Several shots have been fired inside and outside the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa while cabinet meeting was in progress on Wednesday. The gunman who is said to be carrying a rifle fired at soldiers securing Canada’s National war memorial leaving one soldier wounded, and then ran into the parliament building nearby. A minister described…
‘Embrace Local Fabrics’ – Ogun Commissioner for Culture
Yewande Amusan, Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Ogun State, has called on Nigerian youths to make optimum use of the opportunities in the fashion industry. Speaking at the launch of Tejuvarie magazine, a bi-monthly fashion magazine, on Saturday, October 18, Amusan who was represented by Abdul Razak, a staff of the Ogun State Ministry of…
Ahmed Musa Shines In CSKA Moscow
Ahmed Musa, Nigeria’s forwardshone brightly on Tuesday night as CSKA Moscow came from two goals down to salvage a point in a UEFA champion’s league match against Manchester City at the Khimki Arena, Moscow, Russia. A late minute Bibras Natkho penalty earned CSKA Moscow a 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Tuesday. Goals from Sergio…
‘Jonathan’s Adoption By PDP Is A Shame’- Balewa
Abdul Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, presidential aspirant and son of former Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, has described the recent adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, consensus candidate for the 2015 election as shameful. Balewa who spoke in Abuja when the National Association of Niger Delta Students, NANDS visited to endorse him as…
‘Only Four Per Cent Nigerians Wash Hands’- Silivrili
Oghuzan Silivrili, the Marketing Director, West Africa, Reckitt Benckiser, has said that only four per cent of Nigerians regularly wash their hands. Silivrili stated this during a media session to celebrate the 2014 Global Hand Washing Day tagged, ‘Give Life a Hand Campaign,’ on Wednesday, quoting a consumer analysis report. “According to a consumer study,…
Court Maintains Ban On Use Of Hijab In Lagos Schools
A High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, maintained the ban on the wearing of Hijab, Muslim head scarf, in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos State. Justice Modupe Onyeabor, dismissed the suit filed against the Lagos State government by two 12-year-old girls under the sponsorship of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria,…
‘We Sacked Keshi To Save His Life’- Pinnick
Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that Coach Stephen Keshi was sacked to preserve him from the rage of angered Nigerian fans, who he said were on the verge of lynching him during Wednesday’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Sudan in Abuja. Pinnick said he and other NFF…
‘FG To Halt Importation Of Petroleum Products by 2018’- Aganga
The Federal Government has announced plan to halt the importation of petroleum products into the country in the year 2018. Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, disclosed this in Ilorin, Kwara State, when he paid a pre-commissioning visit to the Steel Cold Rolling Complex of Kam Industries Limited. The Minister said a minimum…
‘Keshi’s Sack Will Not Change Anything’ – Amiesimaka
Adokiye Amiesimaka, a former Green Eagles player reacting to the dismissal of Stephen Keshi as Super Eagles coach, has said that the action will not change anything. “We have had 14 coaches since France 1998, does it mean that we do not have qualified coaches that can transform the team? Sacking Keshi and his crew…
Ijaw Group Demand Explanation Over Alamieyeseigha’s Son’s Death
The Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has described the failure of the Dubai police and other security agencies to disclose the killers of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha’s son, in the United Arab Emirate, UAE as unacceptable. In a statement issued by Joseph Evah, Niger Delta activist, the group criticized the UAE authorities for not revealing the cause of…
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