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Senate okays death sentence for terrorists

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

By JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA—THE Senate, Wednesday, descended heavily on terrorism perpetrators as it recommended a capital punishment for those found guilty of the act. Considering a report on “a Bill for an Act to amend the Terrorism (prevention) Act, 2012,” brought forward by its Conference Committee during plenary, the Senate in a unanimous resolution, held […]

Veteran Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri, dies at 70

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Nollywood (Film Industry), Top Stories Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

The Nigerian entertainment industry has been hit by another tragedy. One of the most talented actors in our country, Justus Esiri has been reported dead. He was 70.Mr. Esiri, father of pop star, Dr. Sid, died last night. Details of his death are still sketchy and we will provide updates as we get more information. […]

APGA Canada calls for interest in executive positions

Posted by admin All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Headlines, Party Politics Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Vote For ALL PROGRESSIVES GRAND ALLIANCE (APGA) The Party With New Innovation APGA CANADA CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP Newsletter Greetings, APGA Canada wants to use this opportunity to inform fellow Nigerians that as part of our mandate to bring political participation to the people and sustain a long lasting democratic process in our country Nigeria; APGA Canada […]

France asks citizens to leave Cameroon

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

PARIS (AFP) – France on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave northern Cameroon after seven members of a French family were seized in a kidnapping officials suspect was carried out by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram. The family — a couple, their children aged five, eight, 10 and 12 and an uncle — were snatched […]

Gunmen kidnap six foreigners, demand $1.3m ransom

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

LAGOS (AFP) – Gunmen who stormed an oil service ship in southern Nigeria have kidnapped six foreigners and demanded a $1.3 million ransom for their release, police told AFP. “Three of those abducted are from Ukraine, two from India one from Russia… One of the kidnappers called to demand the sum of 200 million naira […]

Picture: Ex Green Eagles star, Okey Isima, dies

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

CAPTAIN of the 1980 Nations Cup-winning Green Eagles squad, Christian Chukwu (MON), has described the late Okey Isima (MON), as a true football stakeholder. Chukwu, in a telephone chat with Tribunesport in Lagos, said that the exit of the former teammate was a great loss to Nigerian football. “In fact, I have not recovered from […]

Bullying the Amazon – By Sunday Ayodeji

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Sunday Ayodeji Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

By Sunday Ayodeji / Lagos, Nigeria / Feb. 19, 2013 – For many years, African women have been relegated to mere observers in the socio-political and economic scheme of things. They are considered only ‘good to be seen, nor heard.’ And their voices, when they deign to talk, are drowned out by the clamour of […]

2015: A Defining Moment for Nigeria – By Emmanuel Ajibulu

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP Columnists Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

By Emmanuel Ajibulu / Abuja, Nigeria / Feb. 19, 2013 – One of the most virulent ills that our country is facing today is corruption. Unless we recognize the full extent to which corruption, abuse of office and all sorts of plunder of national resources is responsible for our poverty as a nation, we will […]

Ohaneze, OPC, Ijaw groups back zoning in 2015

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Three socio-cultural organisations, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Oodu’a Peoples Congress and the Ijaw Monitoring Group on Tuesday endorsed the zoning arrangement among the country’s six geo-political zones for the 2015 polls, News Agency of Nigeria reports. The spokesmen for the groups said zoning should not be dumped in order to ensure Nigeria’s political stability and unity. Their […]

Opinion: Government reward for Super Eagles

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

THE mind-boggling cash gifts splashed out on the national football team players and officials that won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa early in February by the Federal Government is a wrong way of incentivising those who have done the nation proud. It is excessive and perverted as there are standards of […]