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Edo election, a hard lesson for PDP – Mark

Posted by admin Edo, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate, State News Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

July 18, 2012 by Oluwole Josiah, Olusola Fabiyi and Fidelis Soriwei President of the Senate, David Mark | credits: President of the Senate, David Mark, said on Tuesday that the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State was a hard lesson for the Peoples Democratic Party. Mark, who spoke at the confirmation of three […]

‘Obasanjo would have stopped Boko Haram’ – Tella

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

July 18, 2012 by Simon Utebor Former President Olusegun Obasanjo | credits: Founder, Ifeoluwa Mission, Rev. Tela Tella, said on Tuesday that Boko Haram assumed the monster it had become because President Goodluck Jonathan failed to apply the ruthlessness of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. At a news conference, Tella, said the level the dreaded sect […]

Deportation: 2 Nigerian illegal immigrants strip naked in protest

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Two Nigerians illegal immigrants have reportedly stripped themselves naked to protest arrest by the Italian police. The incident occurred recently following threats by the Italian government to deport the two immigrants to Nigeria, after they were allegedly arrested for constituting nuisance in their neighborhood. An account of the incident by our correspondent said the duo, one […]

The Joy of Normalcy – By Anthony A. Kila

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | July 17, 2012 – To each is own, there are many countries in the world wherein the hope of the people is to excel and lead in one thing or the other. In these countries, people feel great when their fellow citizens make discoveries in science and […]

Open Letter to Governor Sullivan Chime – By Nwaorgu Faustinus

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Enugu, Governors, NNP Columnists, Nwaorgu Faustinus, State News Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

By Nwaorgu Faustinus | NNP | July 17, 2012 – Your Excellency, I want to commend you for the unparalleled infrastructural projects, especially in the area of road construction both in urban and rural areas which you have bequeathed on Enugu State not to mention other roads that are still under construction. The reading public, […]

Insecurity changed my agenda, says Jonathan at PDP’s NEC

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

By Henry Umoru ABUJA— PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, cried out over what he described as the lynch-mob mentality of the political opposition, who he claimed, was determined to drown him and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, out of political relevance. He also said that the security situation in the country changed his pre-election agenda. From […]

Falcons battle Cameroon at African Women’s Championship

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Defending champions Nigeria will have the chance to gain some revenge over Cameroon at the finals of the African Women’s Championship later this year. They were drawn in Group B on Tuesday by the Confederation of African Football with Ivory Coast and Ethiopia. The Indomitable Lionesses beat the Super Falcons to reach the Olympic football […]

Severed private part: Bauchi govt, victim’s parents clash over bills

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

By Suzan Edeh Bauchi—Following the directive by Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State that a 12-year-old boy, whose private part was cut, should be treated at the expense of the state government, there has been a disagreement between the parents of the boy and the Bauchi State Ministry for health over his treatment. Ayuba’s throat […]

Rocket-propelled grenade kills school pupil

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

By Taye Obateru Jos— A seven-year-old boy was, yesterday, killed when an unknown gunman fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a private high school in Bukuru area of the Plateau State capital, creating pandemonium in the city. Four people, a widow and her three children, were also killed by unknown gunmen at Sabon Gida Kanap in […]

Fashola ‘arrests’ Col, Sergeant on BRT lane

Posted by admin Lagos, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Those officers I caught are very bad examples for the military’ BY OLASUNKANMI AKONI & MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO LAGOS – Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, arrested two military officers who drove on the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, lane. The two military officers, who were accosted on the BRT lane at the Outer […]