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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 7th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Sept. 7, 2013 – Every man, except the pampered child of fortune, ought to have a vocation in order to earn his livelihood. In ancient Jewish society, acquisition of vocational skills were required. Apostle Paul of the Bible even added tent-making to his vocation while Jesus earned carpentry […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
A mid-night inferno has rendered homeless more than 400 residents of Hausa/Fulani Community, a suburb around the Aretallin area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Scores of residential apartments, including permanent structures, batchers and make-shift houses were completely destroyed, while property estimated to cost millions of Naira were also consumed in the inferno. Some elders […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Escort commander’s removal, an order from above -Police It’s an afterthought, lame excuse-Govt Barely 24 hours after the Rivers State government raised the alarm that the state police commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu was plotting harm against Governor Rotimi Aamechi following the sudden withdrawal of the latter’s security commanders, the police command has offered explanations for the […]
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Headlines
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Bank tellers found in their hideout Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A Ikeja, Lagos of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have arrested members of a syndicate that specialises in the forgery of various government import documents including the seal of the Comptroller General of the NCS.At a raid of the syndicate’s ‘office’ […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency)
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
By Christipher Oji A 36-year-old man has been rearrested for the same offence of drug trafficking, a crime for which he is already standing trial in court. Nnaemeka Benjamin, who is standing trial for cocaine smuggling at the Lagos High Court, Ikoyi, was re-arrested with 1.820kg of heroin by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Former Kenyan Judiciary spokesman has petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague to annul the trial and death sentence against Jesus Christ, nearly 2000 years ago. Dola Indidis is also suing Israel, Italy, King Herod, Pontius Pilate, various Jewish “wise men” and the Roman Emperor Tiberius for what he considers an illegal trial […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
There are strong indications that the Cross River State government has concluded arrangements to evacuate the residents of Edim Otop community in Calabar Municipal following the death of eight persons caused by a mudslide. On Wednesday, eight members of Amos Akaniyene family were submerged in a mudslide with three critically injured following a heavy downpour […]
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Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
The Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has described the closure of its head office in Abuja by the police as the height of impunity. A statement issued by the National Secretary of the Baraje-led group, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, said security forces were mobilised to seal off the office on Saturday based on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Judiciary
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
By Chioma Igbokwe A Gambian born British national, Mr Alieu Barry has described as blantant lies allegations of bribery for which a former Chief Justice of The Gambia Justice Joseph Wowo has been widely condemned and facing criminal charges in the West African country. Justice Wowo hails from Edo State in Nigeria but has been […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
The Police Command in Rivers State said on Saturday that its detectives had commenced search for Bishop Ignatius Kattey, the Archbishop of Niger Delta North of the Anglican Communion. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Angela Agabe, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that Kattey was abducted with his wife, Beatrice, on […]