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In Picture: Breaking Nigeria into Five Countries

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

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Minimum wage: FG to pay N18,900 as labour, govt finally sign agreement •Govs finding solution to pay N18,000 minimum wage – Oshiomhole

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

THE prolonged negotiation between the Federal Government and the organised labour ended on a happy note late, on Tuesday, when the Federal Government announced that the minimum pay in the federal civil service and public service will be N18, 900, even as it signed what it hoped will be the final agreement with labour on […]

Court Admits Abacha’s Testimony against Al-Mustapha

Posted by admin General Politics, National Politics Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

For the second time in less than one week, Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Monday shielded the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, from being cross-examined on a vital document in the trial. However, she admitted the document […]

IBB: Vatsa’s Execution, My Most Traumatic Decision

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency, Raw Politics Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Signing the death warrant of a childhood friend is not exactly a position anyone would like to be — especially when that friend had become more like a blood brother. As former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, marks his 70th birthday Wednesday, he looks back in pain, revealing that the execution of Major-General Mamman […]

History as Nigeria Finally Launches Two Satellites

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Determined to firm up its drive towards technological advancement, especially in relation to Information Communications Technology (ICT), Nigeria will Wednesday launch two satellites in faraway Russia after several postponements. The launch was earlier scheduled for July 7. Although THISDAY gathered that the construction and launch of the satellites cost Nigeria N17.42 billion, the Head of […]

Man bags 6-month imprisonment for having sex with goat

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

A middle-aged man, Nasiru Ishaku, was, on Tuesday, sentenced to a six-month jail by a Bauchi chief magistrates’ court, for having sexual intercourse with a she-goat. Ishaku, who resides at Nassarawa quarters of Bauchi metroplis, was charged before chief magistrate, Isa Mohammed, by the police, for committing unnatural offence and mischief, by maiming an animal, […]

Jos mayhem: Hoodlums kill post-JAMB exam candidates

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

An unspecified number of candidates who were in Jos, the Plateau State capital, for the post-UTME examination organised by the University of Jos were alleged to have been killed by hoodlums in the wake of fresh violence in the state. Vanguard learnt that some of the candidates unaware of the fresh hostilities were attacked as […]

Al-Mustapha’s driver took part in Diya’s coup – Orderly

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Sergeant Kyari Jidaie Gadzama, who was Major Hamza Al-Mustapha’s orderly while he was the Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, yesterday, shed light on the coup allegedly planned by the former Chief of General Staff, Gen. Oladipo Diya (rtd), disclosing that the coup was real and that al-Mustapha’s […]

I’ll end power failure in four years – Jonathan

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Power Sector, Presidency Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said his administration remains committed to the attainment of uninterrupted power supply in Nigeria before the end of its tenure in 2015. Jonathan gave this assurance during an audience with members of the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company led by Vice President Namadi Sambo. The President maintained that […]

30-yr-old murdered with 7-month pregnancy

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

BENIN—A 30-year-old woman, Mrs. Julie Ngozi Oshodin, who was seven months pregnant, was reportedly killed, weekend, at her residence in Utteh Quarters, Benin City, by unidentified assailants. Eyewitnesses said that immediately the killer gang arrived the apartment, a familiar voice called on late Ngozi to open the door, saying that he was on a visit. […]