An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in jail for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his rule. It is the first verdict he has received since his overthrow and is one of several trials he faces. Morsi was deposed by the military in July 2013 following […]
Pope Francis condemned the “continuing martyrdom” of Christians on Monday after 30 Ethiopians were shown being shot and beheaded in Libya on a video purportedly made by Islamic State militants. “With great distress and sadness I learn of the further shocking violence perpetrated against innocent Christians in Libya,” Francis said in a message to […]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday expressed shock and disgust at attacks on immigrants in neighbouring South Africa and said his government was working to bring back home affected Zimbabwean citizens. At least four people have been killed in a wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa that started two weeks ago in the […]
South Africa, Tuesday, has announced the deployment of the army in “volatile areas” to curb a wave of anti-immigrant violence that has killed at least seven people this month. The latest wave of anti-immigrant attacks began almost three weeks ago in parts of the coastal city of Durban in Kwa-Zulu Natal and quickly spread to […]
After scaling series of screening exercise hurdles including stage performances and a public voting process in the on-going Nigerian Idol season 5, the final twelve contestants to feature in the more tasking and professional Top 12 phase of the show have emerged. The contestants include Ogunmoyero Modolowamu (Dolu), Oyinkepreye Deborah Toun (Preye), Janet Ebiwari Ayoka […]
Rising from its The 13th Annual Conference at the Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the United States, from April 8-12, this year, the umbrella body of Igbo scholars in the United States, the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) has called on Igbo to continue to participate actively in the political process in Nigeria. This the group maintained […]
With barely a month left in office, President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba with immediate effect. Abba’s dismissal from office was announced Tuesday afternoon by President Jonathan Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Reuben Abati, who also revealed that the sack was with immediate effect. Abati, who announced this […]
Lateef Raji The greatest impediments to the growth and development of democracy in Nigeria are electoral violence and money politics. While electoral violence creates fear leading to apathy among the electorates, undue influence of money in politics ensures that the wrong people get nominated and elected for political offices. According to the National Human Rights […]
A record 925 applications from 41 countries representing the continent received for IPA 2015 from Africa’s most talented innovators. They all represent outstanding innovation talent across Africa, applied for the celebrated Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) (http://www.innovationprizeforafrica.org) award this year, and are now being considered for the grand share prize of US$150 000! Since its […]
An Oracle-sponsored IDC study into Software as a Service (SaaS) adoption highlighted that along with cost savings, process efficiencies and productivity were the key benefits to businesses implementing the cloud technology. In-depth interviews were with CIOs and decision makers from 160 organisations with 500 employees or more, in Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe. The […]
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has concluded plans to challenge the victory of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate at the just-concluded gubernatorial elections in the state, Nyesom Wike, saying it also wanted to ensure equity against the Rivers people. Making the disclosure, Monday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State APC chairman, Dr. […]
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Abia State, and Senate President, David Mark have all expressed shock over the demise, Sunday, of Senator Uche Chukwumerije, who until his death was chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and remained one of the longest serving lawmakers in the Federal legislative house. […]
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Abia State, and Senate President, David Mark have all expressed shock over the demise, Sunday, of Senator Uche Chukwumerije, who until his death was chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and remained one of the longest serving lawmakers in the Federal legislative house. […]
Novak Djokovic once again found himself under an early siege, but the World No. 1 held his nerve to claim a second Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters crown Sunday, overcoming Tomas Berdych 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Djokovic extended his winning streak to 17 matches in 2015, becoming the first player to sweep the opening three ATP World Tour […]
A group, the Magnus Abe Campaign Organization, has raised alarm over purported plans to tarnish the image of the All Progressives Congress chieftain in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe. Reacting to comments credited to Rivers State Governor-elect, Nyesom Wike during a live TV programme monitored in Port Harcourt, the group said it was aware of […]
A man indicted in the United States for allegedly smuggling heroin, in a case that was the basis for the TV hit “Orange Is The New Black,” has been elected a senator in Nigeria. Buruji Kashamu was little known before he returned home in 2003 from Britain, despite a U.S. extradition order, to become a […]
Results released Sunday for the Federal Capital Territory, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, showed that the APC won the Presidential election with 10,853 while PDP scored 7,762. Also in Abaji, the APC Senatorial candidate, Senator Sidi Ali who hails from Abaji polled 9,840 to defeat the incumbent and PDP candidate, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda who scored […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that despite the extension of Saturday’s elections till Sunday in some parts of the country, the results of the presidential poll will be declared on Monday(today). INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, gave the assurance as some of results from wards, local government areas and states continued to emerge […]
President Goodluck Jonathan left the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange after a visit two weeks ago to traders singing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”. Some investors would prefer that he keeps walking. Since rising to a five-year high in July, Nigeria’s benchmark stock index has plummeted 30 percent and is now only 11 […]
All Progressives Congress (APC) South East zone on Wednesday reiterated that the support Ndigbo have given President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not been rewarded. Spokesman of the party in the South East zone, Osita Okechukwu, re-echoed this while addressing APC supporters at a road show in Awgu Local Government […]
Boko Haram inflicted a final act of vengeance on a town in northern Nigeria, abducting up to 500 women and children as the gunmen fled a counter offensive, according to local people. The insurgents rounded up their victims as they evacuated Damasak in the face of an attack by Chad’s army. If the reports are […]
More than 200 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram from government secondary school, Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014 are in Gwoza, The Cable, an online medium, on Wednesday quoted Mbutu Papka, a woman who was recently freed after eight months in the sect’s captivity, to have said. Papka, who made the revelation to […]
Travellers to Ekiti, Ondo and Osun states were briefly delayed on Wednesday as gun-wielding soldiers manning strategic points on the highway stopped their buses for search. The soldiers peeped into the boots of the buses, asked the drivers about the contents of the bags and thereafter waved to them to drive on upon being satisfied […]
It was meant to be a party for the Super Eagles as they faced the Cranes of Uganda in Uyo on Wednesday but it turned out differently as they lost the match which was meant to be a preparatory session for their upcoming AFCON qualifiers and also the celebration of the 100th cap for Nigeria […]
ABUJA—Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, Wednesday, said he has no regrets for insisting on deploying Smart Card Reader machines for the conduct of the general election, saying he knew that the decision would attract unwarranted attacks on his integrity as a person. Would-be riggers the ones crying foul, says INEC […]
