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Heavy crackdown in Abuja before World Economic Forum event

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News, Top Stories Sunday, May 4th, 2014

Nigerian security forces have detained several people in Abuja over recent bomb attacks, days before a World Economic Forum event in the capital. Most of those held were said to be foreign, but no details were announced. Officials have ordered schools and government offices to close during the WEF event, which be attended by the […]

All Loot and No Work Makes Me a Rich Man – By Akinbtokunbo A. Adejumo

Posted by admin Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo | Ibadan, Nigeria | May 3, 2014 – “The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury” has been a popular quotation on many websites since the global financial crisis of 2008. The quotation is usually attributed to George Washington (1732-1799), but there is no evidence that he […]

Obama calls for US death penalty review

Posted by admin American Politics Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

US President Barack Obama plans to ask Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate problems surrounding the application of the death penalty. The US leader’s announcement comes just days after a botched execution in Oklahoma drew widespread attention. Obama called inmate Clayton Lockett’s prolonged death earlier this week from an improperly delivered lethal injection “deeply […]

Jonathan sets up fact-finding committee on Chibok girls

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

The Federal Government on Friday expressed frustration over the inconsistencies in the information available to it on the girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, who were abducted on April 15. To this end, President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a fact-finding committee headed by Brig General Ibrahim Sabo. Other members of the committee […]

Abducted girls: Hopes of early rescue dim

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

Hopes of an early rescue for the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, appeared dim as security agencies are yet to discover the exact location of the pupils, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have revealed. Although the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, had assured Nigerians […]

Bayelsa: The battle for Creek Haven brews

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

Jonathan, Alamieyesiegha, Dickson and Sylva | credits: File copy No governor in the history of Bayelsa State has completed a second term in office. In this piece, SIMON UTEBOR examines political intrigues in the state The oil-rich Bayelsa State, carved out of old Rivers State in 1996 by the Sani Abacha military junta, has a […]

‘APC won’t field Muslim-Muslim ticket’

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Party Politics Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha A former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Onyeagucha, has stated that the All Progressives Congress will not field Muslim-Muslim candidates for 2015 presidential election. Onyeagucha, who was the chairman of the party’s state congress committee in Enugu, dismissed reports that the APC was planning to field two […]

Nigerians want Jonathan to resign

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Friday, May 2nd, 2014

Gbenga Adeyinka, Fasusi Martins and Famoriyo Solomon In the light of the recent bomb blasts in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigerians have been reacting to the insecurity in the country, with many calling for President Goodluck Jonathan’s resignation. Saturday PUNCH went to the streets to get reactions from the public Gbenga Adeyinka, Comedian […]

South Sudan rebels wants graves opened in attrocity probe

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, May 2nd, 2014

South Sudanese rebels have called for the opening of purported mass graves in the capital city of Juba, where thousands of civilians were buried after the outbreak of violence. The call came as US Secretary of State, John Kerry, concerned about possible genocide in the world’s youngest state, visited the country in an effort to […]

Rukky Sanda shows off in Range Rover Evoque

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Friday, May 2nd, 2014

Rukky Sanda Nollywood actress, Rukky Sanda, is one of the popular faces in Nigeria’s entertainment industry, although with few appearances in movies. The sexy actress is well known for showing some cleavage each time occasion permits. The bare-it-all actress recently acquired the 2012 edition of Range Rover Evoque, which was said to have cost her […]