President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja, urged world leaders and international institutions to give their fullest possible support to the administration of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. President Jonathan also called on all Nigerians to do their utmost best to help the incoming President succeed in leading the country to greater heights of accomplishment. At…
Facebook Hits Back in Internet.org India Row
Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg, has defended the aims of his Internet.org initiative on Thursday, after several Indian firms decided to pull out of the project. Zuckerberg argued that Internet.org’s basic free services were not incompatible with net neutrality and the principle that all web services should be equally accessible. He wrote in a blog that,…
Grief Made in Chibok
One year after Boko Haram insurgents abducted over 200 female students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, parents and community members are still in grief hoping that their daughters would soon return Any visitor to Chibok, Borno State, on a Wednesday would not believe it was the sleepy little town where 275 young female…
Rivers: Amaechi Sets Up Commission to Investigate Political Killings
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, on Thursday, set up a nine-man commission of inquiry to investigate recent politically motivated killings in the state. Members of the Commission to be chaired by Chidi Odinkalu, include Samuel Egbe as secretary and Nlerum Okogbule,others are Owunari Georgewill, Richard Ofuru, Asivosuo Oriye, Joy Ejiofor, Ayo Obe, and Father…
Nigerians Protest Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
Some concerned youths in Nigeria on Thursday April 16, led a peaceful protest march to the South African Embassy in Victoria Island, Lagos. The youths were protesting against the ongoing massacre of foreigners, which includes Nigerians in the Durban region of the former apartheid nation. The youths carried placards with words: #Stop the killing in…
Court Lifts Ban On Obasanjo’s Book
Justice Valentine Ashi of an FCT High Court, Abuja has ordered the lifting of the injunction barring former President Olusegun Obasanjo from publishing his autobiography, My Watch. In the judgment delivered on Tuesday, the judge also ordered the release of seized copies of the book from the custody of the Nigerian Customs Service to Obasanjo.…
U.S. Pledges Support for Buhari’s Administration
The Unites States has expressed readiness to support the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President-elect, in all issues of common concern. Joe Biden, US Vice President, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with Buhari. Biden congratulated the President-elect and Nigerians in general, noting that the United States is willing to expand collaboration with Nigeria in…
Why Jonathan Would Hand Over Before May 29
Against expectations that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to Muhammadu Buhari, the President-elect on May 29, Democracy day, the outgoing president will hand over on May 28, a day before the actual inauguration date. Patricia Akwashiki, Minister of Information, disclosed this at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in…
FG Asks Ministers, Others to Prepare Handover Notes
The federal government has directed all ministries, agencies and extra-ministerial departments to prepare their handover briefs before April 20, ahead of the May 29 inauguration of the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari. Also asked to prepare handover notes are the service chiefs, the inspector general of police and the governor of the Central Bank of…
Olamide, Reminisce Headline Dagrin Memorial Concert
The 5th memorial concert for late Olaitan Olanipekun, a rapper popularly called Dagrin, will be headlined by rappers, Olamide and Reminisce. The concert, which holds on April 22 at Spice Route, Victoria Island, Lagos, will also feature Seriki, Lord of Ajasa, YQ, Sossick, WondaBoy, BaseOne, JahBless, PoslyTD, Chinko Ekun and CDQ. The memorial concert is…
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