FIFA Suspends Nigeria
Nigeria has been suspended from international football on Wednesday because of government interference, FIFA said in a statement. World soccer’s ruling body sent a letter to the Nigeria Football Federation…
Jonathan, others to bag ICT Centenary Awards
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been listed among other eminent Nigerians to be honoured during the Nigeria Broadband Business Forum and ICT Centenary awards to be held on Wednesday, October…
Brazil Make History, Lose 1-7 to Efficient Germany
The fireworks began at dawn. All around this city, loud pops and bangs rang out as men and women and children dressed in yellow set off flares and beeped car…
Obasanjo, IBB, Shagari Okay with Chibok Girls Rescue Measures
Former military leader, Muhammadu Buhari, was conspicuously absent at the Council of State meeting Tuesday. This is even as the meeting said it was satisfied with security measures to rescue…
Jitters in Nigeria as Italy Prosecutors Open Probe into Malabu Oil Deal
As 2015 general election approaches, it is more worries for some Nigerian big men as Italian prosecutors have opened a probe into alleged corruption relating to the 2011 acquisition of…
Airtel Powers Nigeria’s First Research and Education Network, Connects 27 Universities
In demonstration of its commitment to empower Nigerians with the latest mobile Internet and Enterprise Business solutions, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has entered into a strategic partnership with…
Bloody Weekend as Troops Clear Terrorists’ Bases, Capture Foreign Mercenaries
Troops have cleared and taken over Balmo forest in a military operation that lasted throughout the weekend. Prior to the operation, Balmo forest stretching from Bauchi through Jigawa states with…
Commentary: In Praise of Dame Patience Jonathan
Ken Ugbechie By the time the last dust of her husband’s tenure fades away and anthologists scurry to scribble her place in Nigerian socio-political history, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan would…
Troops Kill 53 Terrorists in Night Attack as Six Soldiers Die
Over 50 terrorists died as troops repelled a daring attack on troops’ locations in Damboa, Borno State Friday night. The terrorists had stormed the troops’ bases and police locations while…
Madness in Lagos as Soldiers Burn BRT Buses Over Colleague’s Death
The scene mirrored a war zone with billows of fire and columns of smoke whirling all over the horizon. The actors were vicious-looking soldiers in uniform and the victims were…
