Anelka charged by FA over ‘quenelle’ salute
West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka faces a lengthy ban after being charged by the Football Association on Tuesday over an allegedly anti-Semitic salute.
Public smokers risk 6-month jail term in Lagos
THE Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed a bill, aimed at banning smoking in public places in the state.
Security challenges in North ‘ll be resolved before April 2014 —CDS
The new service chiefs, yesterday, pledged that the security challenges in the three northern states occasioned by the activities of the Boko Haram Islamic sect would be resolved before April 2014.
Defection: Court stops APC lawmakers from changing House leadership
Temporary respite came the way of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, restrained members of the House of Representatives who defected to the All Progressive Congress, APC, from altering or changing the leadership of the House, pending the determination of a suit before the court.
Fresh Boko Haram attack claims 18 lives in Borno
Barely a week after bombs exploded in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Sunday night, attacked Alau Ngawo Fate village in Jere Local Government Area, killing 18 people.
2015 elections won’t be perfect – Jega
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, yesterday, asked Nigerians not to expect next year’s general elections to be perfect.
