Sports takes backseat to Mandela’s burial
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has postponed all football fixtures at all levels across the country. This is because...
Fashola: Lagos issued 706 building permits in six months
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State said on Wednesday that the State Government had issued no fewer than 706 building...
Businessman sues Aero Contractors, claims N13.7m damages for negligence
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday heard a suit filed by a businessman, Mr Amaechi...
Boxing coaches threaten to boycott bouts over fielding of ineligible athlete
There was a mild drama on Wednesday at the boxing arena of the on-going National Youth Games (NYG) in Abuja...
DICKSON BECOMES IBEFINIWEI OF SOUTHERN IJAW
Ibenanaowei of Bomo Clan, King Joshua Igbugburu (right) decorating Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State after being conferred with a...
APC hails Tambuwal’s patriotic stand against corruption
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, for his patriotism...
Passenger awakes to find himself locked in plane
A passenger who fell asleep while flying to Los Angeles, the United States (U.S.) said he awoke to discover himself...
Dickson reads riot act to oil thieves
Hard times await oil thieves and vandals of petroleum products pipelines in Bayelsa State as Governor Seriake Dickson on Monday...
Economy: Dangote lauds backward integration policy, canvasses introduction in other sectors
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has advocated the introduction of backward integration policy in other critical sectors of the...
Jonathan to attend memorial service for Mandela in South Africa
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja tomorrow evening to join other world leaders in South Africa at events leading up...
Lar to be buried amid tight security
The Plateau Government said the North-Central state would be placed under tight security while the funeral of late elder statesman,...
FASHOLA, OTHERS INSPECT DALIAN LOCOMOTIVE & ROLLING STOCK GROUP’S FACTORY IN CHINA
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (right) with the Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Mrs. Florence Oguntuase (left), the...
2014 FIFA World Cup: Nigeria, Argentina, Iran, Bosnia-Hercegovina in Group F
Nigeria’s Super Eagles were on Friday at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw in Salvador, Brazil drawn alongside two-times...
FIFA increases World Cup prize money to $576m
FIFA, the world football governing body, has announced new prize money for the 2014 World Cup and hosts of future...
The Mandela I knew, by Obasanjo
One of my earliest contacts with Nelson Mandela was in February 1986 when I visited him at Polls-moor Prison...
Mandela: Jonathan declares three-day mourning
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has declared three days of national mourning for former South African President, Dr. Nelson Mandela who...
ASUU: UI resumes Jan 4
SEQUEL to the decision of the Governing Council of the University of Ibadan (UI), premised on the directives of the...
Mandela for burial Dec 15
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, on Friday, said the late anti-apartheid hero, Dr Nelson Mandela, would be buried on...
Jang renames Plateau varsity after Lar, declares three-day mourning
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State on Friday in Abuja, renamed the Plateau State University after Chief Solomon Lar, the...
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Bye to the world
*Revered statesman dies at 95 *He is now resting, now at peace, says Zuma Nelson Mandela, the revered...
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