Suarez Gets Nine-Match Ban for Biting Chiellini
Having been found guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in Tuesday’s World Cup clash in Natal Uruguay’s striker Luis Suarez has on Thursday been banned from all soccer-related activity…
INEC to Sanction Erring Political Parties ― Jega
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would henceforth sanction any political party in Nigeria that fails to adhere strictly to the section of the Electoral Act that prescribes 90 days…
Ekiti 2014: How Fayemi Frustrated APC’s Plan for Election Petition Tribunal
If not for the immediate decision of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State to take his defeat courageously and congratulate his opponent and winner of the governorship election held in…
Abuja Blast: Police IG Orders Increased Security, Surveillance
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered increased security presence and surveillance in and around Federal Capital Territory metropolis following a bomb blast incident which occurred at about 4pm,…
I Didn’t Say I Will Beat Adeleke to Death ― Adesiyan
Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, has said that his recent comments on an alleged harassment claim by the former governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, a…
Rejoinder:The Ekiti Election and Femi Fani-Kayode’s Vituperations
Very recently, precisely on June 23, 2014, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), a one-time Minister of Aviation during the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidency published an article titled “Ekiti– some hard lessons for…
21 Killed, 17 injured, As Explosion Rocks Abuja Shopping Mall
A major shopping complex, Bannex plaza, at the Wuse II area of Abuja, the Federal Capital territory was the target of insurgents on Wednesday as a bomb was detonated. Unfortunately…
#Ekiti Decides: Forerunner to #Nigeria Decides 2015
Not even the most politically naïve Nigerian can fail to appreciate that the recent governorship election in Ekiti State is a forerunner to the 2015 presidential elections. The two major…
Challenging Ekiti Guber Poll in Court Is Exercise in Futility − Fayose
The Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation (AFCO) has said that anyone thinking about going to the tribunal to challenge results of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State will be wasting his…
Nigeria to Support EU Long Term Gas Supply Security
The Federal Government has stated its resolve to support the long term gas supply security for the European Union countries as part of measures to expand the nation’s gas market…