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South Africa: Okah’s trial begins 2012

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Top Stories Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

A South African court yesterday set a tentative trial date in January next year for Henry Okah, the accused mastermind of Nigeria’s deadly Independence Day bomb blasts. Okah, a Nigerian national with permanent residence in South Africa, has been in custody since he was arrested at his Johannesburg home on October 2, 2010, the day […]

Olympics African qualifier host – Nigeria ready to bid

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

If arrangements by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) get the nod of the board and the Presidency, Nigeria may join the bidding race to host the eight-nation’s African qualifier tournament for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The Dream Team V had last weekend defeated visiting Tanzania side on 3-1 goal aggregate at the Samuel […]

Insecurity: Jonathan, governors, security chiefs meet

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Presidency Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

For some hours yesterday, President Goodluck Jonathan, some governors majority of whom were from South-South, security chiefs including the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Andrew Azazi, the Director of State Security Service (SSS), Ita Ekepenyong, the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika; Chief of […]

Bomb blast: N’Assembly rolls out new security measures

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

In order not to be caught unawares the second time, government at different levels and sensitive agencies of the Federal Government have mapped out new strategies aimed at curbing the Boko Haram insurgence. The security alert, which was sequel to last week’s bombing of the Force Headquarter, Abuja, was a fallout of a meeting between […]

Two years on, intrigues stall N60b gas-to-power project

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

AN unsavoury mix of intrigues and power-play may have been hampering the execution of the $400 million (N60 billion) gas treatment processing scheme at Utorogu and Oben in Delta State. The project, scripted to end gas flaring and provide dry gas for improved power generation in the country, has been bogged down by alleged […]

Anambra indigene becomes Abia acting CJ

Posted by admin Abia, Anambra, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

AN indigene of Anambra State, Theresa Uzomaka Uzokwe, has been sworn in as the acting Chief Judge (CJ) of Abia State. Uzokwe is the third person in Abia State to act as the CJ within the past six months. The other two that acted before Uzokwe were Ijeoma Offonry and Nnenna Chioma Oti. While swearing in Uzokwe in […]

British teen arrested over hacking of CIA, U.S. Senate, other websites

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

UNITED Kingdom police working with the United States’ FBI have arrested a 19-year-old man over attacks by a hacker group on businesses and government agencies, including the CIA, U.S. Senate and Sony, Agence France Presse (AFP) attributed the report to Scotland Yard yesterday. The man, named in reports as Ryan Cleary, was detained on Monday […]

Picture: 100 new trucks to clean Lagos to next level

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

LAWMA procures new equipment, targets waste to wealth conversion MANY Lagosians still remember when the streets and highways were homes to heaps of refuse. Those were the days the city of Lagos was ranked as among the dirtiest in the country. Fortunately, those days now belong to a past, which Lagosians and their government […]

Disquiet in the Police as search for bombers continues

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Nigerian Police Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Jonathan summons IG, officers shelve parley N’Assembly co-opts ballistic experts into security checks THERE was an uneasy calm yesterday at the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja as foreign and local security experts intensified the search for persons involved in last Thursday’s bomb blast at police prime office. Even police officers in the premises looked worried […]

Grounded presidential jet may fly again

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

THE Nigerian government’s Falcon 7X, caught in the web of worldwide grounding of the brand late last month may resume operation any moment from now. Reason: The jet’s maker, Dassault Aviation, announced yesterday that the first Falcon 7X with an “approved” modification to its pitch trim system has returned to operational status. The Falcon 7X […]