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Terrorism: Concerns over Syria’s chemical weapons

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Friday, July 27th, 2012

SECURITY agencies in countries facing extremist Islamic insurgents are said to be worried about developments in Syria, especially on the custody of chemical and biological weapons by the country. Security sources, on Thursday, said it would be disastrous if Syria’s lethal chemical weapons are mishandled like the weapons from the arsenal of Muamma Ghadaffi, which […]

PDP disowns chieftains’ sons facing trial

Posted by admin Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, July 27th, 2012

The Peoples’ Democratic Party [PDP] National Working Committee (NWC) yesterday declared that it would not intercede on behalf of any of its chieftains, or their children facing prosecution over alleged fuel subsidy fraud. They were arraigned at two Lagos High Courts yesterday. Among those charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were Alhaji […]

N13bn fuel subsidy scam trial: Tukur, Ahmadu Ali’s sons granted bail

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, July 27th, 2012

Photo: Sun News Publishing By: AKEEB ALARAPE Date: Thu, 07/26/2012 – 21:19 Mahmud, Mamman Nasir and Abdullahi, sons of Bamanga Tukur, Ahmadu Ali, Abdul-Azeez Arisekola-Alao respectively and other oil marketers and their companies were formally arraigned yesterday at the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja. Ali is former chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while […]

Disturbing Pictures: HORROR IN LAGOS:Brothers kill brother

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, July 27th, 2012

Photo: Sun News Publishing Omotola and Toye kneeling before the decomposed body of Akinbuyi By: PHILIP NWOSU, MATTHEW DIKE and GILBERT EKEZIE Date: Thu, 07/26/2012 – 22:49 The entire Festival Town, commonly called FESTAC in Lagos was thrown into pandemonium on Thursday evening as a decomposing body of a man was discovered inside a duplex […]

APGA crisis: Court stops Umeh

Posted by admin All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Party Politics Friday, July 27th, 2012

By: PETRUS OBI, Enugu Date: Thu, 07/26/2012 – 23:30 An Enugu State High Court yesterday, granted an interim injunction restraining the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, from convening a national, state, or local government executive committee meeting of the party. The court, presided over by the Chief Judge […]

Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Bauchi

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Friday, July 27th, 2012

By: PAUL ORUDE, Bauchi Date: Thu, 07/26/2012 – 23:40 It was a bloody day for the Bauchi State Police Command as gunmen yesterday killed three of its men on patrol along Bauchi Gombe Road. The gunmen made away with three police rifles after opening fire on the policemen on patrol. Two inspectors and a corporal […]

Dana crash: Coroner issues Red Cross, Julius Berger, others bench warrants

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Friday, July 27th, 2012

Relief agencies and oil companies already invited to testify in the ongoing inquest into the June 3 plane crash in Lagos are to be issued bench warrant to appear before the coroner next week. A Dana plane MD 83 had crashed at Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, killing all the 153 passengers on board, including […]

NAFDAC nabs fake Cameroonian doctor with unregistered drugs

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, July 27th, 2012

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has nabbed a Cameroonian who specialized in prescribing; selling and administering unregistered Chinese drugs to unsuspecting members of the public. The man, Justin who claimed to be a doctor was arrested at his illegal clinic situated within the central mosque premises in Ajegunle a […]

Warning: Disturbing photo – Mystery fire disfigures woman 11 days before wedding

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, July 27th, 2012

Photo: Sun News Publishing Charity, shortly after the explosion, and on her graduation day By: SEYE OJO If Charity Okoroukwu, a 27-year-old woman, who graduated in Business Administration from the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Enugu, had known that danger was lurking around the corner 11 days to her wedding, she would not have attempted […]

ACN berates Patience, Turai on Abuja land tussle

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Action Congress of Nigeria, First Ladies, Party Politics, Patience Jonathan, State News, Top Stories, Turai Yar'Adua, Women Politics Friday, July 27th, 2012

Action Congress of Nigeria has condemned the legal tussle between Mrs. Patience Jonathan and her predecessor, Mrs. Turai Yar’Adua, over a plot of land in Abuja. ACN said, “A study in despicable sycophancy, insider abuse, arbitrariness and manifestation of the culture of impunity all of which have become the hallmarks of the administration of President […]