The crash has been reported of a Fokker 50 cargoplane into a commercial building in Nairobi, the Kenya’s capital, shortly after taking off from the JKIA (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), Nairobi. According to the Kenyan Airports Authority (KAA) in a tweet, four crew members on board were feared dead. The cargo plane crashed at […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has raised alarm that the nation keeps an alarming population of the orphans and vulnerable children. This disclosure was made by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Habiba Lawal in Bauchi, at the commissioning of Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s Center, built by the Bauchi State Government. Dr. […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The University of Jos (UNIJOS) needs over N5 billion to erect its Faculties of Veterinary Medicine, Engineering and Agriculture. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Hayward Mafuyai made this known while briefing journalists at the Senate Chambers of the ivory tower. “The University of Jos is poised to establish and equip the […]
Federal Government and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged the cutoff marks for 2014 admissions into universities, polytechnics and colleges of Education at 180 and 150 respectively. The points were resolved Tuesday, after the 5th Combined Policy meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions, held at the JAMB headquarters in Abuja. Supervising […]
Stephen Keshi’s future is still undecided after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) dismissed reports that the Super Eagles coach has resigned following Nigeria’s exit from the World Cup in Brazil. The African champions, one of only two countries from the continent that made it to the round of 16 were eliminated after losing 0-2 to […]
Hours after early morning explosion in Maiduguri market, another two people were have been injured in a similar incident, this time in Kaduna. Reports say the explosion occurred at the Asikolaye area of kaduna at about 9:30pm Tuesday evening. According to eye witnesses, the explosive device which created a big crater near a Suya Spot […]
Barely 24 hours after the crash out of the Super Eagles in the ongoing world football tournament in Brazil, head coach, Stephen Keshi has resigned his position in the first nation’s football team. Others who followed suit were the gangling and veteran defender and former captain, Joseph Yobo and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeamah. Although, Keshi’s resignation […]
The Lagos State Government has banned the indiscriminate and unlawful use of siren in the across the state. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, announced the ban in a notice issued to remind the general public, especially drivers and other road users in Lagos State. The Attorney-General said that the use […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government to court over the withdrawal of N446.3 billion corruption charges/suit against Muhammed Abacha. Joined in the suit are President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation, Muhammed Adoke. In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1007/2014 filed yesterday before the Federal High Court, Lagos, […]
The President and Commander –in- Chief of Armed Forces, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with sadness, news of the transition of the prominent Northern politician and elder statesman, Alhaji Umaru Dikko. The President extended in a release by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati his commiserations to the family, friends and […]
No fewer than 100 people escaped death on Monday night at a police barrack in Lagos, Nigeria when a dilapidated two-storey building suffers partial collapse. The building located at the Police Barrack at Pedro area of Somolu caved in around 8:30pm on Monday, with rescue operators thronging the barrack to rescue victims. Officials of the […]
The Kwara State Police Command has discovered abandoned buildings on Lagos‑Ilorin expressway, around the Ilorin International Airport area, suspected to be the hideout for criminals dealing in human parts and other nefarious activities. Items found in the buildings (six) of about 18 flats, said to be owned by an 85-year‑old socialite, included decomposed human parts, […]
A Palestinian from the Hamas was shot dead when he threw a grenade at forces carrying out an arrest raid in the West Bank hours after the discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were abducted over two weeks ago, Israel’s security has reported Tuesday. Tensions Associated Press revealed have risen since the […]
Nigeria has again lost one of its political icons, Alhaji Umara Dikko. A prominent Northern politician, from Kaduna, North Central Nigeria and former Minister of Transportation during the Second Republic (Alhaji Shehu Shagari’s administration), Dikko died at the age of 78 in a London hospital early Tuesday Morning. His son, Dr. Bello Dikko and another […]
An early morning bomb blast has been reported at the ever busy Monday Market, the biggest open air marketplace in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, North Eastern Nigeria. Eyewitnesses informed African Examiner that the bomb erupted during early morning business activities around the popular market in the city. As at the time of filing this […]
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has accused Mark Geiger, the US referee, of being biased after his side were beaten 2-0 by France in Brasília. A header from Paul Pogba and an own goal from Joseph Yobo secured France a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup and condemned Nigeria to a defeat that […]
It may be something of a footballing cliché that “at the highest level, any error can prove fatal” but on Monday, at the Estadio Nacional, it most certainly rang true.Having shown organisation and initiative aplenty in their Round of 16 clash versus France, Nigeria’s hopes of clinching a first ever FIFA World Cup quarter-final were […]
Nigerian Hip hop star, D’banj has received endorsement of the Africa’s richest man and prominent Industrialist, Aliko Dangote, as he forges on his agricultural project drive. The Bother You singer revealed this on his Instagram page and could not hide his joy over the approval of the continent’s wealthiest man. “From the Godfather of Agriculture, […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) officially launches switch over from analogue to digital transmission, over 40 million Nigerian owners of the analogue television are likely to lose their equipment to the emerging revolution. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, at the flag-off of the Jos Pilot […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has received with dismay and consternation reports of Sunday’s attacks by Boko Haram on churches in villages near Chibok, Borno State, North –Eastern Nigeria. In a release this morning by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President decried the renewed targeting by the attackers on a particular religion and urged all lovers […]
