Posts tagged with "Nigeria"

Foreign

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), yesterday, denied playing any part in the process that led to the issuance of Nigerian Visa to the wanted ISIS chief, Ahmed Al Assir in Lebanon, even as it said two men connected to Al Assir, who he was coming to visit in Nigeria, had been arrested in Kano and immediately handed over to the...
National

nvestors hoping that Nigeria ’s central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele will succumb to pressure to devalue the naira weren’t aware of one crucial factor: he has the backing of President Muhammadu Buhari. In his first public comments on the currency since taking office in May, Buhari, 72, said on Wednesday he opposes a depreciation....
News

The South African government has condemned Nigeria’s decision to recall its ambassador over a spate of attacks against foreigners, BBC reports. It called the step “unfortunate and regrettable” and said it “would be curious for a sisterly country to want to exploit such a painful episode”. Nigeria has summoned...
National

The epidemic of H5N1 bird flu in Nigerian poultry farms has spread to four more states, raising the total of affected areas to 11. Reuters report. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adeshina on Thursday, reported that Africa’s most populous country and biggest economy was the first country on the...
National

It is not a curse but if we continue in this mentality, then Nigeria will remain a crazy country where people wont be able to send their children to school without stealing government money, where the gap between the rich and the millions who are poor in Nigeria will continue to wide. In countries where they are making progress,...
Sport

So close. Nigeria’s Falconets lost to Germany in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final which took place on Sunday 24th August 2014 in Montreal, Canada. It was 1-0. After 90 minutes and an extra time, Lena Petermann scored for her country, defeating Peter Dedevbo‘s (Falconets coach) girls. This will be the...
Sport

The headquarters of the Nigerian Football Federation, (NFF) is on fire. Channels TV reports that the fire started from the top floor of the building, where the finance department is located. The cause of the fire is still unknown. We will bring you additional details as they become available. Update According...
National

Ikeja (NAN) – The Customs Federal Operations Unit (F.O.U.), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja , says it intercepted 336 units of smuggled goods valued at N107 million between July 13 and Aug. 9. In a statement on Friday in Lagos, Usman Turaki, Acting Controller of the unit, said 19 suspects were being interrogated in connection with the...
National

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a nationwide state of emergency over Ebola. Nigeria has confirmed seven cases of Ebola in its commercial capital Lagos since a man fell sick on arrival from Liberia, two of whom have died. Several dozen people who came into contact with the man are under surveillance. Jonathan’s...
Gist and Gossip

It has become a new trend in Nigeria. Some call it heartless revenge, other's call it being immature. For the last six months, more than twenty naked pictures and videos of ex girlfriends have been exposed online. The most recent is that of a female student of University of Nigeria, NSUKKA. The photo has attracted million hits since it...
Foreign

CNN got this wrong and social media is reacting. Yesterday, the news channel ran a story concerning the spread of Ebola in Western Africa. CNN claims there are 1,603 cases, 887 deaths and 55% fatality rate. To highlight the countries affected including Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, they accidentally called Niger,...
Gist and Gossip

Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Stephen Keshi has reportedly agreed to continue in the post. Keshi’s notice of acceptance was said to have been handed to the NFF by one of his assistant coaches. Keshi, 52, had been heavily linked with the South African job, reportedly asked the NFF to provide him with an official...
Entertainment

After having auditions in Calabar, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Lagos and Abuja, Aso Multi Media, the Organizers of the Queen of Aso Nigeria pageant have released the final list of contestants who will participate in the 9th edition Queen of Aso Nigeria 2014 which will hold on Sat 13th September at Ladi Kwali Conference Centre, Sheraton...
Entertainment

Weightlifter Chika Amalaha won Nigeria its first gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday. The petit female weightlifter pulled a total of 196 points in snatch and clean and jerk in the 53kg class, to beat the stiff opposition from England and India weightlifters, who picked the silver and...
Gist and Gossip

Former Head of State and a chief of the main opposition All Progressives Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, said on Monday that the gale of impeachment spreading across the states governed by opposition parties was an indication that the Nigeria was drifting into anarchy. Buhari noted that whether or not President Goodluck...
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