Africa’s leading urban music channel, Channel O, has thrown its weight behind the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA by endorsing the Best R n B Song category of the award. In line with the agreement signed between Electric Media Network owner of Multichoice and AFRIMA Awards Limited, the category will now be known as Best…
Cyber Attack: Obama Vows US Response to North Korea
The United States would respond proportionately to a North Korea cyber attack that damaged Sony Pictures Entertainment, Barack Obama, US President has promised. The American President stated this after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Pyongyang was responsible for the cyber attack. “We will respond. We will respond proportionately and we’ll respond in a place…
Obama Orders Ban on Crimea Trade
Barack Obama, US President has ordered a ban on the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea. The executive order also imposes new sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian individuals and companies. “The executive order is intended to provide clarity to US corporations doing business in the region and reaffirm that the United States will…
Death Sentence On 54 soldiers Genocidal — Falana
Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has described as “genocidal” the recent sentencing of 54 soldiers to death by an army court martial. While strongly condemning the death sentence, Falana said the convicted soldiers, the second set to be condemned to death, had been sent on a suicide mission by army authorities ill-equipped and poorly…
INEC Shifts Date for Submission of Candidate List
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has moved the deadline for the submission of political parties’ candidates list for governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections from December 25 to December 26, 2014. This was disclosed by Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, on Thursday evening in Abuja. He said “the commission…
MASSOB Launches Biafran Vehicle Number Plates
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has launched vehicle number plates for its members. The group also called on all Igbo in the country to see the launch of the new plate number as their identity and avail themselves of every privileged due citizens of Biafra. Ralph Uwazuruike, MASSOB…
EU Court Wants Hamas Removed From Terror List
A top European Union Court has ruled that the Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, should be removed from the bloc’s terrorist list. The court said the ruling was a technical move and does not imply that Hamas’ classification as a terrorist group should be changed only that evidence for putting it on the list should be…
Edo Commissions First Solar-Powered Building
The Edo State Government on Thursday, commissioned the first energy-efficient building, entirely powered by solar energy, in Benin. Speaking shortly after the commissioning, Pius Odubu, deputy governor, described the initiative as a creditable innovation, which would reduce cost of power generation for both rural business persons and the country at large. He urged other corporate…
Russian Economy Will Stabilize – Putin
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, has blamed Russia’s falling economy on what he described as the influence of “outside factors.” While addressing journalists today in Moscow at his usual end-of-year news conference, Putin blamed the current economic ordeal Russians are facing on “outside factors.” Russia is on the verge of a recession due to falling…
Boko Haram Again Kills 32, Abducts 185
The deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has again abducted no fewer than 185 women and children, in a raid that left 32 persons dead. The attack took place in Gumsuri, north of Chibok, Borno State on Sunday 14 December 2014 but only just came to the open because of the lack of communication owing to the loss of telecommunication towers…
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