THE Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), on Thursday dissociated himself from the statement credited to a Deputy Director, Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Mr Thompson Olaitigbe, to the effect that the ministry was confused on what to do with the conflicting investigation reports on the gruesome murder [...]
THE Delta State Government has set up a 12-member committee, chaired by a retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Francis Tabai, to manage the N500 million flood fund released to it by the Federal Government. According to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, the committee would oversee the flood disaster and the post flooding rehabilitation of victims. Specifically, the [...]
For violating Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) rules that led to traffic jam along Benin-Lagos expressway, a Benin magistrate court has convicted 28 motorists in Edo State. The magistrate however, gave the culprits option of fine ranging between N2, 000 and N7, 000. Senior Magistrate, Fen Igbinosa, who found the offenders guilty of the offences [...]
[Daily Observer]Four senior staff at The Gambia Football Association (GFA) couldbethe next to lose their jobs in the ongoing changes at the GFA under the currentNormalisation Committee, Daily Observer has learnt.
Some members of a National Butchers Association, Edo State section have appealed to a state Government to meddle in a persisting care predicament rocking a state Chapter of a body. They done a interest during a pacific criticism to Government House, Benin City, yesterday. The protesters led by a state Caretaker Committee authority of a [...]
Abuja — Piqued by the plight of students of University of Abuja whose programmes, including Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Engineering, were suspended recently, the Federal Government yesterday announced the setting up of a ministerial task team to liaise with the institution to ensure compliance with modalities by the university. Minister of Education, Prof Ruqquayat Rufa’i, [...]
Abuja — The Senate, yesterday, summoned the British Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Arik Airlines, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru and other stakeholders to appear before the Senate Committee on Aviation on Monday to answer questions on the violation of Aviation laws and air fare disparity by foreign airlines in Nigeria as well as [...]
Former Super Eagles stars, Austin Jay Jay Okocha and Victor Ikpeba will Wednesday in Asaba join Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan to inaugurate a committee to revive football in secondary schools in the state. Gov Uduaghan is desirous of leaving a legacy of youth football in Delta by reviving the Principals’ Cup that [...]
Bauchi — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) says that national teams are now getting the desired attention because players are paid their allowances promptly. The NFA President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, made the statement in Bauchi at a reception organised in his honour by some friends and associates. Maigari said that the association constituted the Alhaji [...]
The Federal Government may rescind its decision on the suspension of four key programmes at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), as some of the aggrieved students yesterday took their protest to the Federal Ministry of Education. The protesters had on Wednesday barricaded the Airport/Giri Expressway, leading to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to register their [...]
Bauchi - The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) says that national teams are now getting the desired attention because players are paid their allowances promptly. The NFA President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, made the statement in Bauchi at a reception organised in his honour by some friends and associates. Maigari said that the association constituted the Alhaji [...]
EVEN before putting pen to paper to seal a contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), indications are rife that Technical Director-designate Tom Saintfiet of Belgium may not enjoy the support of majority of indigenous coaches in Nigeria. The NFF had last week, following months of intensive search, announced Saintfiet as its choice for the [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Team Nigeria to go all out for medals at the London 2012 Olympics to be able to surpass Nigeria‘s best outing in the Olympics – Atlanta ’96 Olympics where the country won two gold medals. Chioma Ajunwa won gold in the women long jump while Nigerian male [...]
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The president of Somalia’s Olympic committee and the head of the national soccer federation were killed in a bomb blast Wednesday that the IOC called an “act of barbarism.” Somali Olympic Committee head Aden Yabarow Wiish and Somali Football Federation chief Said Mohamed Nur were among at least 10 people killed in [...]
The Joint Senate Commit-tee on Establishment and Public Service and States and Local Government Administration Tuesday said it had uncovered another bank account used by managers of police pension scheme to illegally enrich themselves. This came on a day an Abuja High Court granted bail to the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Niger [...]
Ondo will sustain its polio-free status –Mimiko From Our reporter Sunday, April 01, 2012 Mimiko• Photo: The Sun PublishingMore Stories on This Section Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has stated his government’s resolve to sustain the polio-free status of the state, with a view to fighting child-killer diseases. The governor, who said this [...]
The seriousness of the Senate Hearing on sports came to question Tuesday when the Senators started leaving the Hall one after another, leaving only three of them on duty when serious issues were raised. Unfortunately, this was at the time events peaked and participants voiced out, with passion, what they felt were the problems and [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Team Nigeria to go all out for medals at the London 2012 Olympics to be able to surpass Nigeria‘s best outing in the Olympics – Atlanta ’96 Olympics where the country won two gold medals. Chioma Ajunwa won gold in the women long jump while Nigerian male team, Dream Team [...]
“Would you allow a pet you love to be treated by a veterinary doctor who studied in this laboratory?” Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Committee on Needs Assessment of Nigerian Universities (CNANU) asked the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine on Tuesday when his team paid an assessment visit to the University of [...]
Lawmakers from the House of Representatives could not hide their disgust Wednesday at the kick off of oversight tour of sports facilities, when the manager of the National Stadium, Abuja said N75 million was required to re-grass the bumpy pitch. From Wednesday’s tour, it can be gleaned that Abuja is no longer in position to [...]
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UK Prime Minister to Lobby President GoodLuck for Gay People in Nigeria
The Britain Prime Minister, Mr David Cameroon whilst reacting to questions from a Nigerian, Name, Bisi, living in Britain, who asked for his reaction to a bill approved by Nigerian lawmakers last month banning same-sex marriage – setting jail terms of up to 14 years for offenders – and making it illegal to form gay [...]
Death Of Nans Senate President And Four Others In Auto Crash Erc Condoles With Nans And Students
PRESS STATEMENT Death Of Nans Senate President And Four Others In Auto Crash Erc Condoles With Nans And Students The death of the Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Donald Onukaogu Sunday, Dimeji Azeez (a.k.a Fagbocious) and three others is indeed shocking. Reportedly, they died in an auto crash while on their [...]
Taming the Ghost Workers Abdullahi M. Seidu For years, ghosts’ workers in Nigeria are not meant to be seen on their duty post but clearly visible on the payroll. They crawl under the shadow of darkness to suck dry our common wealth. They are reapers where they have not sown anything! Going by the [...]
Condoms, narcotic drugs flood Boko Haram camps
More of the dirty sides of the insurgents’ lifestyle are being revealed as troops continue to stumble on strange and bizarre objects such as several used and unused condoms as well as charms and amulets of various shapes in the captured terrorists camps. Defence spokesman, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, who made the revelation, said that [...]
Clarifying Nigeria’s Debt Position
Clarifying Nigeria’s Debt Position There has recently been a lot of misinformation and misconception in our public debate on debt. My goal in this article is to shed some light on the public debt, to clarify the real state of Nigeria’s debt position, and hopefully, provide a knowledge platform for constructive debate. Let me say [...]
Governor Yari: An Excellent Performer in search of “Result-Oriented SSG”
Governor Yari: An Excellent Performer in search of “Result-Oriented SSG” I do not live in Zamfara but passively at the moment, so my view is shaped from what opinions of pundits gathered and my research. As I moved round, the enormity of work done was not only amazing and revealing but very exciting to behold. Good networking, expansion [...]
Africa’s mobile youths drive change Cell phones reshape youth cultures
Africa’s mobile youths drive change Cell phones reshape youth cultures By Jocelyne Sambira The sight of teenagers selling mushrooms using mobile phones is becoming a familiar one in rural Namibia. Namibia Polytechnic faculty member Maurice Nkusi, designer of a cell phone–based curriculum, told the TechDailyNews that most of these children have never even used a [...]
Latest Jobs in NigeriaRussia’s Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Golovnina ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:10pm EDT ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama’s efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a G8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to the rebels could [...]
Taliban Step Toward Afghan Peace Talks Is Hailed by US
If the talks begin, they would be a significant step in peace efforts that have been locked in an impasse for nearly 18 months. American officials have long pushed for such talks, believing them crucial to stabilizing Afghanistan after the 2014 Western military withdrawal. But it was unclear what immediate actions led the Taliban to [...]