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New Pope emerges, Pope Francis

Posted by admin Headlines, Religion, Top Stories Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, the first non-European pontiff of the modern era, revealed himself to the world from a balcony at the Vatican on Wednesday. Jorge Bergoglio, who served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, took the name Francis shortly after being elected by cardinals in what was apparently the fifth round of voting on […]

Want to go to prison, choose Norway

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

“In the law, being sent to prison is nothing to do with putting you in a terrible prison to make you suffer. The punishment is that you lose your freedom. If we treat people like animals when they are in prison, they are likely to behave like animals. Here, we pay attention to you as […]

Ex-convict Alamieyeseigha may get presidential pardon today

Posted by admin National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

Barring any last minute change in plans, President Goodluck Jonathan will today request the National Council of State to ratify a presidential pardon for the disgraced former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. A presidency source told PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Jonathan will bring a memo to the meeting requesting pardon for Mr. Alamieyeseigha, and some […]

Martins pays Levante buyout clause himself

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

MADRID (AFP) – Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins has paid the buyout clause in his contract with Levante himself, the Spanish club confirmed on Tuesday. It is thought that the former Inter Milan and Newcastle United striker made the payment, said to be about three million euros ($3.9 million, £2.6 million) so he can join Major […]

ACN slams INEC over African Peoples Congress’ application

Posted by admin INEC Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of engaging in bare-faced lies and manipulation of facts by claiming that the phantom African Peoples Congress has applied to the commission for registration. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the […]

Gunmen attack primary school in Kano, injure headmaster, two others

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

By AbdulSalam Muhammad, Kano. KANO – A headmaster and two of his teachers survived an attack by unknown gunmen at Hausa Danmaliki Primary School in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano state. Eyewitness told Vanguard that the gunmen sneaked into the school compound shortly after the school settled down for academic activities, identified and shot […]

Italian Scola, Ghana’s Turkson lead odds to become next pope

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

LONDON (AFP) – Italian archbishop Angelo Scola is favourite to be the next pope ahead of Ghana’s Peter Turkson and Odilo Scherer of Brazil, bookmakers said Tuesday as cardinals prepared to choose the new pontiff. Bookmakers were also taking bets on the official name that the successor to Benedict XVI will take, with Leo, Peter […]

Nigeria will be listed a terrorist nation — Monguno

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

A security analyst in Borno State, Mr. Hussaini Monguno, tells ALLWELL OKPI that the killing of foreigners by terrorist groups in the Nigeria would get the country listed as terrorist nation What are the implications of the killing of the seven foreigners? Well, I’m yet to confirm the news, but if it is really true, […]

Lion kills woman having sex in the bush

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

A lion reportedly attacked a man and woman having sex in a bush in Africa, killing the woman. News website My Zimbabwe reports that Sharai Mawera and an unidentified male were having sex in a bushy a… them. “Unfortunately the woman, who was also known as Mai Desire, was mauled to death by the lion, […]

PDP crisis: Amaechi, Aliyu, others shun govs’ meeting

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics, Niger, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

MARCH 12, 2013 BY OLUSOLA FABIYI, ABUJA 110 COMMENTS Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi | credits: File copy Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, who is also the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was among six governors that were not at the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum […]