How Chilean cheats death at Paris concert bloodbath
A Chilean at a rock concert where more than 80 people were killed in the Paris attacks described Saturday how a gunman pointed right at him before letting him go, but two other Chileans died.
DHQ dismisses report of Boko Haram attack in South-West
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports that the Boko Haram sect was planning to attack some South-Western states of Nigeria.
Syrian passport at Paris attack scene belonged to asylum seeker
A Syrian passport found by police at the scene of the mass shooting in a Paris concert hall belonged to an asylum seeker who registered on a Greek island in October, a Greek minister said Saturday.
Pope Francis ‘shaken’ by ‘inhuman’ Paris attacks
Pope Francis said on Saturday he was “shaken” by what he described as the “inhuman” attacks on a string of Paris venues which left at least 128 people dead. “I am shaken, I don’t understand these things, done by human beings… There cannot be justification, religious or human. It’s inhuman,” an emotional pontiff said during […]
Americans wounded in Paris attack – US
The United States is working closely to identify Americans who were among those wounded by attacks in Paris, the State Department said Saturday.
Paris attacks: the possible consequences
The Paris attacks were unprecedented in their scale in France and shocking in their method. The repercussions are likely to be wide and long-lasting.
Ambode proposes 5 years single tenure for LASU VC
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has sent the Lagos State University (LASU) 2015 Amendment Bill to the State House of Assembly for ratification.
DSS nab another wanted Boko Haram Kingpin
The Department of State Security (DSS) in Borno state at the weekend arrested one of the suspected Boko Haram kingpins whose photograph is among the 100 recently published by the Army authorities.
Why it took 7 years to squeal on Igbinedion — Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State said it took seven years for him to squeal on the illegalities perpetrated by the Lucky Igbinedion administration because he knew that the past PDP-led Federal Government lacked the moral and political will to fight corruption as the PDP Government at the federal level was also committing serious infractions.
France stars Zidane and Evra out of charity match after Paris attacks
France football stars Zinedine Zidane and Patrice Evra have withdrawn from a charity football match at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground on Saturday also featuring David Beckham following the terror attacks in Paris.
Buhari set to launch N20bn loan for rice farmers on Tuesday
By Favour Nnabugwu ABUJA-President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) will on Tuesday officially launch N20billion ‘Anchor Borrowers’ Programme’ (ABP) which the Central Bank of Nigeria has set aside for rice farmers across the country. The programme which is an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aimed at creating an Ecosystem to link out-growers (Small Holder […]
Photos: Buhari visits soldiers, IDPs in Yola
President Muhammadu Buhari visited Nigerian troop as well as Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Yola, Adamawa state
Fans urge Super Eagles to ensure victory in second leg against Swaziland
Some football enthusiasts on Saturday urged the Super Eagles team to ensure the defeat of Swaziland in their second leg FIFA World Cup group stage qualifier, coming up in Port-Harcourt.
FRSC Officer allegedly killed final year student over N100 bribe
Students of Kogi State University, Anyigba took-over the Ankpa-Anyigba road to protest the alleged murder of a final year student of the university (names withheld) by a Federal Road Safety Officer along Ankpa road.
Syria’s Assad says Paris attacks result of France’s ‘mistaken policies’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday that French policy had contributed to the “spread of terrorism” that culminated in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group which killed 128 people in Paris.
Hollande speaks by phone with world leaders after attacks
French President Francois Hollande spoke by phone on Saturday with several world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, all of whom expressed solidarity following the deadly Paris attacks. He also spoke with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Italian and Spanish prime ministers Matteo Renzi and Mariano Rajoy and Moroccan King Mohammed VI, the […]
