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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, August 18th, 2014
This man carried a young girl out of the West Point health facility on Saturday Following earlier denials, Liberia has admitted that 17 suspected Ebola patients are “missing” after a health centre in the capital was looted. The government had sought to reassure people, saying all the patients had been moved to another health facility. […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, August 18th, 2014
The Guinea Football Federation has announced that it will play its 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo in Morocco. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) ordered the match to be played at a neutral venue due to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea. The Group E tie will be played […]
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Adamawa, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, State News
Monday, August 18th, 2014
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | August 18, 2014 – In all democratic societies, there are mechanisms put in place to checkmate the excesses of their leaders. This is in accord with the maxim of Lord Acton that “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Fortunately, Nigeria, like most countries, has one of such […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Monday, August 18th, 2014
OPERATIVES of the Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) and men of the Rivers State Police Command have uncovered what might be the biggest baby factory in the southern part of Nigeria, where operators allegely sold babies to women for between N2.5 million and N6 million. The police are also on the trail of the […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Monday, August 18th, 2014
A man in his early 20’s yesterday met his untimely death in Aba, Abia state, when he was pushed down from a moving commercial bus, and eventually crushed by another commercial bus that was coming from behind. Sunday Sun learnt that the young man whose identity could not be immediately ascertained had boarded the commercial […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, August 18th, 2014
Chadian troops have rescued 85 Nigerians kidnapped last week by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram, security and human rights sources in Nigeria said Saturday. Dozens of Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Doron Baga fishing and farming village on the shores of Lake Chad late Sunday through Monday and took away 97 young men and […]
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General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency
Monday, August 18th, 2014
…Says president has right to seek 2nd term Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Retd), has given approval to the anticipated 2015 re-election bid of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, just as he urged Nigerians to be patient with the president in his efforts to tackle the myriad of problems facing the country. In an […]
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Headlines
Monday, August 18th, 2014
The simplification of banking services by technology has brought with it some hazards, including online frauds, OZIOMA UBABUKOH writes on the increasing rate of tampering with customers’ funds by bank employees Cases of internal online fraud committed by bank employees have been on the rise lately, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that […]
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Abia, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Rubby Obinna, State News
Monday, August 18th, 2014
By Rubby Obinna | Imo State, Nigeria | August 18, 2014 – The frequent attacks on Chief Orji Uzor Kalu by the boys of the government in Umuahia, Abia State, are purely as a result of joblessness. If they had some meaningful things to do, they would not always wake up with what to smear […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, August 18th, 2014
Health inspectors at work | credits: www.globapost.com Thousands of Nigerians admitted into United Kingdom universities appear sure to face tough health screening as their campuses have been placed on the alert for the danger posed by the Ebola Virus Disease. According to The Independent on Sunday, the alert by Universities UK, the umbrella body […]
