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The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declare its candidate and incumbent governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, as the winner of November 21 governorship polls in the State after the death of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nearly 50 luxury watches confiscated from football officials who had received them as “gifts” ahead of the World Cup in Brazil have been donated to charity, FIFA’s ethics committee said Thursday.
The watches, estimated to be worth 25,000 Swiss francs ($24,400, 23,000 euros) apiece, were given to streetfootballworld, an international network of groups which uses football to help young people.
Eighteen people were killed and 100 homes torched in an attack in the dead of night by Nigeria’s Boko Haram fighters on a village near southeastern Bosso, local authorities told AFP today.
“The toll is 18 dead, 11 hurt, almost 100 homes burned down” in the village of Wogom late Wednesday, the mayor of Bosso, Bako Mamadou, told AFP.
A humanitarian worker said the Islamists came from Nigeria
Sat 28 Nov 2015
Aston Villa v Watford 15:00
Bournemouth v Everton 15:00
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Man City v Southampton 15:00
Sunderland v Stoke 15:00
Leicester v Man Utd 17:30
Sun 29 Nov 2015
Spurs v Chelsea 12:00
West Ham v West Brom 14:05
Liverpool v Swansea 16:15
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, led Federal Government yesterday said that the payment of the N5000 stipend to the unemployed Nigerians will commence next year.
GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has faulted the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the Kogi State governorship election, accusing the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, of influencing the commission’s move to proceed with the supplementary election on December 5.
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The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rejected calls to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to address the Senate in his capacity as Petroleum Minister over the lingering problem of petroleum scarcity.
The GO The RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Tuesday declared that he is confident that the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, is resting with the Lord.
Adeboye who spoke while holding a private prayer session with the family inside their Ikenne country home, said “By the special grace of God and because of my interactions with Mama I know that she's in heaven
In order to conclude the Kogi State governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to present another governorship candidate to replace late Abubakar Audu who died on Sunday.
Five traders believed to be from the South East of Nigeria were reportedly killed by some militants after they failed to recite the Holy Quran at the Madala Market in Niger state last week Thursday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is yet to inform it about the death of its Kogi State governorship candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu.
For Nnamdi Kanu, it is still a long walk to freedom as the Department of the State Security (DSS) has secured an order of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to detain him for another 90 days.
Jose: 'It's simple. If we lose, we are in trouble. If we draw, we can qualify in the last game. If we win, great chance to finish 1st.
"We need to keep getting results for our happiness, pride and for the people that support us."
Enyimba football club of Aba have pocketed a whooping sum of N30m, the highest ever prize money for a Nigerian club after winning the 2014/2015 Glo Nigerian Professional Football league...
The Ooni of Ife-elect, Prince Adeyeye Ogunwusi, is expected to leave Ilofi, where he has been undergoing installation rites in the past 21 days later on Sunday (yesterday)
Ogunwusi, who was appointed as the 51st Ooni of Ife, will on Monday (today) go to the Ile Oodua, the palace where he is expected to be crowned traditionally the same day.
THREE weeks on, there does not seem to be as yet any light at the end of the fuel scarcity tunnel.
Queues remain long at filling stations and the hardship continues with a litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) selling at an average of N120 to N150 at filling stations and about N200-N250 at the black market.
Prince Abubakar Audu, APC Candidate Slumped and Died After INEC Declared Kogi Poll Inconclusive:
Prince Abubakar Audu was first reported to be dead by Sahara Reporters. After the news went viral, more details emerged as to how the former governor who was seeking another turn met his demise.
According to The Cable, sources say Audu complained of stomach cramps before going to bed last night.
He subsequently suffered a stroke this early today
Later in the afternoon, after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the election inconclusive, Audu suffered another stroke and passed away.
The 68-year-old is survived by wives and children.
RIP...
Sultan of Sokoto , Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, said yesterday in Ado Ekiti that Muslim youths must begin to shun membership of terror groups as violence has no place in Islam.
Besides, Muslims should make it a point of duty to fish out the bad elements in their midst.
Abubakar urged Sheikh Kewulere to galvanize other Islamic clerics to work together to preach against terror
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that no Nigerian was involved in the terror attack at Radisson Blu hotel, Bamako, Mali last Friday in which 19 people were killed.
The ministry’s spokesperson, Ahmedu Ogbole-Ode, said the ministry did not have information that Nigerians were killed or injured in the attack by Islamist militants who stormed the luxury hotel and held 170 hotel guests hostage
These guys are really taking their Biafra issue too far! The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has directed all Igbo living outside Igbo land to start returning home and re-establish their businesses and investments in the South-East.
IN apparent reference to various agitations for dismemberment of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that his government would not fold its arms and watch some individuals or groups threaten the unity of Nigeria.
Luis Suarez & Neymar continued their sensational goalscoring form as Barcelona moved six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 4-0 thrashing of the hosts Bernabeu on Saturday.
Barca even had the luxury of leaving Lionel Messi on the bench, but the Argentine did make his return from a 2-month injury layoff half an hour from time & played a part in Suarez’s 2nd & Barca's 4th goal
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), yesterday justified the continuous siege being laid to the residence of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd), by the Department of State Service (DSS), explaining that he is being held on account of other allegations.
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), yesterday justified the continuous siege being laid to the residence of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd), by the Department of State Service (DSS), explaining that he is being held on account of other allegations.
Leroy Sane is one of the best young players in Germany and he could be on his way to the Premier League. The Sun understand that both Manchester United and Liverpool have been watching Schalke's 19-year-old winger and are ready to make a move for him. man United have been watching him closely and have stepped up their interest with Antonio Valencia out.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan at a forum in Washington DC, Thursday, waded into the arms procurement scandal surrounding the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, saying his government never awarded any contract in the range of $2 billion dollars.
Barely a week after claiming responsibility for the deadly attacks that claimed 132 lives in Paris, France, and for the second time this week, terrorist sect Islamic State has threatened to blow up the office and residence of the President of the United States, the White House.
The Nigerian Army authority has revealed that soldiers who went missing after a fierce encounter with the Boko Haram insurgents at Gudumbali area of Borno State have returned and rejoined their unit.
Chelsea aren't the only team chasing John Stones now. The Sun claim that Barcelona have been scouting the defender and could make a run at him too. Everton batted back three bids by Chelsea in the summer, but the Blues are expected to be aggressive again in January. They will not have to contend with Barcelona too, and are no longer the lone club interested in the 21-year-old.
Chelsea have been told that Alex Teixeira will cost £30 million, according to The Standard. The Blues have prioritized signing Teixeira in January and the player has made it abundantly clear that he would like a move to Stamford Bridge so there is reason to believe a deal can be made. But Chelsea will have to meet Shakhtar Donetsk's asking price if they want to land the 25-year-old.
Black market dealers of petroleum products are smiling in Akure, the Ondo State capital, as a litre of fuel sells for N300.
Our reporter, who monitored the situation yesterday, observed that the few stations opened for business sold a litre for N140.
There were long queues at the stations, and with buyers almost engaging in a fight to buy fuel.
Meanwhile in Calabar, CRS, a litre goes for N350.
Former Nigeria President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan turns 58 today, November 20th.
Chad’s parliament has decided to prolong a state of emergency in the southern Lake Chad region, prey to bomb attacks by the Nigerian Islamists of Boko Haram, a parliamentary source said Thursday.
The resolution was unanimously passed on Wednesday night by 147 members of parliament and will extend the special powers given to regional authorities until March 22, 2016.
AN Abuja Magistrate Court yesterday ordered the Department of the State Security (DSS) to produce the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu before it on November 23, 2015 for his trial on criminal charges preferred against him by the Federal Government.
No fewer than 15 mobile phone dealers and patrons were killed on Wednesday, while 20 others suffered varying degrees of injuries when two female suicide bombers blew up themselves at a market located at Farm Centre in Kano.
The Kano State Police Command however put the casualty figure at five, which included the two female bombers.
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, Chief Olajide Awe has noted that the role played by the military during the June 22, 2014 governorship election in the state can be “better imagined than experienced,” ...
Embattled former NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has described reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered his arrest, over alleged siphoning of billions of dollars earmarked for arms purchases, as not only surprising but embarrassing.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has ordered the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to sanction all errant petrol stations in the country who are hoarding petroleum products and sell-off for free the storage of all such station
THE Senate, yesterday, directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to begin to extend the validity of its results to a period of three years.
More than 30 people were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed crowds in Yola, northeast Nigeria, just days after President Muhammadu Buhari visited declaring that Boko Haram were close to defeat.
The explosion happened at about 8:20 pm in the Jambutu area of the Adamawa state capital, although it was not immediately clear whether it was caused by a suicide bomber or an IED.
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it will start monitoring the activities of churches and mosques in the state to check the ones spreading hate messages stating that religious intolerance will not be accepted.
A female sergeant, Obotie Adesuwa, is currently in the cell of the X-Squad Section of the Lagos State Police Command, after she allegedly sold a one week-old baby boy who had been brought with his mother to the police station.
Roger Federer brought Novak Djokovic's three-yr unbeaten run indoors to an end to secure a semi-final place at the ATP World Tour Finals.
The Swiss six-time champion won 7-5 6-2, ensuring he will progress from the group stage with one match remaining.
The Serb will play Tomas Berdych in his final group match on Thursday and can still qualify for the last four
A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday rejected a bid by longtime president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini to overturn their 90-day suspensions while Swiss police pursue a criminal investigation.
Nigerian troops were denied weapons to fight Boko Haram and thousands of lives were lost because of rampant fraud in the procurement process, President Muhammadu Buhari has alleged.
Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez says his old team has not missed the world’s best player Lionel Messi, ahead of this weekend’s first clash of the season with Real Madrid.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that only the people of Kogi State will determine who their next governor will be and no one else.
Yakubu said INEC had recruited and trained 13,000 supervisory and electoral officials to man the 3,000 polling units across the state.
The INEC chairman also said all card readers to be used had been tested, configured and confirmed to be fit
The presidency yesterday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will ensure that those accused of stealing public funds are proven guilty before sent to jail.
The Union of European football (UEFA) yesterday announced that EURO 2016 will still be hosted by France come June next year despite the terror attacks that occurred in the Country last weekend.
