Jundullah, an outlawed militant group has claimed responsibility for the killing of a polio vaccination team member in Faisalabad, Pakistan on Tuesday. Ahmed Marwat, a spokesman of Jundullah, said polio workers would always be on the group’s hit list throughout Pakistan and that it would continue carrying out attacks on them. Today’s attack being the…
2014 Holy Ghost Congress Begins
The 17th edition of the Holy Ghost Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has kicked off at the Redemption Camp, Kilometer 46, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Titled, The Great Shepherd, the opening ceremony of the 6-day programme was attended by hundreds of worshippers drawn from diverse Christian denominations from within and outside Nigeria. In…
Mu’azu Petitioned by Aggrieved Aspirants
Adamu Mu’azu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been petitioned by some aggrieved Senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants in Adamawa State who described as “improper and illegal,”the Senatorial/House of Representatives primaries conducted in the state. The aspirants who revealed that those who decided the winners at the party primaries on Sunday…
How OritseFemi Escaped Death
Oritse Femi, the Double Wahala crooner and Adebola Adepitan, his manager, popularly called, Danku, narrowly escaped death in the early hours of Saturday, December 6 in a road accident in Lagos. The popular musician was said to have been driving in his newly acquired 2014 Range Rover Evogue which was presented to him last week…
Fayose Asks PDP To Suspend Obasanjo
Angered by recent public criticisms of the President Goodluck Jonathan led administration by OlusegunObasanjo, former Nigerian President, AyodeleFayose, Ekiti State Governor has urged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to urgently suspend Obasanjo over what he called anti-party activities. In a statement issued on Friday by LereOlayinka,Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the…
‘I Won Because I Visited All The 20 Local Governments’ -Ambode
Akinwunmi Ambode, a former Accountant General of Lagos State, who has just been declared winner of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos, said he won the primary overwhelmingly because of his mass appeal. Ambode who was declared winner with 3735 votes won by a landslide as the current Commissioner for…
South Africa Marks Mandela Anniversary
South Africans today mark the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid hero, who died last year at the age of 95. Official ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the former South African president will include an interfaith prayer service early on Friday, followed by a wreath-laying commemoration by veterans of the anti-apartheid…
APC Guber Primaries: Gov Ahmed Wins Ticket In Kwara
Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara State governor, on Thursday won the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries with a total of 3,016 votes. The incumbent governor, who was the sole candidate at the primary, was about two months ago endorsed by Bukola Saraki, his political leader, for a second term of office. Declaring the result of the…
Putin Urge Russians to Brace For Hard Times
Vladimir Putin, Russian President, has advised citizens to be prepared for hard times ahead urging them to be self-reliance. The president declared this on Thursday in his annual state-of-the nation speech to parliament warning that Russia will fall into a recession next year. It is said that the country has been hit hard by falling…
Iran Prolongs Detention of US Journalist
Iran has prolonged the detention of Jason Rezaian, Washington Post‘s bureau chief in Tehran for up to 60 days, without citing clear charges. Rezaian and his wife Yeganeh Salehi, also a journalist, were arrested in July but Salehi was released on bail in October. According to the Washington Post newspaper, hopes for Rezaian’s release rose…
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