Ten people including three French sports personalities were killed on Monday, in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French Presidential office confirmed. Eight French nationals and two Argentine pilots died when two helicopters collided mid air in La Rioja province in the country’s northwest. Yachtswoman, Florence Arthaud; Olympic swimmer, Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis…
PDP Denies Rift Between Jonathan and Mu’azu
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied reports of a sour relationship between President Goodluck Jonathan and Adamu Muazu, its national chairman. In a statement issued on Monday, the party said Muazu still has an excellent working relationship with the President ahead of the March 28 presidential election. The party gave the assurance following…
Robbers Flee with Gunshot Wounds in Ibadan
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF has alerted medical personnel to report any case of gunshot wounds brought to them for treatment to the nearest police station. This came after some suspected armed robbers fled a robbery scene at a branch of the Stanbic IBTC Bank located at the University of Ibadan. As announced on the…
Group Calls For Sanction Against PDP, APC
The Center for Social Justice has alleged that both the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have violated the provisions of the 2010 Electoral Act on campaign funding. Eze Onyekpere, Lead Director of the organisation, on Monday, said both parties have so far spent at least N4.97bn on publicity, to…
I will Confront Insecurity with Zeal –Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has assured that tackling indiscriminate violence would be one of his top of priorities once elected into office. Buhari said this in a condolence message issued today through his media campaign committee in Abuja where he expressed outrage and grief at the latest terrorist suicide…
YEDC Slashes Electricity Bills in Taraba
The Yola Electricity Distribution company, YEDC has taken off 50 per cent of bills issued to customers in February. Hanawa Rufus, the Taraba Area Head of YEDC announced speaking to news men on Monday in Jalingo. He confirmed that customers would be charged half the bill they paid in January. Pointing to the low supply…
Woman Arrested For Selling PVC
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old mother of two while allegedly attempting to sell some Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs to the women political leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kabala ward of Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state. The women leader in the ward, Hajiya Hajara Mairiga told…
Coalition Force Bombs ISIS-Controlled Refinery
More than a dozen people have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes on an oil refinery in northern Syria run by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, activists say. Refinery workers and jihadist militants were among those who died in the raid on the facility outside Tal Abyad. One activist group posted a…
Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Trial Adjourned Again
An Egyptian court has adjourned the trial of Al Jazeera journalists, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, till March 19, after witnesses of the prosecution failed to appear in court. Their first hearing on February 23 was postponed – also because witnesses did not show up in court. Fahmy and Mohamed were charged with aiding the…
South Africa: Woman Arrested For Stabbing Popular Rap Artist
A woman has been arrested in South Africa for allegedly stabbing and killing a well-known local rapper. Nkululeko Habedi, known as Flabba, 38 died, in his home in Alexandra, a Johannesburg, South Africa, township. Police have said his girlfriend will be charged with murder and will appear in court “within 48 hours.” Habedi became popular…
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