Manchester City and Ivorian defender Kolo Toure weds

Manchester City and Ivory Coast central defender Kolo Toure married his long time partner, Chimene Akassou, on Thursday June 14th in Abidjan. Kolo and Chimene have been together for more than ten years and have two children together. Kolo's brother,Yaya Toure, is currently the highest paid African player and African footballer of the Year. Continue to see more photos...

BREAKING NEWS: Court stops FG from renaming UNILAG

 

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted an interim order restraining the Federal Government from renaming the University of Lagos.


Justice Stephen Adah, who granted the order, was ruling in the suits brought against the May 29, 2012 renaming of the institution by the students and alumni.

Armed robbers attack and kill policemen in Onitsha (photo)

Dare devil armed robbers killed some policemen at Okija, Ihiala LGA Anambra State. The incident happened along the Onitsha -Owerri road, few kilometers from Onitsha. An eye witness sent in a photo from the very sad incident...continue to see it but viewer discretion advised

Kaduna unrest: Students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria evacuated

 

 

Following reports through text messages that churches in Kaduna might be attacked on Sunday. many people (christains especially) remained indoors and worshipped at home.
Also, there were indications that some state governments had sent luxury buses to evacuate their students from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, just as more security operatives were being deployed in Kaduna.

Jonathan opens up on Boko Haram, renaming of Unilag, and other Issues

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday fielded questions from a team of journalists on the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram; the renaming of the University of Lagos, and Friday's sacking of his National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi.

Inmates on the rise in Nigerian Prisons

 

The Nigerian Prisons Service has said there are no fewer than 53,100 inmates in prisons across the country.
Out of this figure, 47,200 were standing trial as at June 20, 2012.

Families of the Dana Air Crash Victims face delay in compensation

 

Although the Federal Government and the insurers that insured the ill-fated Dana Airline that crashed recently in Lagos have assured family members of the victims that compensation will not be delayed, unfolding events tend to point otherwise.

Despite the promise that the compensation about 30,000 dollars will begin to get to the beneficiaries within 30 days, the rigorous process of getting Letters of Administration before compensation can be paid is a very big hurdle to cross.

North, Reps forced Jonathan to sack Azazi, Defence Minister — Investigation

 

Immense pressure from the North and the House of Representatives forced President Goodluck Jonathan to sack his former National Security Adviser, Gen. Owoye Azazi (retd) and Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello on Friday.


According to Investigations, Jonathan removed Azazi, who also hails from Bayelsa State like him, in order to appease power brokers in the northern part of the country and angry members of the lower chamber of the National Assembly.

BOMB FREE SUNDAY: Christians in the North offer prayers for peace

 

Christians in Northern Nigeria on Sunday offered special prayers in churches for the restoration of peace and normalcy in the region.

The prayers followed previous church attacks on sundays, the latest. the June 17 attacks on three churches in Kaduna and Zaria.

Rev Chris Okotie ends marriage with wife, Stephanie Henshaw

 

It was a bleak Sunday for the congregation of former pop star turned cleric, Pastor Kris Okotie when he announced the break-up in his marriage of four years to his second wife, Stephanie.

PHOTOS: Abuja Night Club Bomb Blast

Chinese man dies after staying up for eleven days straight watching Euro 2012

A Chinese football fan died after going 11 nights without sleep as he tried to watch every single kick of the ball of Euro 2012.




Watching every minute of a major soccer tournament is a highly desirable concept for a fan, but forgetting to punctuate the sporting drama with sleep can have lethal consequences.

Blast outside Abuja nightclub after security chiefs’ sack

ABUJA (AFP) – A blast went off outside a nightclub in the capital city Abuja hours after the national security adviser and defence minister were sacked amid fears over spiralling violence in the country’s north.


No casualties were reported in the explosion late Friday. Windows in the nightclub, a bank and a barber shop were shattered and a number of cars were damaged.

Kaduna residents flee in numbers

 

The exodus of residents of Kaduna state on friday, followed the relaxation of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state as a result of the current outbreak of violence in which many people were killed.

The state governor, Patrick Yakowa, had on Thursday in a statewide broadcast relaxed the 24-hour curfew by four hours to allow Muslims to observe their Friday prayers.

Boko Haram members are not Muslims - Yobe State Governor

As normalcy returns to the ravaged city of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has strongly condemned the Boko Haram attack last Monday, during which two primary schools, two Islamiyyah schools and six churches were burnt.

My goal is to reduce poverty and create more Jobs –Jonathan

 

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said his major goal in office was to create more job opportunities for Nigerians in order to see them rise out of poverty.

He said his administration had resolved to create wealth to ensure sustainable development.

Jonathan made the commitment in a statement he read at the plenary of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Shoprite opens in Abuja

Shoprite has opened a mega store in Abuja. It is located inside the newly built Grand Towers Mall on Murtala Mohammed Express Way, Gudu District.