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Group calls for arrest of Wike over alleged inciting statement

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Rivers, State News Sunday, August 4th, 2013

By JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORTHARCOURT—A GROUP, Rivers Peoples Forum, RPF, yesterday, called for arrest and prosecution of the Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, over an alleged statement credited to him at a rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a statement, president of the group, Mr Charles Bekwele, described the statement by Wike […]

Jonathan asks politicians, elders to stop provocative utterances

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Sunday, August 4th, 2013

BUJA — PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, urged political leaders, stakeholders and elders to stop making provocative statements capable of dividing the country, stressing the need for statements that will build Nigeria. He spoke at the reception held in honour of Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, who marked […]

‘Deportation’: APC tells Obi to apologise to Nigerians

Posted by admin Anambra, Lagos, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories Sunday, August 4th, 2013

BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE AND OLASUNKANMI AKONI …No, Fashola should apologise to Obi — APGA LAGOS — All Progressives Congress, APC, Sunday, accused Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, of threatening the country’s unity and whipping up tribal sentiment by sensationalising the recent ‘deportation’ of some indigenes of the state from Lagos. The party in a […]

Osun Police probe attempted defilement of 4-yr-old girl

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Sunday, August 4th, 2013

BY GBENGA OLARINOYE OSOGBO — THE Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mrs Dorothy Gimba, has ordered an investigations into the case of attempted defilement of a four-year-old girl by one Lateef Olateju, a barber, at Yemoja area in Ido-Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner also directed the family unit of the […]

RCCG Convention: Over 5,000 policemen, others to ensure security, traffic flow

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, August 4th, 2013

y Sam Eyoboka & Olayinka Latona THE Ogun State command of the Nigeria Police Force has agreed to deploy over 5,000 policemen to complete the efforts of a detachment of Federal Road Safety Corps members as well as officers and men of the Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps to provide needed security as the […]

Eagles’ defender Oboabona denies Arsenal link and criticising Wenger

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, August 3rd, 2013

By Oluwashina Okeleji BBC Sport, Lagos Nigerian club Sunshine Stars say English Premier League side Arsenal have never asked them to take Godfrey Oboabona on trial. Media speculation last week suggested not only did the Nigeria defender turn down the offer of a trial and but he criticised manager Arsene Wenger too. “I never said […]

Vincent Enyeama is Lille’s No.1 goalkeeper

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, August 2nd, 2013

Nigeria international, Vincent Enyeama, has been declared first choice goalkeeper at French Ligue 1 side, Lille Metropole for the 2013/14 season. According to L’Equipe, Lille manager, Rene Girard, has decided to put Enyeama ahead of Frenchman, Steeve Elana in the pecking order of goalkeepers at the club. “Vincent Enyeama (30 years) will be the number […]

Patience Jonathan lied against me –Amaechi

Posted by admin First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News Friday, August 2nd, 2013

The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday said the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, lied against him in her public account of the misunderstanding between him and the President’s wife a few weeks ago. The governor spoke in Port Harcourt when clergymen of the […]

APC presidential ticket: North woos Danjuma

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, All Peoples' Congress (APC), Party Politics, Top Stories Friday, August 2nd, 2013

The newly registered All Progressives Congress has begun moves to draft a former Minister of Defence (retd.), General Theophilus Danjuma, into the 2015 presidential election race, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that the North had foreclosed the possibility of getting the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential ticket with President Goodluck Jonathan’s grip on the […]

My problem with porn star, Afrocandy – Uche Ogbodo

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Friday, August 2nd, 2013

Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo, tells ’Nonye Ben-Nwankwo about her career and life All of a sudden, you are seen in many movies unlike before. Why are movie, producers courting you now? Are they really courting me? Well, I don’t think I work more than other actresses. I know that my spirit and my zeal to […]