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Woman kills 15-year-old son

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 21st, 2014

Okokon’s house | credits: Etim Ekpimah A woman, Mrs. Ita Okokon, aka, Eka Isaac, at Atai Obio Offot, Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, has killed her 15-year-old son, Isaac Okokon, after a minor disagreement. Isaac, an SSS II pupil of Offot Ukwa Secondary School, Obiofot, Uyo, was said to have died on Friday […]

CAN, Amaechi declare fasting for abducted schoolgirls (Will the Sultan fast as well?)

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Religion Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The Christian Association of Nigeria in Borno State has declared fasting and praying from Monday (today) to Wednesday to seek divine intervention for the release of the abducted students of the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok. Also, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called on Nigerians to pray […]

Brazil 2014 watch: Oboabona scores first goal, Ideye lifts Dynamo

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Godfrey Oboabona Rizespor defender, Godfrey Oboabona, scored his first goal for his club in their 3-1 win at home against Konyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday. The Nigerian hit the target in the 35th minute to give his club the lead. His goal was later followed by goals from Korkmaz and Lomano […]

Nobody can harm Jonathan, says aide

Posted by admin Latest Politics Sunday, April 20th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan The Chaplain to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ven. Obioma Onwuzurumba, on Friday said despite the prevailing situation in the country, nobody can take the President’s life. He said no human being had the capacity to determine how long a fellow human being would live on the surface of the earth. Onwuzurumba spoke […]

Don’t impose anyone on Lagosians, group warns Tinubu

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Tinubu A Lagos-based group, Visioners for New Lagos, on Sunday, vowed to resist any attempt to impose a former Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode as the next governor of the state. Coordinator of the group, Mr.Bambo Akin-Johnson, also cautioned a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, against imposing a candidate […]

US groups write Jonathan, seek action against B’Haram

Posted by admin American Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines Sunday, April 20th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan A coalition of over 13 United States-based organisations under the aegis of Working Group on Nigeria, has written to President Goodluck Jonathan seeking a drastic action against the activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect. It described the sect as “the second most deadly terrorist group for the year 2012 ranking only behind […]

Presidency is arrogant, confused, Nyako insists

Posted by admin Adamawa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, State News Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Muritala Nyako | credits: naijamayor.com Some Socio-political groups in the South on Sunday berated the Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Muritala Nyako, over his letter to the northern state governors. Nyako, in a letter to the Northern Governors’ Forum, dated April 16, 2014, had accused the President Goodluck Jonathan administration of committing […]

Al-Shabab aided B’Haram in Abuja bombing – Security sources

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Scene of the blast. | credits: Sam Adeko There are strong indications that members of the Somalia militant sect, Al-Shabab, aided Boko Haram militants in carrying out the attack on Nyanya Motor Park seven days ago. The PUNCH’s investigations on Sunday also revealed that Al-Shabab, which has strong links with Al-Qaeda, had moved from providing […]

Kumuyi shows fatigue at Church’s Easter Programme

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Pastor William Kumuyi The General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, took a day off from preaching due to tiredness at the just concluded three day National Easter Retreat programme of the church. Kumuyi was said to have been wearied by his many missionary journeys around Nigeria and Africa. The Church […]

Tambuwal under pressure to sack us –PDP defectors

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal The thirty-seven All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives, who defected from Peoples Democratic Party have described calls to declare their seats vacant as prejudicial. The lawmakers, in a statement signed on their behalf in Abuja on Saturday by Andrew Uchendu, noted that there had […]