A domestic bomb placed in a government construction site on the outskirts of Cairo exploded Saturday, killing a girl and wounded her mother. An Egyptian security official said assailants placed the device in a government telecommunication building under construction in 6 October district pointing out that the girl’s mother, who is the wife of the […]
Ten people have been reportedly drowned during heavy downpour in Apete area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, South Western Nigeria on Saturday. According to Vanguard source, the victims were struggling to vacate their submerge buildings through make-shift bridge when they reportedly plunged into the flood. The source claimed he was in the rescue team […]
Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr. Furoebi Akene, has described as ‘unsettling’ the lingering search for his aged mother, Patimi, who was abducted, penultimate this week, by gunmen at Fonibiri in Southern Ijaw local government area of the state. The Commissioner expressed the worry when a group of journalists, politicians and other professionals, […]
Against the backdrop of growing terror attacks in the country, most recently the June 25 bombing at EMAB Plaza in Abuja, the United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a strong security alert to her citizens- resident and travelling to the country. The alert, which traced the history of bombing attacks to weekends, especially those […]
Eleven persons lost their lives while 28 others sustained various degrees of injury on Friday when a bomb exploded at Peoples Hotel in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi metropolis. Briefing newsmen in his office, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Lawal Shehu, said: “At about 9.30pm, on Friday, there was an explosion at Bayan Gari. […]
Hosts Brazil have squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup™ on penalties after a tense, thrilling 1-1 draw with Chile at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. Gonzalo Jara hit the post with the decisive kick, while Julio Cesar saved two, to give Brazil a 3-2 win in the shootout and send […]
A sublime James Rodriguez double helped make history for Colombia as they reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time by overcoming Uruguay 2-0 in Rio de Janeiro. The 22-year-old was the magical conductor of the second all-South American affair of the day. He netted twice at the Maracana to go […]
The United States Legendary soul singer and songwriter Bobby Womack is dead. Womack who was “penned hits for many of the greatest musicians of the 20th Century” died at the age of 70. Womack had suffered from cancer and Alzheimer’s disease and since had battled with drug addiction. Some of his famous hits included It’s All Over Now, performed by the […]
The Iraq’s national troops lately appear to be having upper hand in the country’s raging siege as the Sunni rebels have been routed in a major offensive on the northern city of Tikrit, the state media has reported. State television said the governor’s HQ had been recaptured and 60 fighters of the Islamic State in […]
A religious group named the Muslim Rights Concern has blasted the military for barring a Saudi-Arabia bound flight from flying from Borno state to perform the ‘Umrah (Lesser Hajj). The group described the action as not only hostile but “as an unnecessary flexing of muscles.” A statement issued by the group and signed by its […]
As the annual Muslim Ramadan fasting commences Saturday in different parts of the world, President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the faithful to use the period to offer special prayers for peace and security in the country. The President reassured the nation that the Federal Government, would continue to work tirelessly to curb insurgency, terrorism […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi As I was almost concluding putting this piece together, reports filtered in that a ghastly motor accident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, killing not less than six people instantly and injuring at least four others. The severe motor accident occurred around Kara Village, off OPIC Plaza, near Channels Television. Eyewitness […]
Following the sighting in some Northern states of the country (Nigeria) and confirmation of the moon later on Friday, The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has officially announced and pronounced the commencement of fasting today – Saturday, June 28, 2014. “There was delay […]
Sympathy for biting footballer Luis Suarez has been in short supply, but Friday the Uruguayan found support from an unlikely candidate — his latest victim. Bitten on the shoulder by Suarez during Tuesday’s match against Uruguay, Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini labelled the four-month ban handed down to Suarez by football’s global governing body FIFA as […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday admitted that the activities of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have curtailed his movement and prevented him from going to wherever he loves. The President hurriedly returned to the country on Thursday evening from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, because of the bomb blast at Emab Plaza in Abuja. The blast […]
The Lagos State University (LASU) Authority has released the approved academic calendar for both fresh and returning undergraduate students for the 2013/2014 academic Session, but striking lecturers of the troubled university have refused to resume. In the details of the calendar, students are expected to resume from recess and commence online registration and lectures began […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Prospective brides in Enugu must hear this. The Anglican Church Diocese of the city has threatened it will no longer join prospective husbands with their wives to be, with pregnancy when approach altar. This is the resolve of the Bishop in charge of the Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma. Rev. Chukwuma, who is also the […]
United States President, Barack Obama has requested the country’s Congress to approve $500m to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels. The latest move has been described as the US significant escalation and involvement in the over three years old conflict. Following several signals in recent weeks in the war turned country, the White House said […]
Katty Perry’s – “most rewarded digital act” fans have bought 72 million of her latest singles online. It is 20 million more digital singles than the No. 2 artist, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has announced. The music industry group, which started honoring vinyl record sales in 1958, launched its digital sales awards in […]
The Ekiti Chapter of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has described the creation of 18 new Local Council areas in the state by the outgoing Governor Kayode Fayemi as diversionary and a deliberate attempt to create confusion and instability for the incoming administration. In a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Pastor […]
