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30 die in Abuja-Okene road crash

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

By Gabriel Enogholase BENIN—NO fewer than 30 persons were reportedly killed in a fatal road accident, involving two passenger buses on Okene-Abuja Express-way, Monday. Vanguard gathered that one of the passenger buses was heading to Kano from Benin. It had a head-on collision with another bus which was heading towards Edo State from Abuja. Victims […]

Family of slain woman tasks IG

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

ABUJA — FAMILY of the late Madam Mary Tom Akpan of Ikot Inwang village, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, has petitioned the Inspector- General of Police, IGP, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, over the cruel murder of their daughter on March 6, 2010. The family is asking that all those allegedly implicated in the […]

Ex-millitant gets automatic employment with S Africa company

Posted by admin Niger Delta Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Cape Town – A Niger Delta ex-militant was on Wednesday offered automatic employment in South Africa after the successful completion of training in earth moving machine operation. Amos Malumi was offered employment as a crane operator having undergone a six-month training at Wal Training School, Cape Town, South Africa. Mr Michael Grant, Chief Executive, Summit […]

Soccer: Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria turn to friendlies for salvation

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa hope to start repairing the damage of 2012 Africa Cup of Nations failure when they play friendlies this weekend. Tunisia vist Algeria, Cameroon play Sudan and hosts Morocco in Marrakech, Nigeria have home advantage over Botswana and South Africa defend an unbeaten record against top-ranked African […]

Ajimobi vs PDP Tribunal delivers judgment tomorrow

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

THE governorship election petitions tribunal in Oyo State will deliver its judgment in a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the state governor, Senator Abiola Aji-mobi, tomorrow. The party had, in the suit, alleged that the governor was not qualified to contest the governorship election, because he holds dual citizenship. The PDP alleged that […]

2-week-old baby dumped in Ado-Ekiti

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

A two-week-old baby was found dumped at Eke Olere Close in Moferere Area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday. The baby girl was found wrapped in a white shawl and placed in a carton left in front of the home of a former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in […]

Kogi gov election: Group raises alarm over arms acquisition by politicians

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, State News Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Ahead of the governorship election in Kogi State, on December 3, a group in the state, Kogi Conscience Forum, has raised the alarm over the bloodbath being planned for the state by politicians bent on winning the race by all means with the acquisition of AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons. In a petition submitted to […]

JTF recovers dangerous weapons on Sallah day in Maiduguri

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Borno, Headlines, State News Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Mohammed of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State has said that two improvised devices and dangerous weapons were discovered in Maiduguri during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Briefing newsmen at the 21 armoured brigade barrack in Maiduguri on Monday, Mohammed said the devices were hidden in a container in an uncompleted stadium opposite Kano […]

FG cautioned on face-off with British Airways

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

As controversy rages over the reduction of frequencies granted the British Airways (BA) by the Ministry of Aviation over alleged discrimination in the implementation of Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Britain, the Federal Government has been cautioned against allowing the issue to degenerate to a diplomatic row. The warning was issued by the […]

Nigeria working to restore normalcy in Darfur (When Boko Haram is finishing you at home)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Nigeria is taking a more active role in diplomatic efforts to restore normalcy to Darfur, Sudan, where another attack on United Nations (UN) troops was recorded at the weekend, Empowered Newswire reports. UN sources disclosed on Tuesday that during the meeting at the opening of the current General Assembly in September, both President Goodluck Jonathan and UN […]