Новости за 11.03.2016

– NUNPENG have given a dissapointing outlook for the ongoing fuel scarcity – According to the union, the situation in the country would continue till the end of March Bad news are coming from the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), as its South-West chairman, Tokunbo Korodo, said the current fuel scarcity in the country might continue till […]

– Shugaban Majalisar Dattawa ya sha alwashin taimaka ma suturar ta yan Najeriya ta cigaba – Ya karbi bakuncin Adic designs – Ya samu kyautar suturar gargajiya A kokarin da yake wajen tabbatar da habbaka sutura wadanda ake hadawa daga Najeriya, shugaban majalisar Dattawa, Bukola Saraki, ya karbi bakuncin Adic designs, wani kamfani mai hada […]

– The death of the Priest, has thrown the entire Asaba Diocese of the Anglican Communion into mourning – FRSC blamed the it on over speeding and poor visibility An Anglican priest, Rev Stanley Ejiniwe and twelve other persons have reportedly lost their lives in a multiple auto accident which occurred near Atakpo River in […]

Although travelling abroad is made easier by the activities of the travelling agencies who go to any extent in making sure travelling arrangement of their customers is stress free and easy. While they may take care of the part where you fly and get settled in the country you are visiting, little details are still […]

Senate president, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who had been stressing the need to patronise Made-In-Nigeria products has received some locally made trendy outfits from Adic Designs as gift. The Senate president revealed that he met the gentleman who brought the clothes at the Made in Aba Trade fair a few weeks ago. Saraki reiterated the […]

– Kotun CCT ta daga shari’a Bukola Saraki – Ta maida shari’ar zuwa 18 ga watan Maris na 2016 A cigaba da shari’ar shugaban majalisar dattawa da aka cigaba a yau juma’a 11 ga watan Maris, Alkali mai shari’ar Umar Danladi ya dage shari’ar inda ya maida ta zuwa 18 ga watan Maris. KU KARANTA: […]

– Kano Electricity Distribution Company named the reasons causing the drop in electricity supply  – Among them are bilateral agreement with Niger and PENGASSAN, NUPENG strike action Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has explained the continuous drop in power supply in the country by transmitting 15 megawatts of the 50MW to Gazoua in Niger Republic (about 30% […]

– The APC candidate in the March 12 Akwa Ibom rerun election, Mr Victor Okon has withdrawn from the race – Mr Victor Okon said his decision was personnal – Mr Victor Okon thanked all his supporters Mr Victor Okon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the March 12 Akwa Ibom rerun election has […]

According to the Daily Express, Chelsea are set to axe nine first-team players this summer if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. Chelsea currently sit 10th in the EPL, 10 points behind fourth-placed Manchester City with nine games of the season remaining, and were eliminated from Europe’s top competition by Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. […]

According to The Nation, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has moved the DSTV men’s Premier Basketball League forward by a week; the opening ceremony and the jump ball will now hold at the sports hall of the National Stadium in Abuja next Saturday. The source reports that the sports hall of the National Stadium, Lagos […]

– Coach Samson Siasia has sacked five more players from camp – Demotes another to the Dream Team – Only 13 home based players are left in the camp Apparently not satisfied with their performance during a friendly with a Nigerian National League (NNL) team, coach Samson Siasia has axed five more players from the […]

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester United are set to join a host of European clubs in making a summer bid for Juventus star Paul Pogba. Paul Pogba was signed by Juventus from Manchester United in 2012. The 22-year-old was awarded the №10 jersey  previously worn by Michel Platini, Roberto Baggio and Del Piero. The source notes […]

– Kabiru has vowed to help his team keep a clean sheet against Ifeanyi Ubah FC – Warns the opposition attackers to be wary of him – Says Ikorodu United will go all out for victory Ahead of their week-six game of the Nigerian Premier League against Ifeanyi Ubah FC, the central defender of Ikorodu […]

– Executive director, Savannah Centre, Ambassador Omaki calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to hit the ground running -Centre cautions that if care is not taken the huge expectations of the women and youths during the last general elections might soon turn to frustrations -Centre supports Prof. Wole Soyinka’s suggestion that Buhari’s government should immediately convene […]

The Lagos division of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has sentenced top Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima to a 5-year jail term. The Nation reports that the embattled president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was sentenced earlier today, Friday, March 11, by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi. Recall that about 10 years ago, the actress drove recklessly, causing […]

– PENGASSAN said the strike was suspended and not called off – The union said it went on strike after the Minister for petroleum spoke about unbundling the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation PENGASSAN has said the industrial action embarked by the Union was not called off but rather suspended. The president of the powerful oil industry union, […]

– Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state,  has reacted to APC’s threat to suspend him for organizing a “violent rally”  – The ex-governor said his possible suspension would trigger the split of the party The immediate-past governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, who was accused by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of staging […]

Editor’s note: The hero appellation ascribed to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari during the last presidential election. Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa OFR from Abia shares his views on why Nigerians are so desperate to win the elections.   Desperation to win elections in Nigeria is not in decline one bit. After the […]

The image of police has drastically changed from someone who protects to someone who must be feared. Suffering from a lot of negative comments about law enforcement officers (thanks to social media), Officer Brittany Beard Hilton also used the same medium to express herself and make everyone realize what an officer’s life looked like. As […]

– The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned six officials of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria – The commission received a petition from Prof Lawal Khalid, chief medical director of ABUTH, against the officials – Justice Ladan granted the accused persons N10 million bail each The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has docked […]

– Sometimes impossibility could become possibility – The narration of the man who died and came back to life after 100 years is a big lesson It could baffle some people, when some unimaginable events are narrated to them. Such people do say, how will such a miraculous thing happen? But, amazing things have happened […]

– The women said Ndume’s remark were disparaging and meant to demean Nigerian women and portray them as “sex objects” – The group also urged Mr. Ndume and his colleagues to pledge “gender parity” and not trivialize the role of women in the society After advising men to marry more than one wife to show […]

– NSCDC tells private guard companies in Borno to prevent insurgents from infiltrating their ranks – Accuses private guard companies in Borno of offering employment to unskilled and unemployed youths Private guard companies operating without valid licences in Borno state have been sealed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The closures of the affected […]

– NNPC appoints Mallam Garba-Deen Mohammed as its spokesman – The cooperation also made 53 other vital appointments The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on March 11, appointed the president of the Nigerian guild of editors (NGE) Mallam Garba-Deen Mohammed as its spokesman. READ ALSO: Senate to examine FG’s decision to unbundle NNPC   Vanguard […]

– The sheikh said Ese is of no benefit to Islam and she could not have being forcefully converted to a Muslim –  Commander General of the Kano State Hisbah Board said there was marriage between Ese and Yinusa The controversy thrown up following the alleged kidnap and forced marriage of Ese Oruru by Yunusa […]