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Belgium threaten Nigeria on Ezekiel

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 21st, 2014

Imoh Ezekiel, who received his first Nigeria call-up for the Mexico game, is still wanted by Belgian Federation. Belgian press reported that the forward could obtain the country’s passport through a speedy process. The Belgian FA have been trying hard to make Ezekiel – who has scored 26 league goals for Standard Liege since joining […]

Jonathan Appoints New Executive Secretary For PPPRA

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, February 21st, 2014

president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Farouk A. Ahmed as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) with immediate effect. Mr. Ahmed will take over from the incumbent Executive Secretary, Mr. Reginald C. Stanley who is retiring after 35 years in service. The incoming Executive Secretary, who hails from […]

SSS Confiscates Sanusi’s Travelling Documents At Lagos Airport

Posted by admin Uncategorized Friday, February 21st, 2014

Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Following his suspension, officials of the State Security Service (SSS) on Thursday seized the travelling documents of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi at the Execute Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Mallam Sanusi’s document was seized when he arrived Lagos from […]

Lamido’s Suspension Done in Bad Faith –CNPP

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, Party Politics Friday, February 21st, 2014

IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has picked holes on the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, describing it as a selective witch- hunt Reacting to the development Thursday via a press statement issued by its publicity secretary Mr. Osita Okechukwu, made available to newsmen in […]

Okonjo-Iweala Denies News of Her Purported Resignation

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, February 21st, 2014

The Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied the news of her purported resignation making the rounds on the web. The minister in a statement issued by her Special adviser, Paul Nwachukw said: “It has come to our attention that a story is circulating online about the purported […]

Fashola Orders Immediate Re-Opening Of LASU

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, February 21st, 2014

…As Students Destroyed N51 Million Properties Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Friday directed the re-opening of the Lagos State University (LASU) from Monday February 24, in the overriding best interest of the students. This is after the state government put the value of properties destroyed by the students during the last protest at […]

Slain Banker: Arowolo To Die By Hanging, Court Rules

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 21st, 2014

Ayo Balogun. Lagos Justice Lateefat Okunu of the Ikeja High Court has sentenced Akolade Arowolo to death by hanging for killing his banker wife, Titilayo Omozeze. (Story continues below) Ayo Arowolo clutching a bible after the verdict Ayo Arowolo, a Nigerian man accused of killing his banker wife on June 24th 2011 has been […]

20,000 jostle for employment forms in Ebonyi

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Thursday, February 20th, 2014

No fewer than 20,000 applicants on Thursday besieged the Ebonyi Secondary Education Board in Abakaliki to obtain recruitment forms for teaching jobs. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the applicants scrambled to collect the forms from officials of the board. A source in the board who spoke on condition of anonymity said that obtaining […]

Opinion: Remind me again, what is Boko Haram fighting for?

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, February 20th, 2014

February 20, 2014 by Abimbola Adelakun The level of violence perpetrated by the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, at least in the past six months, is just ridiculous. Suddenly, words are not enough to express profound thoughts on the amount of carnage being carried out by the terrorists. The body count rises all the time and […]

Man, 27, arraigned for attempted bank robbery

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, February 20th, 2014

A 27-year-old man, Bright Okudiri, who allegedly entered into a bank with an intent to steal, was on Thursday arraigned at an Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court. The accused, an unemployed with no fixed address, is facing a count charge of attempt to commit an offence. The prosecutor, Insp. Racheal Williams, told the court that the […]