Nigeria’s Flying Eagles Celebrate As African Champions
The Flying Eagles, inspired by a noisy atmosphere inside Stade Léopold Sédar, brought the hosts down to their knees with a great display to win the African Youth Championship, goal.com reports Nigeria defeated Senegal 1-0 to win the 20th edition…
Singapore Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew Dead
Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. The BBC reports that flowers, messages and other tributes are piling up outside the hospital…
#NigeriaDecides: Borno Gov Entices NURTW, RTEAN Members With 450 Buses
Ahead of Nigeria’s general elections, the Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, wooed members of the state chapters of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigerian (RTEAN) as he presented 450 Volkswagen…
Gov Amaechi’s Deputy Dumps APC, Gives Reasons
Few days to Nigeria’s presidential election, the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru, has has dumpped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing the APC of being a party of rebels and anarchists. Ikuru…
Shagari is Alive, Well
Former Nigerian President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari is alive and well, The Street Reporters can authoritatively report. Debunking rumour of the elder statesman’s death, the personal assistant to the Second Republic president and head of the Shehu Shagari Foundation, Dr Atiku…
PRESS RELEASE: Avoid Pre-election Arrests
Seven days to the commencement of the 2015 polls, there is palpable fear in the opposition camp that the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) plans to clamp its leaders in detention using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In…
DPP Presidential Candidate Deny Allegiance To Buhari, Reiterates Support For Jonathan
The former presidential candidate of Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), Otunba Owolabi Odebudo has denied report that his party has pledged allegiance to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari. Odebudo, who was the presidential candidate…
FEC Approves Implemention of Confab Recommendations
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the final report of the National Conference as a step towards implementing its recommendations, Premium Times reports. This was made known to journalists by the outgoing supervising Minister of Information, Edem Duke, alongside…
Elections: IPC, NPC Present Media Monitoring Report Thursday
The International Press Centre (IPC) and the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) are set to release the report of the monitoring of the coverage of the 2015 elections by selected newspapers, online media and social media platforms in the month of…
Obanikoro Named Minister of State 2 as New Ministers Get Portfolio
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has emerged as the Minister of State 2 for Foreign Affairs. This followed the inauguration of new ministers by President Goodluck Jonathan shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The new…
FG Cuts Electricity Tariff By Over 50 Percent
Amid agitation for reduction in electricity tariff, which had been on for several months, especially for industrial users, Nigeria’s Federal Government on Tuesday announced over 50 per cent reduction in the tariff. The new tariff was announced by the Chairman/CEO…
