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Eagles won’t miss Uche, Ideye – Dosu

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, May 9th, 2014

Ideye and Uche | credits: File copy Joseph Dosu insists the Super Eagles won’t miss Villarreal striker Ikechukwu Uche and Dynamo Kyiv forward Brown Ideye in this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. The duo missed out on World Cup selection after Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi announced his 30-man provisional squad for the football’s showpiece with […]

Schoolgirls: American, British experts arrive Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Friday, May 9th, 2014

| credits: File copy As Nigerians await international help in fighting the Boko Haram menace, it has been confirmed that some security operatives from the United States and Britain are already in the country. Saturday PUNCH gathered that seven deployed US military personnel with the 50 stationed in the US Embassy in Abuja, and a […]

Nigerian govt irresponsible in protecting youths – Hillary Clinton

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, May 9th, 2014

Hillary Clinton | credits: File copy United States’ former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said on Wednesday night in New York that the Nigerian government had shown irresponsibility in matters relating to girls and boys over the years. Clinton, who is a likely presidential candidate in 2016, added her voice to an increasingly widespread […]

Nigeria’s satellites cannot track Chibok girls, insurgents –Muhammed, NASRDA boss

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Friday, May 9th, 2014

Director General, National Space Research Development Agency, Prof. Seidu Muhammed in this interview with EVEREST AMAEFULE, addresses talks about the activities of the agency and why its satellites can’t track Chibok girls It is now 11 years since Nigeria launched an earth observation satellite – the NigeriaSat-1. How do you assess the odyssey to the […]

Chibok schoolgirls abduction: Army ignored advance warning –Amnesty International

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Friday, May 9th, 2014

Amnesty International on Friday said the Nigerian military ignored advanced warnings on plan by the Boko Haram Islamic sect to carry out armed raid on Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State. The group spoke as one of the victims’ father told CNN that the insurgents were usually supplied by helicopters. Speaking with CNN correspondent, […]

Jonathan: Girls’ abduction, beginning of B’Haram’s end

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Friday, May 9th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said he believed that with the global efforts to find and rescue the over 200 girls abducted from their school by Boko Haram insurgents, an end to the reign of terror in Nigeria had begun. Jonathan, who once again promised that the girls would be rescued, […]

Missing $20bn: PriceWaterHouse begins forensic audit of NNPC

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Friday, May 9th, 2014

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: blogs.cfr.org The Federal Government has appointed forensic auditors to carry out a detailed investigation into the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed this during a debate at the 24th edition of the World Economic Forum for Africa. […]

FG to improve power transmission with $3.7bn

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, May 9th, 2014

Vice-President Namadi Sambo The Federal Government plans to spend $3.7bn to upgrade the nation’s power transmission infrastructure. Vice President Namadi Sambo disclosed this on Thursday while granting audience to the management of Genesis Electricity Consortium led by a Nigerian businessman, Mr. Arthur Eze, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Most of the members of the […]

Insurgents, mindless extremists – Buhari

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Friday, May 9th, 2014

Former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), | credits: File copy A former Military Head of State, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari, has lashed out at the dreaded Boko Haram sect calling the terrorists “mindless bigots” Buhari condemned the terrorists for kidnapping over 200 girls in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, insisting that […]

US plans three strategies against Boko Haram

Posted by admin American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

By Uduma Kalu, with agency reports LAGOS-The United States plans to use three channels to attack the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko haram. A UK newspaper, Telegraph said this following the video showing Shekau, the sect leader threatening to sell the abducted schoolgirls. The newspaper which said the West may use drones to tackle the dreaded […]