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N5000 note: Civil groups prepare for mass protest

99 Comments | credits: Civil society groups have started mobilising their members in preparation for a mass protest, should the Central Bank of Nigeria insist on implementing the planned currency review. Leaders of some of the groups, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH, said they had started meeting to examine the issue and to devise the […]

Picture: Suspect hides cocaine in roasted chicken

September 2, 2012 by Allwell Okpi  Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested an auto technician, Vincent Chinweuwa, for allegedly hiding 2.655kg of cocaine hidden inside roasted chicken. The seizure was made at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos during the inward clearance of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight from Sao […]

  Worried by violations of the rules of engagement by security operatives in dealing with civilian population during disturbances, the Federal Government has sent a bill to the National Assembly for a law that will punish offenders in concert with international law. The bill forbids unjustifiable attacks against civilian population. Offences punishable include rape, torture, […]

Ethnicity, Hate Speech & Nation Building – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | August 31, 2012 – Am I alone in noticing how Nigerians seem to enjoy profiling and pouring invectives on one another whenever they congregate in their in-group to discuss the Nigerian condition? And if you think this is only a past-time of the uneducated and those who believe […]

NNPC needs N474bn to upgrade pipelines – GMD (Another avenue to steal)

August 31, 2012  by Stanley Opara 3 Comments GMD, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu | credits: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation needs close to $3bn (N474.15bn) to upgrade its depots and refineries’ pipeline infrastructure nationwide, its Group Managing Director, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, has said. The GMD said this on Thursday during a forum in Lagos. In […]

FG designates Anambra oil producing state

August 31, 2012  by Emmanuel Obe and Olalekan Adetayo Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi | credits: History was made on Thursday when the Federal Government announced that Anambra State had joined the list of oil bearing states in the country. The announcement was made by President Goodluck Jonathan while inaugurating Orient Petroleum’s Anambra River Production […]

My campaign promises’ll manifest in 2013 –Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians to expect the fulfillment of his campaign promises by in 2013. The President said this on Thursday in Onitsha, Anambra State where he inaugurated a number of government and private sector projects. The projects were the Orient Petroleum refinery, Aguleri Otu; the Niger River Port at Onitsha; Sabmiller Brewery, […]

Mikel, Moses set for Super Cup history

August 31, 2012  by Pius Ayinor Victor Moses | credits: Mikel Obi and his compatriot Victor Moses are in Monaco, France where they hope to emulate former Nigerian star Celestine Babayaro by helping Chelsea win the UEFA Super Cup inside the Stade Louis II. While Mikel is already an established member of the Stamford Bridge […]

Obasanjo still fighting Eedris (the rapper) over Nigeria jaga jaga song (is Nigeria still not jaga jaga)

Eedris Abdulkareem | credits: About 10 years after ebullient rapper, Eedris Abdukareem, released a song titled Nigeria Jaga jaga, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is still angry with him. Obasanjo had  hit back at the artiste when the album was freshly released, with some people quoting him as saying it was the singer’s father’s house that […]

Data of SSS agents leaked on Internet

Ekpeyong Ita, the Director-General of the State Security Services (SSS) | credits: THERE are indications that the safety of agents of the State Security Service has been compromised with personnel records of current and former operatives leaked on the internet, Associated Press reports. The leak, sources said, was already creating panic among SSS operatives  and […]