Following the triumph of the Nigerian Under-20 side in Senegal, the coach of the side, Manu Garba has described his team as the future of Nigerian football. Garba said most of the players were drawn from football academies within the country, except for two, who play in the Nigerian premier league. He said he was…
Election: PDP Asks Supporters to Monitor Their Votes
Ahmadu Alli, Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, has urged PDP faithful to stay at polling booths after casting their votes during the forthcoming elections. This has come contrary to the directive given by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Suleiman Abba, asking Nigerians to return home once they have cast their…
Lee Kuan Yew Dies At 91
Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, who transformed the small Island nation to a first world business and tourist hub, has died at the age of 91. The author of the best seller, “From Third World to First: The Singapore Story,” was criticised for his tough power grip during his 31-year reign.…
My Husband Will Sanitise Nigeria – Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari, the wife of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Mohammed Buhari, has allayed fears that her husband would be a religious bigot or a ruthless dictator if elected on March 28. While speaking to women and APC supporters at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State, she said her husband was…
Election: Police Minister Support Card Readers
Jelili Adesiyan, the minister of Police Affairs, has given his support for the use of electronic card readers in the coming polls on the condition that the motive is not to rig the elections or disenfranchise some voters. Speaking during a campaign rally in Osogbo on Thursday, the police minister said the introduction of the…
NFF General Secretary Resigns
The General Secretary of the Nigerian Football Federation, Musa Ahmadu has resigned. Amadu’s resignation is with immediate effect as was indicated in the letter addressed to the NFF president, Amaju Pinnick. The Ex-General Secretary appreciated the staff of the football glasshouse and the NFF, “for the singular honour of serving our great country in this…
Friendly Match: Bolivia Claims ‘Civil War In Nigeria’ As Reason for Cancellation
Bolivia has withdrawn from the proposed international friendly match with Nigeria’s Super Eagles scheduled to take place in Uyo on March 26, 2015. The Bolivian Football Federation issued a statement on its website stating rather strangely that, “civil war which is going on in Nigeria,” was the reason. Although there is no civil war…
IG Restores Tambuwal’s Escorts
Suleiman Abba, Inspector-General of Police, has restored the security escorts of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal. This follows the restoration of the speaker’s DSS operatives by the Department of State Service. Tambuwal’s escorts had been withdrawn from his residence since October 28, 2014.
Why Internet Explorer Will Soon Be Phased Out
The iconic Microsoft browser, Internet Explorer, is no longer favored by the company, who is now in favour of a new browser currently codenamed Project Spartan, Microsoft announced. Users had condemned the browser for being slow and unprotected and this prompted Microsoft to change the name alone on the grounds of “negative perceptions that no…
Simone Gbagbo Appeals Court Ruling
Lawyers to Simone Gbagbo, Ivorian First Lady have decided to appeal the 20-year jail term she got for her role in the post-election violence that killed over 3,000 people. Gbagbo’s counsel, Habiba Toure said “We lodged an appeal in the highest court…The procedure is irregular and must be nullified.” Surprisingly, prosecutors who argued that Gbagbo…