- “Release Detained Boko Haram Suspects”, Jonathan Orders!
- “Release Detained Boko Haram Suspects”, Jonathan Orders!Posted 3 hours ago
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday took another step towards ensuring peace and stability in the troubled areas in the Northern part of the country as he ordered that all women…
- Senate Backs Jonathan On State Of Emergency!
- Senate Backs Jonathan On State Of Emergency!Posted 8 hours ago
The Senate on Tuesday gave its approval to the state of emergency declared in three states in the North Eastern part of Nigeria by President Goodluck Jonathan last week. Since…
- America Blames Nigerian Govt Officials For Boko Haram Insurgency!
- America Blames Nigerian Govt Officials For Bo…Posted 10 hours ago
While many Nigerians continue to wonder why the President of the United States again chose not to visit the country during his tour of three African countries, a report released…
- 2 Feared Dead As Crisis Rocks Ogun University!
- 2 Feared Dead As Crisis Rocks Ogun University…Posted 1 day ago
. "No Student Died"- Police
Violence rocked the Ago Iwoye campus of the Olabisi Onabanjo University on Monday. As early as 7.30 am, students had stormed the gates of the institution…
America Blames Nigerian Govt Officials For Boko Haram Insurgency!
While many Nigerians continue to wonder why the President of the United States again chose not to visit the country during his tour of three African countries, a report released in the United States on Monday blamed Nigerian government officials over the Boko Haram insurgency that has shaken the country for some years now. The [...]
Canada Issues Travel Warning On Nigeria!
Following the state of emergency declared in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has advised its citizens in the country not to visit the affected states. An alert issued by the High Commission on Wednesday stated that “The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria would like to take this opportunity [...]
Fleeing Boston Bombing Suspect Captured Alive!
19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev was captured around 2 am (9 pm local time) after several hours of a manhunt that had the whole of Boston locked down. The suspect escaped on foot in the early hours of Friday after a shootout with the police in which his elder brother, Tamerlan died. He
Boston Bombing Suspect Dies After Shootout With Police!
One of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing has been shot dead. Four days after two bombs rocked the venue of the 2013 edition of the annual Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 100 others, Boston was again set on edge as police went after two men believed to be involved [...]
French Hostages Captured In Cameroon Regain Freedom
The seven French nationals kidnapped by Boko Haram members in the North of Cameroon in February have been set free. The release of the hostages was confirmed by the Cameroonian Communications Minister, Isa Tchiroma Bakary who spoke to BBC. The French tourists which included a couple, Mr and Mrs Moulin-Fornier, their four children and an [...]
US Foils Biological Substance Attacks On Obama,Senators!
. Two Letters Intercepted . Congress Shuts Post Office Amidst fears of an impending biological attack, the United States Senate and House of Representatives have temporarily shut their post offices. The closure became necessary after the interception of a letter sent to the Senate at a post office in Maryland, The letter was found to [...]
Mixed Reactions As Britain Bids Thatcher Farewell!
. 170 Countries Represented At Her Funeral Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s former Prime Minister was accorded great honour as a befitting funeral service was held for her at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral.Thatcher was given a ceremonial burial with full military honours. Before the service,
Robert Edwards, IVF Pioneer, Dies At 87!
Professor Robert Edwards, the British Nobel Laureate who pioneered research in in vitro fertilization (IVF) has died. Edwards whose research led to the conception and birth of the first test tube baby died in his sleep in his home
Britain’s “Iron Lady”, Margaret Thatcher Dies At 87!
Former Prime Minister of Britain, Mrs Margaret Hilda Thatcher is dead. She gave up on Monday after suffering a stroke. Baroness Thatcher who was known in her lifetime as the “Iron Lady” was 87. Mrs Thatcher was the first woman to occupy the Prime Minister’s position, a post she held from 1979 till 1990, a [...]
Zambia’s Former President Arrested Over Nigerian Oil Deal!
Zambia’s immediate past President, Rupiah Banda was on Monday arrested for abuse of authority while in office. According to a spokeswoman of the Government’s investigative team, Banda was picked up on suspicion of abuse of authority over a Nigerian oil deal. The former President who ruled Zambia from June 20, 2008
Syrian Regime Sympathizers Hack BBC’s Twitter Accounts!
Two of the social media accounts of the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC were on Thursday hacked by a group that described itself as Syrian Electronic Army. The Twitter account, @bbcweather which be;longs to the BBC Weather suddenly started posting tweets that were not the normal type of the weather station’s characteristic tweets.
Bangladesh President, Zillur Rahman Dies At 84!
The President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman is dead. He gave up on Wednesday, in a hospital in Singapore after a long period of illness. Rahman was elected President by the parliament in 2009 into a role that was largely ceremonial.The President’s death was confirmed by Bangladesh’s High Commissioner
Court Strikes Out Salami’s Reinstatement Case!
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday struck out a suit seeking the reinstatement of the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami. A team of activists, made up of Mr. Jitobo Akanike, Idris Musa, Allens Agbaka, Ibrahim Bawa, Princewill Akpakpan, Obruche Ayeteni, Nosa Ihaza, Timothy Odumosu, Stewart Salomi, Egogo [...]
Meet The World’s Most Wanted Fugitives!
. Why They Are On The Run Back in the 1980s and early 90s. Pablo Escobar of the Medellin Cartel was the most dreaded drug lords in Colombia and his notoriety extended far into the United States. Escobar, then the world’s most wanted man could afford to fly airplanes laden with narcotic drugs from South [...]
Amsterdam’s Longest-Serving Prostitutes Retire At 70!
A pair of 70-year-old twins, Louise and Martine Fokkens, believed to be the oldest and longest serving commercial sex workers in Amsterdam, Holland have retired. They were in the business for more than 50 years and they reportedly had sex with more than 355,000 men. They stated that getting old combined with a changing community [...]
Behold, The New Pope!
A new head of the Catholic church emerged on Wednesday. The emergence of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signaled the election of the new Pope. 76-year-ol Jorge Mario Bergogglio from Buenos Aires, Argentina
British, Italian Governments Mourn Slain Construction Workers
The Governments of Britain and Italy have issued statements about the death of their nationals who were among the seven construction workers abducted and slain by Ansaru, a terrorist organization linked with Al Quaeda. The group posted a video footage showing an armed man standing over dead bodies believed to be those of the abducted [...]
CIA Captures Bin Laden’s Son In-Law In Jordan!
The United States of America has attained what looks like another landmark achievement in the war against terror. A senior congressman on Thursday announced the capture of Osama bin Laden’s spokesman and son-in-law by U.S. intelligence officials. Rep. Peter
Berlusconi, Italy’s Former PM Bags 1 Year Jail Term!
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former Prime Minister was on Thursday sentenced to a 0ne-year jail term by an Italian court for making the taped details of a confidential phone call public during a case related to a 2005 banking scandal. The judge granted the request of prosecutors who asked for a jail term
Henry Okah’s Sentence Postponed Again!
Judge Claasen, the presiding judge in the terrorism case instituted against Henry Okah in South Africa has postponed the sentencing till 18th, 19th and 20th March, 2013. While stating hat the postponement was to enable Okah’s new legal team led b
UK Issues Fresh Travel Warning On Nigeria!
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued a fresh warning to Britons in Nigeria and those planning to visit. The warning was posted on the FCO’s website on Tuesday, 27th February 2013. The notice advised against travels to some parts of the country including Borno, Bauchi and Yobe States. Below is a [...]
2 Nigerians Nabbed In Ghana For Importing 200 Kg of Cocaine!
Two Nigerians, Sunny Ekecukwu Beji Eke, 53 and James Elekechukwu, 47 have been apprehended in connection with the importation of 200 kg of cocaine with an approximated street value of $ 12 million. The arrest of the two Nigerian businessmen was preceded by the seizure of the drugs by the Narcotic Control Board (NACOB). The [...]
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