Bad blood spills as APC presidential race turns into two-horse race
Permutations on the outcome of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primaries are increasingly narrowing into a two-horse race in what is being dubbed as a contest of brain and brawn between former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and erstwhile head of state, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
The Federal Republic of Dust and Ashes –1
By Dele Shobowale “Life is brief; a little hope; a little dream and then – good night.”Leon Montanaeken, 1859. “Ah make the most of what we may yet spend/ Before we too into dust descend/ Dust unto dust…Omar Khayyam. Dying is a serious business; as much as living – believe me. With it, the Grim […]
Group urges government to imbibe lessons of Eid
A religious group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Saturday urged government to imbibe the core lessons of the Eid-el-Kabir — sacrifice and welfare of citizens.
City boss Pellegrini wants more from Toure
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has urged Yaya Toure to build on his performance against Aston Villa after he notched his first goal of the season in their 2-0 victory
Liverpool have room for improvement, admits Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers admits Liverpool still have plenty of room for improvement despite recording a much-needed 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Survivors bring shocking realism to Ebola treatment boot camp
A delirious man staggers through a hospital ward, banging into walls until he is overpowered by nurses in protective suits. Trainers are using survivors of the Ebola virus to give frighteningly realistic courses to medical staff fighting the disease in Liberia.
Snap! Hajj selfies gain popularity, spark controversy
Raising his arm, Yousef Ali hugs his elderly father in front of one of Islam’s holiest sites as they grin for a selfie — a craze that has hit this year’s hajj.
French teen girl stopped ‘on way to jihad in Syria’
A 15-year-old French girl was in police custody Sunday after she disappeared from her family home in southern France, suspected of wanting to travel to Syria to wage jihad.
Sallah: Pastor feeds Muslim prison inmates in Kaduna
Pastor Yohana Buru of Christ Evangelical and Intercessory Fellowship Ministries, Kaduna, on Saturday fed 400 prison inmates, mainly Muslims, at the Kaduna Central Prisons to mark the Eid el Kabir celebration.
Sallah tragedy: Eight killed in Akure-Owo road crash
At least eight persons travelling for the Eid- El- Kabir celebration lost their lives in an auto crash along Akure/Owo expressway, in Ondo State.
2015: ‘Jonathan’s highest votes will come from S-west’
AHEAD of the 2015 general elections in the country, a group, New Dawn Nigeria, NDN, has promised to deliver the highest number of votes for President Goodluck Jonathan in the South-west. The founder of the group High Chief Tom Ateke stated this in Akure during the inauguration of the South-west chapter of the group.
