Nigeria: Tension Mounts Over Recruitment in PEF - Investigation
... agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity and also command national...
View ArticleNigeria: Archbishop of Canterbury Visits Emir of Kano in London
... shame and I rejoice that His Royal Highness himself was unharmed in the attack. " I pray for you and all those in Nigeria who carry out the work of peace, reconciliation and seek to bring Nigeria...
View ArticleNigeria: AMCON Takes Over Babalakin's Property Over N13.5 Billion Debt
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has taken possession of three property in Lagos and Rivers states, belonging to Chairman of Bi-courtney, Mr Wale Babalakin, over a N13.5 billion debt...
View ArticleHunter Kills Wife after a Hunting Expedition
Mr. Toki and Adesewa Ojo of Ibulesoro town in Ifedore Local Government area of Ondo State developed a conflict over the weekend .The conflict never tuned back as Mr.Toki 45-year ended up killing his...
View ArticleNigeria's Super Eagles are the AFCON 2013 Champions
Nigerians have become the AFCON 2013 champions after 19 years of waiting.Nigeria were crowned the 2013 AFCON CHAMPIONS after beating Burkina Faso 1-0 at the National Stadium in Johansburg.
View ArticleNigeria: Sokoto Launches Literary Works of Usman Danfodio
The Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, has inaugurated the documentation of literary works of the founder of Sokoto caliphate, Sheikh Usman Danfodio, and other reformists on the internet.
View ArticleAttackers kill 3 N. Korean doctors in Nigeria
The deaths Saturday night of the doctors in Potiskum, a town in Yobe state long under attack by the sect known as Boko Haram, comes after gunmen killed at least nine women administering polio vaccines...
View ArticleThree Chinese doctors slain in north Nigeria: Police
Men armed with knives slit the throats of three Chinese doctors in a pre-dawn attack Sunday in Nigeria's volatile northeastern town of Potiskum, police said, in the latest killings in recent months.
View ArticleNigeria: Crisis Looms As Varsity Workers Mobilise for Strike
Industrial crisis may be brewing in the nation's education sector as the unions in the sector have begun mobilising university workers for a nationwide indefinite strike action.
View ArticleNigeria: Who Killed Health Workers in Kano?
... era should be regarded as enemies of progress. This carnage goes beyond Kano; it is about the survival of Nigeria. It is important that the murderers be brought to justice quickly. Protection of...
View ArticleNigeria: Police Arrest 74 Suspects for Murder of Lagos Chief
The Lagos State Police Command at the weekend, arrested 74 suspects in connection with the murder of a Lagos white cap chief, Chief Kayode Adeshina Onimole, last Thursday in his palace at Iga Iduguran...
View ArticleNigeria: 2015 Primaries - PDP Considers Right of First Refusal for Jonathan,...
... during elections without a primary election, as it is the situation in the United States of America, from where Nigeria copied the presidential system of government it is practising. If the...
View ArticleNigeria: AMCON Seizes Babalakin's Properties Over N13.5 Billion Debt
... Island, Lagos owned by businessman-lawyer, Mr. Wale Babalakin. A statement from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), noted that their action was in execution of interim orders...
View ArticleNigeria: Passengers With Arms Arrested At MMIA
Security officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria have arrested passengers with pistols in their luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos.
View ArticleNigeria, long troubled, revels in African Cup win
Nigeria erupted in celebrations Sunday after their Super Eagles won the African Cup of Nations, a moment that harkened back to the national teams of old and saw fans scream in delight.
View ArticleNigeria reclaim African title
... Delta in the south, burning tyres and letting off fireworks in a rare show of national celebration. Stadiums in Nigeria's capital Abuja and its largest city, Lagos, were filled with fans watching...
View ArticleNigeria: 2015 - Group Endorses Yuguda for President
Ahead of the forthcoming 2015 general election in the country, the Bauchi based political organisation, Bauchi Awareness Action Group, has endorsed the state governor Isa Yuguda to contest for president.
View ArticleRottweiler to German shepherd
Traditionalists cheered the appointment of a man who, as a cardinal, had for two decades ruled the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog with a mitre of iron.
View ArticleMurder of Medical Personnel Sets Back Polio Immunization in Northern Nigeria
... immunises a four-year-old boy at Ilashe island, 25 km (15 miles) from the Nigerian capital Lagos, May 16, 2005. Nigeria has launched the third round of the National Immunization Campaigns this year...
View ArticleTumultuous reception for heroic Super Eagles
... by all the senators on the floor yesterday, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu noted that the trophy had eluded Nigeria for 19 years but the national team, through a good outing, was able to...
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