Italian President Giorgio Napolitano It is “inexplicable” the United Kingdom did not tell Rome of a bid to rescue a Briton and an Italian held in Nigeria, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano says, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday. Islamist militants took Chris McManus, 28, of Oldham, and Franco Lamolinara hostage in north-west Nigeria […]
Eighteen graduates of the Imo State University, Owerri, are said to have died in an auto crash on Thursday night. The graduates were said to be on their way to the National Youth Service Corps camp in Taraba State for their orientation programme. They were said to be intending Batch ‘A’ corps members. It was […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday pleaded with all those involved in unleashing violence on the nation, including members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to lay down their arms in the interest of the nation. He urged them to embrace peace so that they could join hands with his administration to tackle the nation’s common enemies, […]
KANO (AFP) – Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on Friday denied any involvement in the kidnapping of a Briton and Italian who were killed during a bid to rescue them in northwestern Sokoto city. “We are not behind the hostage taking … which led to the military operation yesterday in Sokoto in which the hostages […]
March 10, 2012 by Oyetunji Abioye 1 Comment The United Kingdom on Friday deported 120 Nigerians for various immigration offences. The deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, aboard a chartered aircraft. Airport sources said the first batch of the deportees had arrived in the early hours of the day, while the […]
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – March 9, 2012 – Students of strategy and history will agree that in all forms of government rulers are motivated by and subsequently judged based on the legacy they live behind them. Whilst in power they strive to shape their legacy through their deeds and the statements they […]
The 19 Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday lamented and declared that the Islamist sect, Boko Haram insurgency was the greatest security challenge facing the region after the civil war of over 30 years ago. To this end, the governors summoned to their meeting, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and three other emirs on […]
Dangote and Adenuga Two Nigerian business giants – Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Dr. Mike Adenuga – are among the world’s richest, according to the 2012 Rich List published by Forbes yesterday. Dangote, 54, with vast interests in manufacturing, is ranked number 76 with a net worth of $11.2b. Globacom boss Adenuga is ranked number 248 […]
For allegedly attempting to kill a judge of the Lagos High Court, Justice Adeniyi Adebanjo, a 33-year-old commercial driver, Quadri Kasali, has been arraigned in court. Kasali, accused of deliberately hitting the judge with his vehicle on March 1, was on Monday arraigned before the Magistrate’s Court, Tinubu by the Police in Lagos. He was […]
The Senate yesterday promised to stop discriminatory practices against the development of women. The House of Representatives commended the dexterity and courage of Nigerian women in the face of oppressive and discriminatory practices. The Senate’s position followed a motion to mark the International Day of Women. Senator Ita Enang, (Akwa Ibom North East), who […]
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