The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC announced on Wednesday that it has dropped Jeremy Clarkson after the Top Gear presenter carried out an “unprovoked physical and verbal attack” that left a colleague bleeding and seeking hospital treatment. The BBC director general, Tony Hall, who said the presenter had “crossed a line”, added that he took the…
Germanwings Airliner Crashes
An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, March 24, between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said. The jet belongs to the German airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa. The plane, flight 4U 9525, had been en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf with 144 passengers and six…
Election: Ballot Papers Arrive States On Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said ballot papers to be used for Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections are to be moved from Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN vaults from tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25. Kayode Idowu, chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, said all non-sensitive materials have already been sent to locations…
South Africa Convicts Former Tennis Star for Rape
Former Australian tennis Grand Slam champion, Bob Hewitt, has been found convicted by a South African court of raping underage girls. Hewitt, 75, had denied two charges of rape and a third charge of sexual assault. The alleged rape took place in the 1980s and 1990s, when the former tennis star was coaching the women,…
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.…
Amaechi Accuses Deputy of Lies and Name Calling
Chibuike Amaechi, Rivers State governor, has expressed shock at the reasons adduced by Tele Ikuru, his deputy, for resigning from the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement by Ibim Semenitari, Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication on Sunday, Amaechi said the deputy governor has consistently been the one driving political activities in his…
Rivers Deputy Governor Dumps APC for PDP
Tele Ikuru, deputy governor of Rivers State, has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describing the APC “as a party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists, clothed in robes of pretence and deceit.” In a statement released on Sunday, Ikuru said he joined the APC in December 2013, out of…
Catholic Bishop of Bauchi Is Dead
Most Rev. Malachy John Goltok, Bishop of Bauchi Diocese is dead. He was aged 50. He died in the early hours of March 21, 2015 at Our Lady of Apostle’s Hospital, Jos, Plateau State after a brief illness. Born on July 12, 1965 in Bauchi, Bishop Malachy attended St. Peter’s Primary School and later changed…
Jonathan Congratulates Israeli Prime Minister
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister over his victory at Israel’s general elections. President Jonathan sent his congratulatory message in a statement issued by Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The president said he looks forward to continuing to work with Netanyahu to further strengthen the existing…
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…
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