States creation: Onuesoke slams delegates
Delta State People’s Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in 2007 general election, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has condemned the recommendation of the delegates at the National Conference for the creation 18 states to be shared equally among the six geo-political zones is wrong.
Prosecutors seek to confirm Berlusconi’s 7 years prison sentence
Italian prosecutors on Friday asked an appeals court to confirm a seven-year prison sentence against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for having sex with an underage prostitute and for abuse of power while he was in office.
World pressure won’t stop us striking terrorists – Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he would not bow to world entreaties to stop a ferocious military campaign against rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
US govt lab mixed up potent flu strain
A US government laboratory mistakenly mixed a common flu strain with a dangerous and deadly type of bird flu and shipped it to another lab, the Centers for Disease Control said Friday.
Russians sing praises of Crimea annexation in new opera
It might not be over until the fat lady sings but a patriotic opera in Russia’s second city of Saint Petersburg has attempted to cement Moscow’s disputed control over Crimea in music at least.
Baby rescued from rubble in Syria’s Aleppo: video
A two-month-old baby has been rescued from under rubble in the war-battered city of Aleppo, a flashpoint in Syria’s conflict and constant target of air raids, a video tweeted Friday showed.
Bloodshed averted in Asaba as Ali’s wife, State PDP chairman bickers
IT was free for all at premises of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Asaba Friday following an alleged assault of the State party chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi during a heated augment with the wife of the former PDP national chairman, Mrs. Marian Ali.
Vatican calls for global ceasefire during World Cup final
The Vatican on Friday called for a truce in wars around the globe during Sunday’s World Cup final, taking to social media with the hashtag #pauseforpeace as a conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates and killings continue in Ukraine.
Religious tensions stalk Jos despite brittle peace
Sani Mudi, a Muslim leader in Jos, perhaps Nigeria’s most religiously segregated city, stares out the window of the dimly lit central mosque, waiting for young men to drift in.
Reviving Nigeria’s railways: The Jonathan approach
To most analysts, President Goodluck Jonathan’s name will be written in gold for his administration’s pragmatic efforts at reviving the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) which has been comatose for nearly 30 years.
Osun speaker urges investigation to collapsed school building
Mr Najeem Salaam, the Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, has called for thorough investigation on the collapse of a newly completed Ejigbo High School, Ejigbo Council Area, Osun.
