There has been a bomb blast on Friday, October 31 at the Central Park, Gombe, Gombe State. According to eyewitness reports, the 9:30am explosion was sparked by a device, which was left inside a vehicle in the park. Rescue operations are currently ongoing at the site of the explosion.
Police Arraign Three For Sexual Assault In Abuja
The Nigerian Police on Friday arraigned three men in Abuja, before a Zuba Upper Area Court for allegedly touching a lady’s private part without her consent. Kelechi Echendu, the prosecutor, who told the court that the accused persons, Enoch Adeojo, Hilary Elechi and Ebuka Precious committed the crime on October 27 said, the three, who were bar men…
Adamawa Governor Barred From 2015 Election
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has barred James Ngilari, Adamawa State Governor from contesting the state governorship election in 2015. Members of PDP National Working Committee took the decision to ban Ngilari at a meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday night to comply with the agreement it had with the governorship aspirants from the state…
Professor Joyce Ogwu Loses Husband
The Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, New York, US on Thursday, announced the death of Aloysius Ogwu, husband of Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Professor Joyce Ogwu. The late Ogwu who was a distinguished retired Chief Consultant Surgeon at the Military Hospital, Ikoyi, Lagos died on Monday, October 27, 2014in New…
2015: Experts Forecast Jonathan’s Victory
International political and public affairs analysts have predicted that President Goodluck Jonathan may emerge winner of the 2015 Presidential elections. This, the experts have said, may happen inspite of the baggage of corruption and insecurity which the Jonathan administration evidently battles with. In a report monitored on Reuters, UK, the experts cited a number of…
Ekiti Debunks Plan To Sack Workers
Ekiti State Government has debunked plans to sack civil servants in the state, describing it as a rumour originated from the camp of the opposition. Lere Olayinka, Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, to the Ekiti State governor stated this in a statement issued on Thursday. He said that the current exercise of…
SON Tells its Success Story
Despite the many challenges facing the manufacturing sector the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, says it has reduced the level of fake and substandard goods in the country from 85 per cent in 2011 to about 40 per cent. Joseph Odumodu, director-general of the agency said in his State of Standards Address tagged Made in…
Drama At Lagos Airport As Cured Ebola Patient Arrives
There was a mild drama at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos yesterday as a Nigerian, who had already been cured of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone arrived the country aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight. Theophilus Onnakhinon, who had been cured of Ebola was flown from Sierra Leone by the airline. A…
Nigerian Designers Make African Fashion Awards 2014 Nominees List
Five Nigerians have been nominated for the 2014 African Fashion Awards. They include Omoyemi Akerele of Style House Files, Lisa Folawiyo of eponymous fashion label, Amaka Osakwe of Maki Oh, Favour Lucky & Imade Ogbewi both models from Isis Modelling Agency. It’s not just a Nigerian affair though as designers from South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and…
Couple Cruise Round the World in Car for Three Decades
When Gunther Holtorf, a German, set out on an 18-month road trip to Africa in 1988, he had no idea his journey would go on for almost three decades. He ended up travelling 556,000 miles spanning 215 countries in his trusty old car; a Mercedes Benz G Wagon nicknamed ‘Otto’. The peregrination started 26 years…
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