Ancelotti to leave PSG

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

PARIS (AFP) – Rumoured Real Madrid target Carlo Ancelotti will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, television channel BeInSport, whose Qatari owner Nasser al-Khelaifi is also PSG president, said on Sunday. Ancelotti has spent just 18 months at the club from the French capital and this season led them to a first Ligue 1 title since 1994. But rumours that he is set to ...

Nadal crushes Federer to win seventh Rome title

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

ROME (AFP) – Spain’s Rafael Nadal dominated his 30th meeting with Swiss rival Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters on Sunday. Nadal’s 6-1, 6-3 triumph means he now leads Federer 20-10 in their series, with 13 of his wins coming on clay. Nadal started the event seeded only fifth after losing many of his ATP ranking points during a ...

Nigeria Government Encouraged with Military Offensive Progress

VOA - Sunday 19th May, 2013

An advisor to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says the government is encouraged by the progress of the ongoing military offensive against the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram. "The majority of the various camps where the terrorists have converted into their hideouts have been heavily bombarded, both by air and on land. And I’m just receiving a report that about 55 ...

Children’s Day Bar Beach closed to fun seekers

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Lagos – The Management of Lagos Bar Beach has said that children and other fun seekers will not be able to use the sandy area of the beach during the Children's Day celebration. Mr Effiong Ekanem, the Chairman, Tourism Committee of Lagos Bar Beach, made the fact known to reporters in Lagos on Saturday, saying the area was restricted. Ekanem said the restriction was in compliance ...

The Parable Of The Cockroach And Nigeria By Prince Charles Dickson

Sahara Reporters - Sunday 19th May, 2013

By Prince Charles Dickson The Edos say "Ehemwen wÿÿ iren te gua so ihuan, ren te vbe gua ku, sokpan ukpÿ iye-ÿkhÿkhÿ ÿre ÿ ma gie iren ku iku iren vbe avan". A cockroach knows how to sing and dance, but it is the hen who prevents it from performing its art during the day. (English) When my son was a baby one of his scary moments was seeing a ...

Nigerian army blockades Boko Haram base

Al Jazeera - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Nigerian soldiers have blocked roads out of a key northeastern city to deprive Boko Haram fighters of supplies in remote towns they control, the army has said. The military said on Sunday that its offensive against the group, which followed a declaration of a state of emergency in three northeastern states, was aimed at re-establishing Nigeria's "territorial integrity". The ...

Lagos State Govt. executes N1trn projects says Fashola

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Lagos -The Lagos State Government says it is currently executing capital projects worth N1 trillion across the state. The projects include the blue line intra-city rail system, roads, houses, jetties, water works, dredging of river and water channels, courts and classrooms. Gov. Babatunde Fashola, told newsmen on Saturday in Lagos that the state needed more funds to complete them before May ...

Wizkid beat PSquare Flavour others to win African Artist of the Year

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

In the just concluded Ghana Music Awards, Wizkid fell giants; beating super hot artists P-Square, Iyanya, Davido, Flavour and D-Banj to win the African Artist of the Year ...

Jang backs emergency rule in 3 states

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Jos- Plateau's Gov. Jonah Jang on Saturday in Jos described President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration of emergency rule in three states as the best decision for the country. Jang made the declaration while speaking to newsmen on arrival at the Jos Airport after a three-week trip abroad. ';Our president knows better as the chief security officer of this country, and he has acted ...

Hypertension commonest cardiovascular disorder says Cardiologist

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Lagos – A medical practitioner, Dr Anthony Adimekwe, on Friday described hypertension as the commonest cardiovascular disorder, as well as the number one cause of life-long drug treatment. Adimekwe, a Resident Cardiologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in ...

Nigerian military ‘kills 10 rebels’

IOL - Sunday 19th May, 2013

This picture taken on April 30, 2013 shows a Nigerian soldier, part of the "Operation Flush" patrolling in the remote north-east town of Baga, Borno ...

NAMA workers cancel planned closure of airspace

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Ikeja – The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) staff has suspended the industrial action slated to start on Monday to press home their demand for additional welfare package. The workers decided to suspend the planned strike after a meeting between the management and union leaders. Mr Supo Atobatele. General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA, disclosed this in a statement he issued in ...

65 suspected terrorists arrested in Maiduguri

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Abuja – The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday in Abuja that 65 persons suspected to be terrorists had been apprehended by its Special Task Force (STF). A statement signed by Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information, said the terrorists were caught while attempting to infiltrate Maiduguri as they fled their various camps now under attack. The statement said the ...

Achebe’s body arrives today

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

BY VINCENT UJUMADU, Awka The remains of celebrated writer, Chinua Achebe is expected to be flown into the country, today to kick-start a week-long burial rites. Achebe died on March 21, 2013 at 82. Meanwhile, the people of Ogidi, hometown of the literary icon, weekend said they were prepared to work with other committees set up for a befiting buril of their illustrous son. Achebe, a former ...

Achebe not father of African literature — Soyinka

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

As celebrated author, Chinua Achebe’s final burial rites hold this week, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka in this interview with Sahara reporters paid tribute to the famous author but says he(Achebe) is not the father of African literature. Soyinka, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for literature, also spoke on his personal relationship with Achebe and other Nigerian writers; his regrets about ...

Man battles to keep motherless twins alive after 13 yrs of wrongful imprisonment

Vanguard - Sunday 19th May, 2013

By Adeola Adenuga With tears dripping down his cheeks, Oluwarotimi Sikiru looked lost. He knelt down as if addressing some audience. "I am appealing to good spirited Nigerians to come to my aid. My suffering has been compounded since going to prison for an offence I did not commit," Sikiru said. Sikiru was in jail for 13 years as prisoner awaiting trial until February 14, 2003 on ...

Nigeria Gunmen Attack Police Stations Banks in Daura

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Gunmen, Thursday night attacked two police stations and four banks in Daura town, carting away millions of naira and a number of weapons. JTF spokesperson, Capt Ikedichi Iweha, confirmed that four of the attackers were killed by soldiers and three soldiers were also killed in the attack. Iweha said soldiers who repelled the assailants had recovered 11 AK-47 rifles, 393 rounds of different ...

Baker Convicted for Obstructing NAFDAC

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State yesterday convicted an Osogbo bread baker, Mr. Afolabi Nurudeen for obstructing officials of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) while performing their duties. Afolabi was arraigned before the court on 12th of May, 2011. According to the charge sheet, Afolabi committed an offence under Section 25(1) of the ...

Nigeria army says crackdown to go on

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Nigeria's army has vowed to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes" to achieve its main objectives. Brig Gen Chris Olukolade told the BBC the aim was to assert Nigeria's "territorial integrity as a nation". Earlier, a 24-hour curfew was imposed in parts of the city of Maiduguri, where the military said it had arrested 65 ...

Nigerian president pledges to set up free trade

Global Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to establish a free trade zone in the country's southeast geo-political zone to boost economic activities in the area.The Nigerian leader made the promise at the ground-breaking ceremony of the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu on Saturday.The president, who noted that a free trade zone would only be ...

Nigerian troops arrest 65 rebels in northeast state

Global Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Nigerian troops operating in northeast Borno State said on Saturday that 65 rebels had been apprehended so far by officers of the Special Task Force (STF).Spokesperson for the defense headquarters Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, saying the rebels were caught while attempting to infiltrate Maiduguri as they fled their various camps now under attack.The ...

LOOMING FUEL SCARCITY Transport operators plead with tanker drivers

Vanguard - Saturday 18th May, 2013

By LAWANI MIKAIRU The national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners , NARTO, has appealed to Petrol Tankers Drivers, PTD, branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, to shelve its planned nationwide strike due to commence on 23 May. . PTD leadership had given NARTO a two-week ultimatum ,starting from 9th May, that all their members nationwide ...