Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect shot dead two policemen in the early hours of yesterday at Unguwa uku, along Yan-awaki market in Tarauni LGA of Kano State. Elsewhere, tension gripped residents of Riyom, and Jos South LGA&nbs...
President Goodluck Jonathan led others in laying the wreath to commemorate the 2013 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday. The ceremony ended the one month activities lined up to mark the day which included fund raising for the veterans. In D...
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Business, Albert Sam-Tsokwa, has said as federal lawmakers resume today, priority will be given to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and the ongoing constitutional amendment process. Briefing ne...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said there is nothing personal in the decision of its chairman to ask its deputy national secretary, Solomon Onwe, to take over from Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as acting national secretary. Describing ...
President Goodluck Jonathan told the World Bank yesterday that undertaking reforms in a tense political landscape such as Nigeria was a very herculean task. He, however, reaffirmed his Administration’s resolve to stop at nothing in implementing a...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered the deployment of a Battalion of Nigerian soldiers to Mali as part of the country’s contribution to the ECOWAS security force to reclaim the country from Islamist terrorists. Briefing the Defence Corr...
The Senate has vowed to make a law to ensure sterner and punitive measures against Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDA) that flaunt the federal character principle in their recruitment processes. They also expressed helplessness in the...
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has once more reiterated his desire to return to the Premier League at some point in the future. The 49-year-old enjoyed success in England at Chelsea from 2004 until 2007, and he has nothing but fond memories of his tim...
Cote d’Ivoire striker Gervinho has said that winning the Africa Cup of Nations is team-mate Didier Drogba’s last goal in football. The former Chelsea forward won the Champions League with his final kick of the ball for the west London club,...
Although American media had widely speculated that Armstrong would admit to cheating in the interview, neither Winfrey nor Armstrong would confirm the report, in which the newspaper cited an anonymous source. “We are not confirming any specific d...
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is confident his squad are prepared for the Nations Cup as they played their final tune-up game yesterday. Nigeria defeated Portuguese Second Division club Farense 5 to nill in the last game of their preparations. Desp...
Roger Federer has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open beating unseeded Frenchman. Despite the ease of the win, Federer was typically complimentary of his opponent in his post-match appraisal - and defended his decision to not play any w...
LeBron James scored 32 points to help the Heat cut a 21-point deficit to just two, but Heat lost 93-91. The Jazz held firm to consign Miami to a third loss in four contests on their six-game road trip. “The game was too close to be nervous,&rdquo...
Who is actually telling the truth here? Could the social network audience have been totally wrong on the Senior Special Assistant (SSA), to the vice-president on Media and Publicity, Mr. Sani Umar, secretly marrying Nollywood actress, Miss Nkiru Slyvan...
President Goodluck Jonathan hinted yesterday that Nigerian had concluded plans to deploy troops to Mali before next week to help in quelling an Islamist group’s insurgency in that country. Speaking yesterday evening while hosting members of the d...