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…
Experts Link Global Warming To Deforestation, Gas Flaring
Experts at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) Port Harcourt, Professor Nkalor Hudson Ukoima and Dr Suanu Deekae, have linked global warming to continuous deforestation and emission of gases into the atmosphere. The two lectureRs who spoke…
Corruption: Stop Celebrating Ill-gotten Wealth, Jonathan Urges Nigerians
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to stop celebrating people with ill-gotten wealth in order to discourage corruption in the country. Mr. Jonathan, who participated in the Presidential Debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group on Sunday in Abuja,…
#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…
Nigeria’s Economic Future Secure Under Jonathan – PDP Insists
…. Cites Performance, Roadmap In Critical Sectors The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the economic future of the nation is guaranteed under President Goodluck Jonathan citing his unprecedented performance in wealth creation as well as strategies already mapped out for…
Nigerian Troops Foil Fresh Boko Haram Attack on Bama
Nigerian troops on Saturday quashed a fresh attempt by Boko Haram militants to recapture Bama, the defence headquarters said. Bama was retaken from Boko Haram last week. Spokesperson for the military, Chris Olukolade, a Major General, said that over a…
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…
