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Pilot killed as Nigerian Air Force plane crashes

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Tragedy again struck at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, yesterday as a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet crash-landed at the airport, killing the pilot, Group Captain Saleh Abubakar. The ill-fated jet had taken off from nearby 303 Nigeria Air force Flying School, Kano, situated a few kilometres from the airport only to […]

Gov. Martin Elechi: father-figure or soft despot?

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Mar 22, 2011 – Governor Martin Nwancho Elechi, 70, can rightly claim to be one of the fathers of Ebonyi State, having led the Ebonyi State Movement in a decade-long campaign for the creation of the state. A 1966 first class honours graduate in economics, Chief Elechi had […]

Fraud: EFCC arraigns US-based Nigerian attorney

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, March 21st, 2011

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commisson on Monday arraigned a U.S-based Nigerian Attorney, Mr. Emeka Egwuonye, at an Abuja High Court on a one-count charge of corruption. Egwuonye was charged with illegally withholding $1.35m tax refunds from the sale of some Nigerian properties in the U.S. Reading the charges before Justice Suleiman Belgore, the […]

Police arrest 41 Nigeriens

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, March 21st, 2011

The Police in Abuja on Monday said it had arrested 41 Niger nationals in the Gwarinpa area of the city. But unconfirmed sources put the number of the arrested men at 200. The arrested foreigners were picked up at an uncompleted building within the area. Our correspondent gathered that the large number of people, […]

Buhari defies police, shuts down Jos

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Top Stories Monday, March 21st, 2011

Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, defied police order as he addressed a rally in Jos. Buhari’s action was said to have forced Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang to reschedule his planned rally which was earlier fixed for Monday till Tuesday (today). The police had a hectic […]

Politicians spent N2.52bn on chartered flights in 10 weeks – Investigation

Posted by admin Latest Politics Monday, March 21st, 2011

Indigenous chartered jet operators may have raked in at least N2.52bn in the last 10 weeks from politicians, who make use of their services to move from one campaign venue to the other as the April elections close in. Investigation by our correspondent revealed that each of the four major indigenous chartered jet operators, […]

Why Jonathan, Ciroma group’s talks failed

Posted by admin Latest Politics Monday, March 21st, 2011

THERE were strong indications yesterday that talks between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Mallam Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Political Leaders Forum, NPLF, may have ended in deadlock because some persons were alleged to have hidden the report of the seven-man committee set up after the February 18, 2011 meeting from the President, thereby making it impossible […]

Kidnappers abduct biz mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim’s mum

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, March 21st, 2011

THE 65 year-old mother of business mogul, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, Madam Mafe Jimoh, was kidnapped by four gun wielding men, Sunday, even as the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta Central Senatorial District, Chief Ighoyota Amori, whose 97-year-old mother, Mrs. Obireyibo Amori was kidnapped by gunmen, few days ago, refused to […]

Missile Strikes Kadhafi Compound in Tripoli

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Monday, March 21st, 2011

A missile strike on Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s compound in Tripoli Sunday night has destroyed what Western officials called a military command and control centre. Kadhafi’s regime invited journalists to visit the site of the attack on the Bab al-Aziziya compound early Monday morning but it was not clear if there where any casualties. US […]

Falcons to play in Abuja Against Namibia

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, March 21st, 2011

Assistant General Secretary (Competitions) of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said on Monday that the Federation had already communicated the venue and date of match to world football governing body, Fifa. “The match is an Olympics qualifier and we had to communicate early enough to the world football –governing body on date […]