The Egyptian Police has confirmed the death of a German tourist in the country. He was killed in a rare shark attack off the Red Sea resort on Sunday. The shark reportedly bit off the 52-year-old man’s leg at the knee. The attack, which took place off the coastal city al-Qusair, is the first of…
Falana Calls For Genuine Change in Nigeria
Femi Falana, rights activist and lawyer has stressed the need for all Nigerians irrespective of affiliations to be part of the instruments for genuine change in the country. He said this while delivering a keynote address titled, Beyond 2015 General Election: Delivering On Election Promise, at the 2015 Social Weekend organised by the Life Theological…
Catholic Bishop of Bauchi Is Dead
Most Rev. Malachy John Goltok, Bishop of Bauchi Diocese is dead. He was aged 50. He died in the early hours of March 21, 2015 at Our Lady of Apostle’s Hospital, Jos, Plateau State after a brief illness. Born on July 12, 1965 in Bauchi, Bishop Malachy attended St. Peter’s Primary School and later changed…
Jonathan Congratulates Israeli Prime Minister
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister over his victory at Israel’s general elections. President Jonathan sent his congratulatory message in a statement issued by Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The president said he looks forward to continuing to work with Netanyahu to further strengthen the existing…
My Husband Will Sanitise Nigeria – Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari, the wife of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Mohammed Buhari, has allayed fears that her husband would be a religious bigot or a ruthless dictator if elected on March 28. While speaking to women and APC supporters at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State, she said her husband was…
EFCC Nabs Reps Candidate Over N142 million Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Oluwametomi Adetokunbo, a House of Representatives candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N142,029,000 (One Hundred and Forty- Two Million, Twenty- Nine Thousand Naira) fraudulently. The anti-graft agency alleged that the 37 year–old politician obtained the money…
Election: Police Minister Support Card Readers
Jelili Adesiyan, the minister of Police Affairs, has given his support for the use of electronic card readers in the coming polls on the condition that the motive is not to rig the elections or disenfranchise some voters. Speaking during a campaign rally in Osogbo on Thursday, the police minister said the introduction of the…
Buhari meets women professionals in Lagos
Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC has promised that women would be given better consideration in key areas of government if voted into power next week. Buhari, who gave the assurance at a town hall meeting with Nigerian women professionals in Lagos, Thursday, March 19, 2015, mentioned the economy, health, security,…
Elections: IGP Orders Tight Security At Key Points
As part of moves to ensure a successful general elections, Suleiman Abba, the Inspector-General of Police, has ordered “watertight” security around all key and vulnerable points across the country. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Police Force Public Relations Officer announced this in a statement issued on Thursday saying it becomes imperative in order to ward off any…
Bobbi Kristina’s Family To Decide On Her Life Support Soon
Closest relatives of Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobby Kristina Brown, will gather this week to make a final decision regarding her medical condition. Kristina had been brain dead since her tragic drowning in January, and her grandmother Cissy Houston has arrived in Atlanta to attend the family meeting, where the final decision will allegedly be left…