Quadri Aruna, Nigeria’s table tennis player, on Wednesday night clinched two awards at the International Table Tennis Federation’s, ITTF, 2014 Star Awards in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Aruna beats three other nominees, including China’s duo of Fan Zhendong and Xi Xin and Portugal’s Marcos Freitas to win the Male Table Tennis Star of the…
Insurgency: Governors of Affected States Insist on Elections
Governors of the three North-Eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, have insisted that elections must hold in their states in February. The governors, who rose from an emergency security meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday resolved that elections would hold in these areas against fears and…
Nigeria Will Be Better In Five Years – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said his administration is doing a lot to reposition the country. While admitting that results of such efforts might not be immediate, Jonathan said if Nigeria continues to progress as it is currently doing under his administration, the country would become a better place in the next five years. Jonathan…
Agbaje Wants INEC To Repeat PVC Exercise In Lagos
Jimi Agbaje, PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, on Saturday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to repeat the Permanent Voters Card, PVC registration exercise in Lagos. Agbaje made the appeal at an endorsement rally put together by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Support Group to canvass for President Jonathan and Agbaje at the 2015 polls.…
Okonjo-Iweala Presents 2015 Budget
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the minister of finance has presented the 2015 budget estimates of about N4.3trillion to the National Assembly. Okonjo-Iweala, who laid the document in separate appearances before the Senate and the House of Representatives, did not make any speeches while presenting the budget. Bright Okogwu, the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation and some…
Thierry Henry Retires From Football
Thierry Henry, ex- French international and former Arsenal striker has announced his retirement from football. While stressing that he has been fortunate to have an amazing career, Henry said he would be joining a line-up of football experts that includes Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp and Graeme Souness at Sky Sports to provide quality…
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…
Lagos APC Primary
Lagos State APC chairman, Henry Oladele Ajomale urges delegates to dismiss SMS purportedly sent by him to canvass for votes for Olasupo Shasore, one of the APC gubernatorial aspirants.
Lagos Guber Race: Shasore As A Game Changer
The race for the exalted office of the governor of Lagos State has taken a new twist with the recent emergence of Olasupo Shasore, a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Lagos State who served between 2007 and 2011. Shasore, who recently picked his nomination and expression of interest forms at the state…
Aregbesola Sworn In For Second Term
Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, the Osun State governor, has been sworn in for a second term of office. The swearing in ceremony, which held at the Osogbo stadium was attended by eminent personalities, including Bisi Akande, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress; Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State; Muhammadu Buhari, former military Head…
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