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Bishops condemn terror attacks, okay self-defence

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

IN their appraisal of the security situation in the country, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has concluded that nothing serious has happened to give a sense of safety in the North. They said the incessant killings of innocent citizens by the Boko Haram sect and the seeming helplessness of the security agents to […]

Uganda crack down on Gays and human rights activists

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

Uganda is keeping up its assault on the rights of gays. Yesterday armed Ugandan police raided a human rights workshop and arrested lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists and organizers of the conference in Kampala. This is the second time that Ugandan authorities have disrupted a workshop and arrested participants. At least five staff of […]

Nigerian-born U.S. Professor, Victor Dike, sues two UNIPORT professors for plagiarism

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

With the dust raised by his suit against the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, whom he accused of grossly violating his intellectual property rights by extensively plagiarizing his work in two public lectures he (Sanusi) gave at two Nigerian universities still heavy in the air, Victor Dike, a […]

Muslim Brotherhood Draws Up Plans to Islamize Egypt

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt held a secret meeting last week in anticipation of Mohammed Morsi’s expected presidential victory. According to the Arabic report, discovered by the Investigative Project on Terrorism, the leaders drew up the “Jazira Plan” to Islamize Egypt and pave the way for the resurrection of the Caliphate. The “Jazira Plan” […]

How Nigerian missions beat pain of banking services in U.S.

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

LAST-MINUTE intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has saved all Nigerian diplomatic missions in the United States (U.S.) from being left without a U.S. bank to meet their banking needs, The Guardian learnt.This is because, several foreign missions in the U.S., including Nigeria’s diplomatic posts in New York, Washington DC and Atlanta are […]

Patience Jonathan lauds initiatives on women, youths

Posted by admin First Ladies, Patience Jonathan, Women Politics Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience, has commended African tourism ministers for initiating the role of women and youths in tourism development. Patience Jonathan gave this commendation at the Presidential dinner held in honour of African tourism ministers and delegates attending the on-going 53rd UNWTO Commission for Africa in Calabar. Mrs. Jonathan, who was honoured at […]

Residents flee Damaturu, life returns to Kaduna

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kaduna, State News, Yobe Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

RESIDENTS have continued to flee Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, two days after terrorists launched multiple attacks on churches, schools, and a satellite prison where over 50 lives were lost. A worried ward head, who sought anonymity, lamented that the affected residents had been living peacefully in Pompomari, Pawari and Bundigari areas of the metropolis […]

Food scarcity hits Kaduna •As Igbo, Yoruba traders desert markets

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

RESIDENTS of Kaduna and environs, who rushed to the famous Kasuwan Talata (Tuesday market) at Kawo to restock, were shocked to the marrow as no single bag of garri was available in the market to buy. Similarly, there were no chicken feeds in the market for poultry farmers to buy because the suppliers could not […]

20 professors vie for Unilorin vice chancellorship

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

AT least 20 candidates have signified their interest to become the next vice chancellor of University of Ilorin (Unilorin), after the expiration of five-year tenure of Professor Ishaq Oloyede on Octo-ber 16, 2012. Nigerian Tribune gathered that most of the candidates rushed to submit their letters of intent to beat Monday’s deadline stipulated in the […]

Boko Haram: Nigeria won’t break up – Borno Gov (What are you afraid of?)

Posted by admin Borno, Governors, State News Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

Borno State governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has declared that Nigeria will not break up on account of the recent wave of terrorism blowing across the North. Governor Shettima, who made the declaration at a technical session of the ongoing Senate retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said Nigerians needed to imbibe the spirit of living […]