Our struggle for the creation of Delta State
Lawyer and civil rightsactivist, Mr. Fred Agbeyegbe, was Secretary of the Movement for the Creation of Delta State. Barrister Agbeyegbe in this interview reflects on the expectations that preceded the creation of the State in 1991 and how he received the configuration of the State.
Flood takes over cantonment, shops in Lagos
Several houses and shops in 65 Battallion Bonny Cantonment in Lagos have been taken over by flood at the Bar Beach..
al-Assad forces fire at Friday prayers protests
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fired at protesters after Friday prayers in the Damascus suburb of Douma, activists said.
Don’t disband U-17 team, Laloko tells NFF
A former NFA Technical Director, Chief Kasimawo Laloko, has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not to disband the U-17 national team.
Council for Islamic Affairs says prayers have helped in reducing bombing
Onitsha Chairman of the Anambra chapter of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Dauda Ajagu, said on Friday in Onitsha (Anambra) that the collective prayers of Nigerians had reduced the rate of bombing in the country.
Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gaddafi
Libyan rebels said they were sending in special forces units in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance in the capital, Tripoli.
At least 18 dead in ‘suicide blast’ at UN in Abuja
A suicide blast that rocked the UN building in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday has killed at least 18 people and wounded eight others, a police commissioner said as rescue operations continued.
Many feared dead as bomb blast rocks UN building in Abuja
A bomb rocked the UN building in Abuja on Friday, killing a number of people, leaving others trapped and causing heavy damage, officials and witnesses said.
Ogun Community protests land acquisition for airstrip
HUNDREDS of land owners in Wasinmi, Ewekoro Local Government area of Ogun State, yesterday took to the streets protesting alleged takeover of their land and farms by the Federal Ministry of Aviation for the construction of an airstrip.
Explosion rocks UN building in Abuja
An explosion, Friday morning, rocked the United Nations building in Abuja. Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of people are feared dead. “There has been an explosion at the UN office,” police spokesman Yemi Ajayi told AFP. “Our men have gone there, but we don’t have the details yet.” Details later
Oshiomhole lauds Adegboyega varsity
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has lauded the establishment of a new private university, the Samuel Adegboyega University in Ogwa, Esan West Local Government Area of the state.
