The new emir of Kano, HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has finally moved to the Palace, a week after his appointment as Emir. He was led to the palace by a retinue of armed policemen, palace guards, friends and other well-wishers. The new emir was earlier prevented from gaining entry into the palace by security officials […]
Jacob Oyewale The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as Secretary-General, the delegates however supported Libyan Abdullah al-Badri to continue to hold the position. African Examiner reports on Tuesday that President Jonathan had nominated Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to succeed the long-serving […]
Ugly events in Ekiti State yesterday that led to the attack on Governor Fayemi convoy, the killing of an APC supporter, vehicles vandalized, many injured and citizens tear gassed portend grave danger ahead of June 21Governorship Elections in that state. A normal tradition in APC family of sweeping the footprints of the invaders from Abuja […]
At last, the Military has ceased the war it declared on sales of national newspapers across the country last weekend. Consequently, newspapers restricted from circulation in the past five days have returned to the newsstand. This development came as Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, urged media owners and vendors to demand compensation for losses suffered as […]
The Israeli parliament has elected veteran Likud lawmaker Reuven Rivlin as the country’s next president. Mr Rivlin, a former parliamentary speaker and Cabinet minister, defeated long-time legislator Meir Sheetrit, by 63 to 53 in a secret runoff ballot. He will succeed Shimon Peres, 90, who ends his seven-year term in July. The Israeli president occupies […]
The Police yesterday took over the Emir’s Palace in Kano, following continuation of the protest that greeted the announcement of former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as successor to late Ado Bayero, who died last Friday. The ruling party in the state, the All Progressives Congress, APC, however, accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, […]
Former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the Presidency and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for trying to stall the emergence of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the new Emir of Kano. El-Rufai said that despite the presentation of the staff of office and […]
The newly elected President of Egypt, Abdulfattah Al-Sisi has promised to lead Egypt to stability and prosperity after three years of unrest and economic deterioration. Al-Sisi vowed in his speech at an inauguration ceremony held in the presidential palace in Cairo and attended by Arab and foreign dignitaries after swearing-in on Sunday. “The coming stage […]
Amidst persistent violence, incumbent Bashar al-Assad of Syria has won the just concluded country’s Presidential election. Al-Assad won with about 90 per cent of the total vote cast, in a poll reportedly held only in the government stronghold areas. Although, the guurdian reported that the Western analysts has described the fresh election as a “farce” […]
Indeed 2014 is successful year for Cristiano Ronaldo as he won 2013 FIFA World Footballer of year ahead of his rival Lionel Messi of Barcelona and 2013/2014 UEFA Champions League for the second time alongside the Spanish Copa Del Ray cup victory for his team Real Madrid. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo due to his successful showing […]
Millions of voters are casting ballots across Egypt on Monday to choose a new president, for the second time in two years. A huge security operation has been mounted by police and the military, amid fear of attacks by militants seeking to disrupt the polls. Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who deposed Islamist President […]
A Cairo court on Wednesday convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement and sentenced him to three years in prison. The graft case against the 86-year-old Mubarak, who is kept in custody at a military hospital, is one of two against the former president who was ousted in a popular uprising in 2011 after […]
Gerardo Martino is to step down as Barcelona coach by mutual consent after failing to win La Liga. Barcelona needed to beat Atletico Madrid in the final game of the season on Saturday, but a 1-1 draw gave the latter the title instead. That meant Barcelona finished the season without a major trophy for the […]
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has revealed the failure to secure European football will cost the club over £30m. United’s seventh-placed finish was their worst since the 1989-90 season. “We estimate our loss of European football will cost us in the mid £30millions,” said Woodward, who also touched on United’s managerial vacancy. “We are […]
The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The US is also sharing commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerian government, officials said. It comes after militants released a video of about 130 girls, saying they […]
The violent sect, Boko Haram and other groups in northern Nigeria received $3m from Osama bin Laden in 2002, according to a report by some United States intelligence analysts. Bin Laden was said to have dispatched an aide to Nigeria to hand out the seed money in naira to a wide array of Salafist political […]
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s two eastern regions are to hold “self-rule” referendums – a move condemned by Kiev and the West. Self-proclaimed leaders in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are going ahead with the vote despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call to postpone it. Ukraine says the vote could result in the “self-destruction” of the […]
The paucity of English players at champions-in-waiting Manchester City and Premier League rivals Chelsea is “pretty depressing”, according to Football Association (FA) chairman Greg Dyke. Dyke is pushing an FA commission proposal to tighten visa requirements on foreign players while having Premier League clubs introduce B teams in lower divisions in a bid to improve […]
First lady of United States President, Michelle Obama condemned the “unconscionable” kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, saying the action was taken by “a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education.” “Like millions of people across the globe, my husband and I are outraged and heartbroken” over the mass kidnapping […]
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will go head-to-head later this month to decide which football club is the finest in Europe but, when it comes to the money, there is only one winner-Real Madrid. The city rivals will battle it out in the Champions League final on May 24 in Lisbon, but Atletico look to […]
