A major tragedy was averted during Eld-el-Fitri celebration in Yola yesterday as the military intercepted about eight heavily armed terrorists heading towards the main Eid praying ground ostensibly to attack Muslim faithfuls observing the prayers.
The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has read riot act to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for declining the party access to inspect the Biometric Database used during the last voter registration exercise and during the general elections.
There is tension in Kaduna State following reports that two shops belonging to Christians which were among those rebuilt after they were razed in the last April election violence in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area, were burnt again.
MUSLIMS all over the world are celebrating the end of their fasting, the Ramadan. The annual spiritual ritual that lasts 30 days. It is a period of spiritual re-birth for the faithful who observe its tenets and learn the lessons of sacrifice and selflessness.
Former militants and youth activists in the Niger Delta region have described as a “miscarriage of justice” the refusal of the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute members of the Boko Haram sect in the wake of the spate of bomb attacks in Abuja and other parts of the North
Mmother of a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly and now Chairman of State Sports Council, Mr. Bamido Omogbehin, has been kidnapped.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, urged Nigerians to imbibe lessons of the Ramadan fast and co-habit peacefully.
The second semifinals of the 2011 Federation Cup between Premier League sides, Ocean Boys and Enyimba scheduled for Wednesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City has been put off till Sunday.
Super Eagles star John Mikel Obi has assured the nation that Nigeria would definitely qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Nigeria are taking part in their fourth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup beginning tomorrow in Italy.
Joseph Yobo and Ike Uche may join the Super Eagles in Madagascar as both players try to sort out moves from their current clubs.
Danny Shittu says that despite his injury, he was prepared to come down to Nigeria to support the Super Eagles as they prepare for their win or bust 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier.
All Africa Games defending champion, Damola Osayomi is not bothered by her inability to get into the final of the women sprint event of the 13th IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. She placed 8th in the first semi final race of the women 100m on Monday night here in Daegu.
THE drive for a sustainable change and the expected gains recorded at each interval in the education sector in the recent past have remained transient and still mired in turmoil in spite of the good intentions of the previous administrations both for the sustenance and bringing the education sector to an acceptable level in the recent past.
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