Nigeria

Do you agree with this ranking? Nigerian men have been named the 8th Sexiest Men in the World, according to a survey conducted using a poll of 66,000 American women who use MissTravel.com. Irish men topped the sexiest list with 7,862 votes while Nigerian men ranked 8th with 721 votes. ...

58 year old Nigerian man, Christopher Omigie, who is a self acclaimed witch doctor has been sentenced to 14 years in a US federal prison for providing drug traffickers with magical and “supernatural” protection. At a court hearing yesterday April 30th, prosecutors told the presiding judge, Judge Marcia Crone, that ...

APC has released a statement saying all accredited media, including AIT, are free to cover President elect, Buhari The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all accredited media organizations in the country, including the African Independent Television (AIT), are free to cover the activities of the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu ...

Former President Obasanjo is claiming other African leaders were happy that President lost the 2015 presidential election. According to Punch, Obasanjo said this during his speech at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC yesterday… I have visited six countries since the election, they are as happy about ...

The Society for Family Health says more than 3.2 million Nigerians are still living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Bright Ekweremadu, the Managing Director of the society, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a forum to mark the end of Enhancing Nigeria’s Response (ENR) to HIV and AIDS ...

According to a special report released by Breaking Times, some of these men could be our ministers under Buhari. BT presented a list of some of the likely incoming Ministers and their corresponding portfolios based on info they gathered from sources close to Buhari. 1.Petroleum Minister – Prof Tam David ...

Former Anambra state Governor, Dr Peter Obi paid a solidarity visit to the Nigerian community in South Africa yesterday April 20th following the recent strings of xenophobic attacks in the country. Collated records by the Nigerian community shows that 50 Nigerians have so far lost their businesses and valuables since ...

MTN Nigeria says about 6,000 Nigerians will lose their jobs if MTN is made to leave Nigeria. Head of Communications MTN, Mr Wale Goodluck said this while reacting to calls by a protest group in Edo state yesterday that the telecommunications offices in Nigeria will be shut and their installations ...

The Federal government today said it will consider the option of evacuating Nigerians who are willing to come back home if the xenophobic attacks in South Africa worsens. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali said this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja today April 16th “If it gets worse ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied that its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, promised to make the naira equal to the dollar. Director, Policies and Strategy of the APC campaign group, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the clarification on Tuesday at the Nigeria Political Parties Discussion Series (NPPDS) in Abuja. He said ...

Contrary to reports that she is trying to flee the country to avoid being probed by Buhari’s administration,Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, said Tuesday night, she was not seeking asylum in any part of the world, as claimed.. According to Vanguard,speaking through the Group Public Affairs General Manager of the ...

  Tuedon Omatsola Morgan, a married mother of four, has made history as the first Nigerian to set foot on the North pole. The 42 year old marathon runner, who has finished marathons on seven continents twice, achieved this feat recently. She placed the Nigerian flag on the North Pole, ...

Consul-General, South African High Commission in Nigeria, Ambassador Mogethi Monaisa, on Monday said the commission sometimes deny issuance of its visas to Nigerians it discovered to be having criminal records. �The commission does not just deny people visas, but it is either that those it sometimes deny issuance of visas ...

Press statement from INEC ahead of Saturday Gubernatorial elections.. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports that some political leaders are asking members of the public to disregard its stated resolve to use Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for the April 11, 2015 Governorship ...

A Justice of the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, C J Aneke, has granted an order of interim injunction restraining Multichoice from enforcing its planned increase in cost of the different classes of viewing of its pay TV, DSTV. MultiChoice, owners of DStv and GOtv, had announced a 20 ...

President Jonathan says he is one of the luckiest Nigerians alive, that he is yet to see any Nigerian who is as lucky as himself. He said this while receiving residents of the federal capital territory (FCT), led by Namadi Sambo, in Aso Rock yesterday April 5th. “For me as ...

Super Eagles star, Emmanuel Emenike survived a gun attack in Turkey yesterday April 4th after unknown gunmen attacked the bus conveying him and his turkey based football club, Fenebahce team mates. The group was heading to the airport from a match they had just finished playing against Rizespor in the ...

Watch this 1 min video of a very talented and personable 5 year old girl dancing to the song ‘Lets Live Together’. The song was originally released by Kush in 2002 and then a brand new version was produced recently, this time featuring in addition to Kush, special guest features ...

Fellow citizens, I greet you all, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, �as we celebrate Easter in commemoration of �the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. For Christians all over the world, the major lessons of Easter, which we celebrate this year in the midst of general elections in our ...

For the first time ever a Nigerian president failed to win the popular vote. It’s a landmark for democracy, but where did it all go wrong for Jonathan? Nigerian historian, Max Siollun�listed out 5 major reasons in a new article on UK Guardian. Who else agrees with him? Goodluck Jonathan ...