Chime approves N220m for Rangers backlog sign-on fees

Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has approved about N220 million for the payment of the 2012/2013 sign-on fees owed players and coaches of Rangers International FC.

Sanusi, Bayero' Sons In Contention Over Emir's Throne

WITH the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, on Friday, the first question Nigerians asked was obviously who takes over from him. The question becomes very necessary given the background of the recent crisis between the Federal Government and the last governor of the Central Bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The former CBN governor has never hidden his ambition to be emir of Kano after Ado Bayero. Now that Bayero has bowed out, it goes without saying that prominent likely successors to that throne of influence and prestige would rev up their engine.

Armed men invade college, molest female students in Makurdi

Barely a week after some suspected cultists raided the female hostel of the Benue State University, BSU, another gang in the early hours of Tuesday attacked and molested some female students of the College of Advanced and Professional Studies, CAPS, in Makurdi, the state capital.

Tributes Flow As Emir of Kano Dies At 83

One of Nigeria’s most prominent Islamic leaders and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero, 83, is dead.

The octogenarian died peacefully in his palace after a long battle with cancer in the morning hours and was buried at 4 pm, a palace spokesman, Mahe Bashir Wali announced on Radio Kano.

Warning Sign of Earthquake Discovered in Bayelsa -- commissioner

Iniruo Wills, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Environment, said on Friday that the earth tremor that occurred in Okordia communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area on Wednesday, could be a warning sign of an earthquake.

Escaped Chibok Girls Narrate Thier Rape Ordeal

More chilling revelations have emerged to shed some light on the agonising experience of the missing Chibok girls, based on the account of one of the escapees.

Davido Fame Outshines Okonjo Iweala Lecture At Babcock Convocation

HKN boss and Aye Crooner, David Adeleke, famously known as Davido, last Sunday disrupted the convocation ceremony of Babcock University, a private university in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, where he was one of the 1,544 graduating students.

Complete Speech By Four Abducted Chibok Girls In New Video

According to the Mail on Sunday, in the video, eight girls, dressed in their school uniforms of pale blue gingham, plead for release as they stand courageously in front of the camera.

“They are clearly scared, upset and trying to be brave,” the report said.
“Each of them walks in turn to a spot in front of a white sheet fixed to a crude frame between the trees.
“Four of them can be heard clearly, in their Hausa language, stating that they were taken by force and that they are hungry. A tall girl, aged about 18, says tearfully: ‘My family will be so worried.’ Another, speaking softly, says: ‘I never expected to suffer like this in my life.’

Godwin Emefiele Officially Assume Office Today As New CBN

Godwin Emefiele assumes office today as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor after the expiration of the tenure of Lamido Sanusi on May 31. Mr. Emefiele was still on duty at Zenith as at last Friday.

A visit to Zenith last Friday showed that some of his personal staff were being mobilised on Friday to leave for Abuja in preparation for his assumption of office today.

KABIRU SOKOTO's UPDATE: I’m Ready To Name B/Haram Sponsors

There are indications that convicted Boko Haram sect member, Kabiru Umar (aka Kabiru Sokoto) is ready to name organisations and individuals he claims to be sponsors of the terrorist group.
Top security officers at Kuje Prisons, Abuja, where he is serving a life sentence, told Nigerian Pilot that Kabiru Sokoto has indicated his willingness to name the sponsors of Boko Haram.