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US Supreme Court turns down Nigeria oil protest case

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by 19 Nigerians seeking to invoke a US anti-torture law to sue oil giant, Chevron, over deaths in the Niger Delta. The decision by the top US court not to intervene followed its unanimous finding last week that the law, the Torture […]

Kidnappers kill ex-Ohanaeze boss….after collecting N30m ransome

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Shock and anguish yesterday trailed the confirmation that a former Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State, Chief John Nzewi was killed by kidnappers who took N30 million ransom payment from his family. Chief Nzewi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and current president of Igbos In Commerce, hailed from Nnewi, Anambra State. The deceased was said […]

Picture: Man who lost hand in Kaduna blast curses bombers

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kaduna, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

From NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna Tuesday, April 24 , 2012 •Garba Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Time, it is said, heals the wound. And so, softly and steadily, the victims of the Kaduna Easter day bombing are recuperating fast from injuries sustained in the heinous bomb blast which occurred many days ago. […]

When I Grow Up, I Will Steal Plenty–A Nigerian Ambition

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Monday, April 23rd, 2012

By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | April 23, 2012 |”A lady in Chicago was reported to have used hammers to kill flies. When asked why, she replied that she wanted to make sure the sucker was dead! –Ezeana Achusim These are court-free times; Court freed Elumelu, frees Akingbola! Court freed Ibori, freed Lucky. […]

Ministers Defy Jonathan – By Dr. John E. Oshodi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists, Presidency Monday, April 23rd, 2012

By Dr. John E. Oshodi | Abuja, Nigeria | April 23, 2012 Mr. President, Why Ministers Defy Order on the number of Aides It is now in the public domain that a good number of Nigerian Ministers have openly ignored your directives to curtail the number of their Aides in regards to special adviser/assistants and […]

Northern states lack caring govts, says Ex- ambassador

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Former Nigeria’s ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Professor Salihu Suleiman, has lamented what he called the absence of caring governments in the 19 northern states of the country. Professor Suleiman made his position known in a paper entitled, “Ilorin and Northern Nigeria: Assessment of Growth and Stagnation– 1945–2012, delivered at a forum organized by […]

Kidnapped Imo ex-speaker yet to regain freedom

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Chief Godfrey Dikeocha, who was kidnapped by gunmen about a month and half ago is yet to be released. Dikeocha was abducted by armed men from his Oke Uvuru country home in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of the state on March 9, 2012 few minutes […]

Housewife delivers monster in Benue

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

A housewife and mother of nine children has delivered a monkey-like monster in Otukpo, headquarters of Idoma nation in Benue State. The bizarre delivery took place at the weekend at St Theresa Hospital Otukpo by the woman said to be the wife of a hunter from Oju local government area of the state. The abnormal […]

Ibori’s conviction in UK debases Nigeria’s judiciary – Lawyer (Is there a judiciary in Nigeria?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

A lawyer, Olorogun Benson Ndakara, has described the recent conviction of the formal governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, in the United Kingdom over money laundering as a shame on the Nigeria’s judiciary. In a brief encounter with Daily Sun, he faulted the country’s judicial system for freeing Ibori from the 170 count-charge filed […]

N’ Assembly, Presidency showdown looms

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Showdown looms between the National Assembly and the Presidency over non-implementation of its resolutions since 1999. As the House of Representatives settles down to discuss the report of its ad-hoc committee which investigated the fuel subsidy regime last Tuesday, indications emerged at the weekend that the Presidency believed that the incessant probes of federal ministries, […]