more
Sanctions relief on agenda as Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest visit to Washington signals her transformation from long-imprisoned heroine of Myanmar’s democracy struggle to a national leader Read more
Power outage at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos causes panic and disrupt flight operations.
In what has become a regular occurrence in recent weeks, flight operations and other activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos has again Read more
Nigeria’s biggest Airline, Arik Air temporarily suspends operations
(Adds comment from Arik on resumption of flights) ABUJA (Reuters) – Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest airline, cancelled all flights on Tuesday in what it called a Read more
Pope Francis says murdered French priest a martyr, on road to sainthood
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said Father Jacques Hamel, the French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants Read more
Senate Will Hold Adeosun, Udoma, Others Accountable – Saraki
The Senate is planning an “exhaustive and comprehensive debate” on the economy, and will hold its managers accountable, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Tuesday. Read more
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Moves To Boost Rice, Yam Production In Nigeria
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it is funding six agricultural commodities value chains with emphasis on rice and yam production to ensure food Read more
Arik Air Joins Aero, Firstnation, Suspends Flight Operations
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline on Tuesday alerted air travelers of a temporary disruption to its operations, pending approval of aircraft documentation Read more
Top diplomats from U.S., Japan, South Korea to meet on North Korea
By Tony Munroe and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in New York Read more
Malaysian democracy group to stage 1MDB protest, calling for PM Najib to resign
Kuala Lumpur (Reuters) – Malaysian democracy group Bersih plans a protest rally to demand greater government accountability and action to tackle a multi-billion-dollar scandal at Read more
Breaking News: Ngozi Okonjo Iweal speaks on why she would not serve under Buhari’s government
By Charles Kumolu LAGOS — FORMER Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday said it was better to allow those managing Nigeria’s economy to do the best Read more
Video: Bola Tinubu celebrates sallah with dance, Speaks on Economic recession and says Nigeria needs to re-strategise
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo Lagos—NATIONAL leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, stressed the need for governments at all Read more
Ronaldo to play full 90 minutes against Sporting, says Zidane
By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo will play the full 90 minutes against boyhood club Sporting Lisbon as he steps Read more
Niger Delta Avengers reveal photos of Nigeria Military men in unruly conducts
The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA has given reasons for the deaths of personnel of the Nigeria Army who lost their lives in the “Operation Crocodile Read more
Nigerian-American ‘Concussion’ doctor Bennet Omalu suggests Hillary Clinton was poisoned by Trump and Putin
Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of deceased NFL players, has called on Hillary Clinton’s Democratic presidential campaign Read more
Nickel discovery in Nigeria “extraordinary” – Australian Mining firm
The abundance of native nickel balls recently discovered in Nigeria is “an extraordinary occurrence in a style not known to have been previously documented”, Comet, Read more
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala advises on how Buhari Govt can fix the economic subsidence
The immediate past Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday that having a handle on Nigeria’s spiralling inflation, foreign exchange problem, fiscal deficit and debts Read more
South Africa’s Zuma denies power struggle with finance minister
By Wendell Roelf and Mfuneko Toyana CAPE TOWN/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African leader Jacob Zuma attempted on Tuesday to brush aside market fears of a Read more
Somalia hosts first summit of African leaders since war began in 1991
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia hosted regional African heads of state on Tuesday for a summit that was the first of its kind Read more
“I feel sorry for people who live in South Africa” says American pastor refused visa for sexuality views
South Africa has barred controversial US pastor Steven Anderson from visiting the county because of his critical remarks about homosexuality. The home affairs minister said Read more
