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Doom looms as Falcons lose 1-0 to France

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, June 26th, 2011

France began their 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ campaign in winning fashion but were made to work hard by a competitive Nigeria, who eventually succumbed to a lone Marie-Laure Delie strike just after the interval. France started strongly with left-sided midfielder Louisa Necib the initiator of many attacking forays for the Europeans, with the scenario played […]

7 arrested over int’l passport scam

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Lagos State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, weekend, said it had arrested four foreigners for attempting to illegally obtain the Standard Nigeria International Passport. Three of their facilitators were equally arrested. The foreigners, said to be citizens of the Republic of Cameroon and Ghana, were arrested at the Nigeria Immigration Passport Offices at Festac […]

Ibori’s supporters storm London court, want ex- gov back home

Posted by admin Delta, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories Friday, June 24th, 2011

It was an unusual sight Friday afternoon when hundreds of Nigerians evoking their support for Chief James Onanefe Ibori stormed a London court where his trial started. Sporting “Free Ibori” and “Deltans want Ibori back home” T-shirts, some of such supporters claimed to have travelled all the way from Nigeria to the UK to demonstrate […]

Gaddaffi seeks Nigeria’s support, sends envoy to Jonathan

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics Friday, June 24th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday at the State House, Abuja, received a special message from embattled Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Abdullahi Oubaidi, brought the message to the Aso Rock Villa. The envoy met with Jonathan behind closed doors.The visit may, however, not be unconnected with Gaddafi’s quest for support from Nigeria, […]

Electricity: Nigerians to pay more from July 1

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 24th, 2011

Osun State Deputy Governor, Titi Laoye-Tomori (second right); Chief of Staff, Gboyega Oyetola (middle); Ife Council Cnhairman, Taiwo Olaiya (right); Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti (second left); and others at the flag-off of weekly statewide market environmental sanitation exercise at Odo-Ogbe market, Ile-Ife … on Thursday. Electricity consumers will pay N1.50 more per […]

Ohakim’s 10,000 jobs and the day after

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Friday, June 24th, 2011

It must now be very clear to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State that governing a state is a different ball game. One of the major things he must have realized is that hiring or sacking any staff in the public service has a legal procedure that must be followed religiously. In a private business, […]

Ghana must go, Eguavoen assures

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, June 24th, 2011

Chief coach of national Under-23 side, Austin Eguavoen says the best legs will be fielded in today’s All Africa Games qualifier against arch rivals, Black Meteors of Ghana at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City. Eguavoen said the match against Ghana will be a though match but that the team’s mentality was never to […]

Jumbo salaries: Reps ready for reduction – Greedy Legislooters

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature Friday, June 24th, 2011

ABUJA-Members of the House of Representatives may agree with the majority of Nigerians that the welfare package for the legislators should be reduced. They, however, are insisting that any cut to their N42 million quarterly allocation should be made to be across board. Hysteria over the welfare package of legislators recently swept the nation following […]

Soldiers, anti-bomb policemen take over roads in Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Armed Forces, Nigerian Police, State News Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

UNUSUAL presence of military and anti-bomb policemen was, on Thursday, noticed on major roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Motorists, as well as their vehicles, were thoroughly searched by the soldiers, in a manner that raised the apprehension of the residents of the area and workers. Nigerian Tribune observed that the heavily armed […]

No court has power to try me – Bankole

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Top Stories Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

ABUJA—EMBATTLED former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, yesterday, challenged the power of an Abuja High Court sitting at Apo, to try him for alleged fraud. Bankole who went before the high court with an application seeking to quash the entire criminal charge against him, maintained that no court has the power to […]