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Ex-militants block Abuja–Lokoja highway

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Friday, December 9th, 2011

It was hectic time for motorists plying Abuja- Lokoja highway yesterday when for over six hours, over 1000 Niger Delta ex-militants blocked the highway causing traffic gridlock in the ever busy road. According to findings, the ex-militants, who were traveling in 60 coast er buses were going to Abu ja from Bayelsa State to make […]

Fuel tanker inferno: 3 dead, 15 wounded

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, December 9th, 2011

Three people were feared dead yesterday, when a tanker lost control in Nnewi, Anambra State, killing three people including a driver, conductor and a car dealer, leaving 15 people wounded. The incident, which happened at about 12.50pm at a junction near the Nnewi Area Command of the Nigeria Police left three people dead and 15 […]

Nollywood has taught me the good, the bad and the ugly – Cynthia Agholor, Nollywood actress

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry), On The Lighter Side Friday, December 9th, 2011

Sexy, sultry and well-endowed Nollywood actress, Cynthia Agholor has her hands full at the moment. Starting out at an early age into the world of make-belief, Cynthia believes she is a star. In a recent chat with Daily Sun, Cynthia whose middle name is good luck, bemoans the invasion of her privacy at all times […]

New controversy trails Ojukwu’s Feb. 2nd burial date

Posted by admin Biafra, National Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

The death of the hero of Igbo cosmopolitan society and pilot of the modern Igbo project appears a raining storm that threatens an end laden in intricate controversies. Early indicators gleaned from the immediate family members and associated political personalities following the public announcement of the death of Chief Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu Ezeigbo Gburugburu in […]

Just in: Explosion causes deaths, panic in Kaduna

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

KANO – (AFP) – An explosion killed an unclear number of people and caused panic in the northern city of Kaduna on Wednesday, residents and police said, but initial indications showed it was accidental. “Initially, we thought it was a bomb blast, but our preliminary assessment has shown that it was an accidental explosion from […]

Sambo expresses happiness over improved power supply

Posted by admin Latest Politics Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Abuja – Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Tuesday expressed delight over improved electricity supply across the country. Sambo made the observation at the meeting of the Presidential Action Committee on Power in Abuja. He, however, directed the Ministry of Power to discuss with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and look into the problems militating against […]

Lagos: 12 pupils escape death as school building collapses

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

By OLASUNKANMI AKONI & MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO BADAGRY— No fewer than 12 pupils narrowly escaped death, yesterday, at Igborosun, near Badagry, Lagos, when a portion of a building in a government-owned school collapsed on them. Vanguard gathered that the portion of the building on the premises of Saint Paul’s Anglican Primary School, Igborosun, collapsed at 10 […]

FG/BA face-off: Stakeholders urge FG to sustain current tempo

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

By Kenneth Ehigiator LAGOS — Some stakeholders in the nation’s aviation sector, yesterday, tasked the Federal Government to take to its logical conclusion ongoing efforts to review Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, with other countries and address price-fixing by foreign airlines, especially British carriers, in the interest of the local industry. According to the stakeholders, […]

Absence of witnesses stall monarch’s trial over alleged rape of NYSC member

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

By GBENGA OLARINOYE OSOGBO—The on-going trial of the Alowa of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Adebukola Alli, over the alleged rape of a female member of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, Miss Hellen Okpara, was Tuesday stalled following the inability of the state Prosecutor Mr. Abiodun Badiora, to present witnesses […]

Aftermath of groom’s killing: 9 more to go, Boko Haram vows

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Fundamental Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has vowed to mow down nine more persons in addition to a groom that was shot dead after a wedding fatiha in Maiduguri, Borno State on Saturday. The disclosure came yesterday as the sect’s spokesman, Abu Kaka, dissociated the group from the death of two men shot dead on Sunday […]