World
Powerful earthquake rocks southern Taiwan…….ALJAZEERA
Rescue teams are racing to find additional survivors after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan, killing at least seven people and injuring scores.
Security
Guinea journalist killed in clashes between opposition factions……REUTERS
A journalist was shot and killed in Guinea on Friday during clashes between rival factions of the West African nation’s main opposition party, witnesses and the government said. El Hadj Mohamed Diallo was killed at […]
Sport
Fifa presidency: Tokyo Sexwale’s bid not backed by Caf…….BBC
South African Tokyo Sexwale’s bid to become the next Fifa president has failed to win the support of the Confederation of Africa Football. Caf announced after a meeting in Rwanda on Friday that it would […]
World
Edgar Mitchell, sixth man on the Moon, dies aged 85…….BBC
US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the Moon, has died aged 85. Captain Mitchell passed away at a hospice in West Palm Beach, Florida, one day before the 45th […]
Sport
Oliseh on collision course with NFF | Vanguard
*Declines to submit CHAN technical report By John Egbokhan Over six months after his unveiling as Eagles manager at an elaborate ceremony in Abuja, Sunday Oliseh is walking on thin ice and is locked in […]
Society
It’s the message not the messenger By Muyiwa Adetiba
Let me start with a personal story. At a point in my life, I ignored the church like many youths in their 20s still do. It’s the rebel in us that wants to break away […]
Politics
APC and the moral high ground By Segun Ayobolu
It is beyond dispute. President Muhammadu Buhari is a man of rock solid integrity. His sense of honour and high moral values are great assets to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) today. But ironically, […]
Politics
For Wike, Ikpeazu, Udom, it’s time to govern By Onuoha Ukeh
Now, it could be said that for Rivers, Abia and Akwa Ibom states, the time for politics is over. With the final judgments on the disputed governorship elections in the three states, both the political victors […]
Technology
Twitter freezes 125,000 accounts for ‘terror content’ …… AL JAZEERA
Twitter has suspended more than 125,000 accounts, most of them linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, as part of a stepped-up effort to eradicate “terrorist content” on the popular […]
Sport
Jose Mourinho: Man Utd hold talks with former Chelsea manager ……. BBC
Manchester United have held talks with representatives of ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, the BBC understands. The 53-year-old Portuguese, who was sacked by the Blues in December, is increasingly hopeful of succeeding Louis van Gaal at […]
Economy
Govt borrows N242bn via Treasury bills …… PUNCH
The Federal Government has sold N242.38bn ($1.22bn) worth of three months to one year Treasury bills at higher yields than in its previous auction, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. The CBN raised N50bn […]
Law
Supreme Court: Saraki must face trial …… NATION
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) yesterday got the green light from the Supreme Court to proceed with the 13-count false asset declaration charge brought against Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct […]
Front Page News
Five military personnel feared killed as Arepo vandals strike again …… NATION
Suspected pipeline vandals struck afresh yesterday at Arepo,Ogun State. No fewer than five military personnel were feared killed in the attack,coming about four months after seven officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) were […]
Nigeria
Rescued Nigerian girl longs for Boko Haram ‘husband’…….ALJAZEERA
Almost a year after she was rescued from Boko Haram captivity by the Nigerian army, Zara John, 16, is still in love with one of the fighters who abducted her. She was delighted to discover […]
Health
Brazil finds Zika in saliva, urine; expert warns against kissing…….REUTERS
Scientists identified the Zika virus in the saliva and urine of two infected patients, a top Brazilian biomedical research institution said on Friday, prompting its president to urge pregnant women not to kiss strangers just […]
Nigeria
Health
Officers break the rules to save baby wounded in drive-by shooting……..CNN
On an early fall evening last September, Chicago police officers John Conneely and Mike Modzelewski heard the call of shots fired go out over their radio. Partners for about a year, they had responded to […]
World
Rescue under way for South Africa miners after building collapse….BBC
A major rescue operation is under way after a building collapsed at the surface of a gold mine in South Africa, blocking off the main entrance. Three people, thought to have been in the building […]
Society
The New Kolo-Mentality!, By ‘Tope Fasua
Nobody should sell us short, on a wholesale basis. Nigeria may be bad, we do have our many challenges, but hey, we have one or two lessons to teach the world as well. Indeed, on […]
Issues/Policy
Dokpesi begs Tinubu for forgiveness | TheCable
Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, has tendered an apology to Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) over ‘Lion of Bourdillon’, a documentary aired on African Independent Television (AIT) in the […]