Tanzania has been thrown into mourning following the death of the country’s Finance Minister, William Mgimwa. The minister died on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in a Pretoria hospital in South Africa. The South African Government, on Friday, confirmed the passing away of Mgimwa in their country. He died after undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment.…
Year: 2014
Jonathan Went To Kenya With 1 Jet, Not 7–Abati
Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has debunked media reports that President Goodluck Jonathan recently travelled to Kenya with seven jets. There have been reports in some sections of the media that Jonathan went to Kenya with seven jets. The report emanated from a video showing Kenyans mocking Nigerians because the country’s President stormed their country with…
Police Arrests Rivers Lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd For Alleged Murder
The Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, has been nabbed by the Rivers State Police Command. Lloyd was apprehended by the police on Thursday over the alleged murder Kingsley Ejeuo (his kinsman) and Urang Obediah (a police sergeant). In a statement made available to Punch on Thursday night by the…
Solskjaer Joins Cardiff As Manager
Barclays Premier League club, Cardiff City, has named a former Manchester United striker, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as its new manager. The ‘Baby-faced Assassin’ was announced as the handler of the Welsh soccer club on Thursday by the management. He replaces Malky Mackay, who was sacked by the club’s Malaysian owner, Vincent Tan, after their relationship…
Fuel To Still Sell At N97 Per Litre In 2014–FG
The Federal Government has stated that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, will still remain at N97 per litre. A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday in Abuja, allayed the fears of Nigerians that the FG plans to hike the price of fuel in 2014. The statement,…
Why Lagos Celebrated New Year In Darkness–Minister
The Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, has explained why residents of Lagos celebrated the New Year festival in darkness. Nebo, while giving reasons for this, said that the recent activities of vandals on the Escravos Lagos (western axis) gas pipeline, was largely responsible for the shortage of power supply to residents of the state.…
Hoodlums Attack Journalist In Benin
A reporter with The Nation newspaper, Ben Ogbemudia, was on Monday attacked in Benin City, Edo State by some hoodlums. Ogbemudia was inflicted with a deep machete cut in his upper left arm by his attackers. The incident reportedly occurred at Eke Street, not far from St Saviour, Upper Sokponba Road, Benin City at about…
APC Members Are Eager To Join PDP–Tukur Boasts
The National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, has boasted that members of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress, APC, are eager to join the ruling party, PDP. Tukur made this disclosure in London on Wednesday while receiving a group of Nigerian professionals living in Europe, who paid him a courtesy visit.…
ASUU Hails FG Over Payment Of Members' Salary Arrears
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has commended the Federal Government for paying the arrears of its members. Few weeks ago, the union ended its five-month-old strike action, which crippled the tertiary educational system in the country. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday, the Chairman of…
Bloodshed Will Occur In Nigeria On January 25–Prophet Okafor Predicts
**Bomb Blasts, Air Crash Will Also Happen In 2014 Recently, at the beginning of every year, most men of God inform the nation of what danger lies ahead in the new year. Some of these predictions have come to pass, which have made most Nigerians to take these predictions bu the men of God very…