THE Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), in Kaduna, has arrested over 100 suspected mercenaries from Libya. They were suspected to have fled the country and arrived in Kaduna through the Niger-Nigeria border at the weekend, after the fall of the regime of Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi. The suspects, according to an eyewitness, arrived in the state […]
There is no confirmation that some Muammar Gaddafi loyalists have entered Nigeria from neighbouring countries such as Niger, Foreign Minister, Olugbenga Ashiru has said. Ashiru told Nigerian reporters covering the 66th UN General Assembly in New York that speculations that Gaddafi’s men had entered some states in Nigeria were untrue. “Our security agencies are on the […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has responded to critics who think that he lacks the necessary will power to decisively tackle the various challenges facing his administration, saying that he does not need to be a dictator to change the fortunes of the country. Speaking on Sunday, in Abuja, at an interdenominational service ahead of the country’s […]
Port Harcourt- About 16 illegal refineries have been discovered within Imo River Field of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Abia State, causing the company to shut down production of 25, 000 barrels of oil per day since August 28, 2011. The action aims at starving the bunkerers of oil product in order to prevent further […]
UGHELLI—THREE armed youths, weekend, disrupted the Delta State monthly environ-mental sanitation exercise in the Ughelli North Local Government Area. They dismantled a mobile court and chased away two unarmed police officers attached to the court. The invasion of the mobile court in the outskirt of Ekiugbo-Ughelli metropolis on the East-West Road by the youths, forced […]
The Special Court Martial set up to try the former Brigade Commander of 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi, Brigadier General Muraina Raji over the escape of two detainees suspected to be Boko Haram members has visited the Wetland Detention Facility at the brigade as the defence and prosecution closed their cases last Friday. This came as […]
Where is Mike Obi?His stunning free kick won Heartland their last FA Cup final 23 years ago. Then they were Iwuanyanwu Nationale, a team that dazzled in the Nigerian scene, winning the league in three successive years and also making impact in the continent. Those were the days they were ably led by Prince Lemmy […]
The five people believed to be Igbo traders were said to have been shot dead at Madala Market on Thursday Night between 7 – 8pm. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the yet to be identified gunmen were said to have stormed the Madala market and made straight to a shop believed to be that of […]
By Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP, Sept. 23, 2011 – Nigeria’s grip on inflation rate is becoming consistent at third quarter with a single digit at 9.3 percent, and with an impressive economic growth rate at 7.72 percent in August. So far a significant development and good track record is brewing, for at the beginning of third […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has urged the international community and the United Nations (UN) to support both financially and technically the efforts of African nations in conflict preventive strategies. Jonathan yesterday continued his five-day visit to New York as part of the activities marking the 66th UN General Assembly, meeting with several world leaders. Accompanied […]
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