Category: NEWS

Plane Crashes into Popular Supermarket, Lives Lost
April 17, 2017 No Responses

Plane Crashes into Popular Supermarket, Lives Lost

All four people on board the small aircraft were killed along with a lorry driver delivering goods to the supermarket.  Picture plane crashes into Lidl Five people have died after a small plane crashed into a Lidl supermarket car park...
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$5 million scam: FBI declares Nigerian wanted
April 16, 2017 No Responses

$5 million scam: FBI declares Nigerian wanted

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has declared wanted a man with Nigerian origin, Kelechi Declan James, for allegedly scamming victim of more than $5 million. A statement on FBI website reads: “FBI agents are looking for the public’s assistance...
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Infant, three others shot at church carnival
April 16, 2017 No Responses

Infant, three others shot at church carnival

Four people, including an infant, were shot Saturday night at an Alabama church’s Spring carnival, officials said. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. at Cathedral of the Cross in Center Point, Ala., located northeast of Birmingham. Authorities told FOX 6...
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Fun-seekers troop to Badagry beach, resort to celebrate Easter
April 16, 2017 No Responses

Fun-seekers troop to Badagry beach, resort to celebrate Easter

Fun-seekers on Sunday trooped to the Suntan Beach and the Whispering Palms Resort, both in Badagry, to celebrate Easter with their loved ones. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the Suntan Beach reports that it was a...
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Abuja Airport to be Opened Monday, says FAAN
April 16, 2017 No Responses

Abuja Airport to be Opened Monday, says FAAN

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said  that the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be ready by April 17, two days ahead of the deadline. Engr. Saleh Dunoma gave the assurance...
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Corruption, recession’ll soon become history – CAN President
April 16, 2017 No Responses

Corruption, recession’ll soon become history – CAN President

The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has assured Nigerians that the power of resurrection of Jesus Christ would not only end corruption but would also bring the economic downturn to a standstill. Ayokunke said this in...
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Why Muslims should shun street begging – Sultan
April 15, 2017 No Responses

Why Muslims should shun street begging – Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, said on Saturday that begging has no basis in Islam and challenged those engaging in the act to find legitimate means of earning a living. Abubakar made the remark in Sokoto at the...
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Fire wreaks havoc near News Agency of Nigeria, Vanguard offices
April 15, 2017 No Responses

Fire wreaks havoc near News Agency of Nigeria, Vanguard offices

Two separate fire incidents between Friday and Saturday have destroyed properties worth several millions of Naira in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State. The first incident occurred on Friday night at Amarata, near the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Vanguard offices. Th...
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Linguists, medical experts adopt new names for HIV/AIDS, prostitutes
April 15, 2017 No Responses

Linguists, medical experts adopt new names for HIV/AIDS, prostitutes

A team of Nigerian linguists and medical experts have adopted new names for HIV, AIDS and prostitutes in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. A statement on Saturday by Prof. Herbert Igboanusi of the University of Ibadan, said the adoption was to...
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Facts about the $43m, £27,000, N23m recovered from Ikoyi, Lagos apartment
April 14, 2017 No Responses

Facts about the $43m, £27,000, N23m recovered from Ikoyi, Lagos apartment

The $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an Ikoyi apartment in Lagos was a discreet allocation released to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for major but covert security projects, thi...
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