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Yoruba race on the brink of extinction – Leaders, monarchs

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, December 14th, 2012

y Alakam Japhet, Bashir Adefaka & Ikenna Asomba LAGOS — Eminent Yoruba leaders, Thursday, concurred that the Yoruba race was on the brink of extinction if something is not done quickly to revitalise its cultural values and heritage. The Yoruba leaders who spoke during the public presentation of two books, City of 201 Gods: Ile […]

Money Laundering: Gov Lamido’s son released on bail

Posted by admin Headlines, Jigawa, State News Friday, December 14th, 2012

By AbdulSalam Muhammad & Aliyu Mohammad KANO —THE eldest son of the Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, Aminu Sule, who was arrested, Wednesday, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano (MAKIA) for failure to disclose $40,000 at the airport on his way to Egypt regained freedom from the protective custody of the Economic and […]

Breaking News: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother freed by kidnappers

Posted by admin National Politics, Top Stories Friday, December 14th, 2012

The mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been released five days after she was kidnapped, Delta state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has told the BBC. He said Kamene Okonjo, a retired professor, was dropped off on a main road near her home in southern Nigeria. Kidnapping is common in southern Nigeria, where it is […]

Kidnappers demand N200m each for Okonjo, Rotimi’s wife

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 13th, 2012

Family members have established a discrete contacts with kidnappers of Prof. Kamene Okonjo, the mother of Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Eighty-three-year-old Okonjo was kidnapped on Monday. It was also learnt that the kidnappers had also reduced their ransom from $1bn to N200m. Sources told our correspondent on Wednesday in Asaba, Delta State, that the […]

Is Obasanjo’s criticism of Jonathan justified?

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Thursday, December 13th, 2012

“Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones” —English proverb “When you point a finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you” —African saying It is no longer news. The relationship between former president Olusegun Obasanjo, and his political godson, the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally hit the rocks. The […]

Picture: Man attempts suicide twice over eye problem

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 13th, 2012

Taofeek Muraina never had it good as a child. His adulthood is not even better. This, perhaps, explains why the 40-year-old bricklayer thought it wise to die rather than being put to shame by friends and neighbours. Twice this year, he has attempted suicide. The first time, PUNCH Metro learnt, was about five months ago, […]

Bishop Oyedepo’s church razed down in Kwara

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Thursday, December 13th, 2012

Some yet-to-be-identified people set ablaze a church building belonging to Living Faith Church Inc, aka Winners Chapel, along Airport Road, Ilorin about 2.30am on Wednesday. Church property worth several millions of naira were also said to have been destroyed by the fire. It was gathered that the plastic chairs in the church were removed to […]

Gov Lamido’s son arrested for money laundering

Posted by admin Headlines, Jigawa, State News Thursday, December 13th, 2012

DECEMBER 13, 2012 BY SIMON UTEBOR 156 COMMENTS Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido | credits: File copy Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday at Mallam Aminu Kano Airport arrested Aminu, the eldest son of Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, over alleged money laundering. Sources […]

Jonathan may ignore Reps, to retain Oteh

Posted by admin House, Legislature Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan may not bow to the pressure mounted on him by the House of Representatives to fire the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms. Arunma Oteh. The lawmakers had on July 19, 2012 asked Jonathan to sack Oteh after adopting the report of the House’s ad hoc committee which probed the […]

20 vie for PDP BoT chairmanship

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Twenty persons have signified their intention to become the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Secretary of the Board, Senator Walid Jibril, stated this in an interview with journalists at the National Headquarters of the party in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, 98 persons, who are members of […]