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Africa trip: US monitoring Mandela’s health

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Monday, June 24th, 2013

WASHINGTON – The White House said Monday it was monitoring Nelson Mandela’s condition, but could not yet say whether his failing health would affect President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa this week. Obama is due to travel to Senegal on Wednesday and spend the weekend in South Africa before journeying on to Tanzania, on a […]

Jonathan, TY Danjuma in closed door meeting

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Monday, June 24th, 2013

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and former Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Theophilus Danjuma, met at State House, Abuja, on Sunday, behind closed doors. Danjuma’s mission was not known but it came barely a day after he was reported to have criticised both the Nigerian leadership and northern leaders while being conferred with a traditional title in […]

Nigerians to pay £3,000 to enter Britain (Let the British also pay to get into Nigeria)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, June 24th, 2013

BRITAIN is planning to force visitors from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose a “high risk” of immigration abuse to provide a cash bond before they can enter the country, a report said Sunday. The Sunday Times newspaper said that from November, a pilot scheme would target visitors from […]

How Niger Delta Minister, Elder Godsday Orubebe, Stole billions

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Top Stories Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

These are not the best of times for Godsday Orubebe, the Niger Delta Affairs minister. Still battling to wriggle himself out of the allegations of stealing and acquisitions of mansions in Abuja, made by the Dino Melaye, led network against corruption, Orubebe is again riding in another gathering storm of scandals. Indeed, playing the script […]

Tribunal orders Mobil to pay $83.4m to FIRS

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

The Tax Appeal Tribunal, Lagos Zone, on Friday ordered Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to pay 83.4 million dollars (N13 billion) education tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tribunal gave the order while delivering judgment on an appeal filed by the oil company against the FIRS. […]

Killings: IGP orders police deployment to Zamfara village

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Abubakar, has ordered the deployment of armed policemen to Kizara village in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the deployment followed the killing of over 30 persons on Tuesday by unknown gunmen. The IGP, who was accompanied by the Minister […]

FG, stakeholders move to check oil theft

Posted by admin Latest Politics Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

In order to stop crude oil theft in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday night met relevant stakeholders in the oil sector to map out strategies to check the menace. Speaking with State House correspondents shortly after the meeting, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison Madueke, said the president summoned relevant stakeholders in the […]

There was scuffle before Williams’ assassination – Witness

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

A retired deputy Inspector General of Police, Adebayo Adeoye, on Friday told a Lagos High Court, Igbosere, that the killers of a former Lagos governorship aspirant, Funsho Williams, had a scuffle with him before assassinating him. Adeoye, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of six suspected killers of Williams told the court presided over […]

I’m not in Rivers to fight Gov Amaechi – Patience Jonathan

Posted by admin First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News Friday, June 21st, 2013

Port Harcourt —The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, yesterday, said she was not in Rivers to fight Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Jonathan said this in Port Harcourt when 135 chiefs from Kalabari Kingdom called on her. She said: “I am not here to fight the Governor of Rivers State because he is my brother. We should […]

Court issues criminal summons against 8 Russians

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Friday, June 21st, 2013

By INNOCENT ANABA A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, issued criminal summons against eight Russians charged with unlawful importation of arms to Nigeria. The accused: Chichkanov Vasily, Varlygin Igor, Komilov Alexander, Mishin Pavel, Korotchenko Andrey, Vorobev Mikhail, Stepan Oleksiuk and their vessel, “MV Myre Seadiver” are standing trial on a four-count charge bordering […]