Former Arsenal defender, Emmanuel Eboue has been suspended from football-related activities for one year by the world football governing body, FIFA. Consequently, his new club, Sunderland, have terminated his contract with them. The Ivorian star got FIFA’s sledge hammer after failing to pay one of his representatives. Sunderland disclosed in a statement that Eboue’s suspension…
Month: March 2016
Ecobank vs Honeywell: Court Orders Case Re-assigned
A Court of Appeal in Lagos has directed Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, to re-assign a winding-up petition by Ecobank Nigeria Limited against Honeywell Flour Mills Plc. Justice Abimbola Obaseki-Adejumo said justice demands that both sides must be heard. She made no order as to cost. The justice upheld an…
4 Signs You Are a Difficult Hotel Guest
You may know how to ask hotel staff for things, how much to tip, how to book, when to push your cause and when definitely not to, but while these are key things that are supposed to mark you out as a good guest, there is a chance that when you look around at all…
PDP Senator Threatens APC Over Saraki
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has been warned to forget producing another Senate President if Bukola Saraki is removed from office. Saraki is battling with his party, which wants him out because of the way he got the position. He is presently standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for alleged false declaration…
Buhari Arrives Washington For Nuclear Security Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari is already in Washington DC, where he is attending the 4th Nuclear Security Summit on March 31, 2016. The President hopes to use the summit to improve the economy of Nigeria and interact with other world leaders who would be at the programme. Buhari was welcomed by Minister of Defence, Monsur Dan…
Slain Colonel Inusa Buried In Kaduna (Photos)
The senior army personnel kidnapped and later killed by unknown gunmen on Sunday in Kaduna has been buried according to Islamic rites. The corpse of the Army officer, Colonel Samaila Inusa, was laid to rest at the old Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Muslim Cemetery in Kaduna on Wednesday. Some at the burial could not control…
Ekiti Lawmakers Flee To Ibadan
Sixteen members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have now found refuge in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, following alleged plots by the police to arrest them. The congressmen on Wednesday addressed the media at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, council office in Ibadan, stressing that nothing will make them impeach Governor Ayodele…
John Dumelo, Francis Odega For ‘Restless Pendulum’
After a successful audition, the casts and crew of ‘Restless Pendulum’ are very much ready and set to hit the location for a shoot that would be starring top African acts like John Dumelo, Francis Odega, Belinda Effa, Fancy Tracy Acholonu alongside others. The audition of this highly budgeted cinema movie took place in the…
Ntel Revives Nigeria’s SAT-3 Submarine Cable
The SAT-3 submarine cable formerly owned by NITEL is currently back in service after being off some time now. The satellite is at the moment in the possession of Ntel after the company acquired NITEL from the Federal Government of Nigeria. The new owners of the company have concluded plans to roll out services and…
Instagram Extends Video Length
Popular video sharing platform, Instagram, has announced an increase in the length of videos posted by users on its platform. Instagram users can now post a 60-second video on their timelines as against 15 seconds it used to be in the past. Also, the social networking website announced the return of multi-clip video, which makes…