Sultan, Emirs May Wade Into Kano Crisis—COMMISSIONER

FOLLOWING the crisis that erupted after the announcement of Mallam Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, may lead other prominent northern emirs, religi leaders, traditional rulers, politicians and businessmen to douse the tension the new appointment is currently causing. According to findings, notable emirs in the north were not happy with the



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Celebrated romances that rocked the music scene

Rumour or no rumour, we have come to believe and live with some celebrity romances that have rocked the music scene. More often than not, these stars don’t always own up to their escapades until someone gets hurt or done in. Here is a list of some romances that rocked or still rocking the music scene. Ella Mensah and Oritse Femi For months now, there has been an aging rumour that the ‘via



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Man Kills Self While Stealing Electric Cable

Tragedy struck Dadin Kowa, a suburb of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, when a middle-aged man was electrocuted while attempting to steal electric cable. Saturday Newswatch gathered that residents of the area and neighbouring villages woke up to discover the corpse on the electric pole.The incident which many believed occurred at about midnight, left the suspected thiefvia



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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. Paul Ozor, the General Manager of Rangers, who made the disclosure on telephone to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said the governor gave the approval on Thursday in Enugu. Ozor said: “The governor has approved all thevia



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Corruption Tainted Minister Of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Rejected By OPEC

In what many will consider to be a further blow to the administration of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the international scene, a leading international firm has given the ‘Thumbs Down’ to one of his own nominees. Report has learned that his corruption tainted Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ms. Diezani Alison-Madueketo, failed to make the grade, and has failed to become the firstvia



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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. Sources told Vanguard in the institution that the armed men, numbering over 12, broke into the hostel at about 5via



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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. Palace sources said that the revered late Emir who was the second-highest Islamic authority in thevia



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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. Willis made this assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria during his inspection visit to the affected communities to ascertain the extent of damage. NANvia



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Sultan, Emirs May Wade Into Kano Crisis—COMMISSIONER

FOLLOWING the crisis that erupted after the announcement of Mallam Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, may lead other prominent northern emirs, religi leaders, traditional rulers, politicians and businessmen to douse the tension the new appointment is currently causing.