
INEC flounders, as NASS fail to ensure oversight
13 inmates escape in Kogi jail break
Nigeria’s key challenge is slow integration – Buhari
Abducted Iba traditional ruler yet to regain freedom
Events industry operators urged to be innovative
Many escape as inmates bring down prison wall in Kogi
Okowa’s solution will end N-Delta crisis- Onuesoke
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SubscribeOritsejafor gave Nigerian Christians hope- Edijala
Immediate past Chairman of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Raymond Edijala has commended the leadership qualities of the former President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, PastorAyo Oritsejafor.
That Ofoje’s soccer camp in usa!
IT was a good feeling when Ikechukwu Ofoje introduced me as a guy he played with in Nigeria and ovation followed. But it felt better to see for myself the progress this wonderful Nigerian is making in the United States of America. Ofoje made name as the youngest captain of Enugu Rangers when the Nigerian league could compare with what we have in Europe now in terms of followership and glamour at least among Nigerians. He was a strong defender, who sometimes was thrown into the attack. He never disappointed on those occasions. He packed bullets on both legs but his right was deadlier.
Another jail break in Kogi prison
By BOLUWAJI OBAHOPO LOKOJA – A jail break has been reported in the Koton/Karfe minimum prison in Kogi state. Detail shortly
PDP broke into the treasury, emptied it – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says people of the state will not allow the PDP loot and deplete the state’s treasury the way they depleted the nation’s treasury, calling on people of the state to reject the PDP and its candidate in the governorship election holding on September 10.
Boko Haram: UN not serious to provide relief support for IDPs- Northern clerics
Following reports by the children’s agency of the United Nations, UNICEF, that it is pulling out its aid workers from the north east region after Boko Haram reportedly ambushed their convoy, the Northern Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROM) has said the world humanitarian body was never ready to provide relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the north east.
PDP National Convention: I will not step down for anybody- Dokpesi
Leading aspirant for the chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi has rubbished report that he has stepped down for Lagos politician, Chief Olabode George.
Brother kills sisters on their wedding eve
A man killed his two sisters on the eve of their weddings in Pakistan’s central Punjab province, police said Saturday, in the latest case of so-called “honour” killings in the country. Kosar and Gulzar Bibi, aged 22 and 28, were shot dead by 35-year-old brother Nasir Hussain on Friday as they prepared to marry men […]
Allegri says absence of star names ‘positive’
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri believes the absence of the club’s marquee names from their pre-season tour of Asia might prove a blessing in disguise as he prepares the Turin giants for a tilt at an unprecedented sixth straight Serie A title.
Flood water kills 26 wedding guests
At least 26 people, mostly children, were killed Saturday when a vehicle carrying wedding guests was washed off a mountainous road by floods and flung into a gorge, officials said.
Photos: Nnamdi Kanu sponsors Kuje Prisons 2016 Football Championship
LEADER of the Indegenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Director of Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has reportedly sponsored the 2016 Kuje Prisons Football Championship, in Abuja, where he is being detained along two others for alleged treasonable charges.
Henry, Charles Okah, Nnamdi Kanu may be freed as MEND, FG strike deal to end N-Delta crisis
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the Federal Government currently engaged in a dialogue through the oil companies and security agencies have reached far-reaching compromises, including the release of former militant leader, Henry Okah, in prison in South Africa and Charles Okah, incarcerated in Nigeria.
NMA declares member missing in Kwara
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara Chapter, has declared one of its members, Dr Abdulkareem Abdulrahman missing.
NUC approves new varsity for Bayelsa
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has approved the establishment of the University of Africa for Bayelsa, the 43rd state university in the country.
UN resumes humanitarian activities in northeast
UNICEF said on Saturday that it will continue providing aid in the northeast despite attack on humanitarian convoy last Thursday which left aid workers injured.
Buhari approves governing council, board for Ogoniland cleanup
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 13-member Governing Council and 10-member Board of Trustees (BOT), for the cleanup of Ogoniland in Rivers.
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