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Enahoro laid to rest

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 4th, 2011

Nigerians in their thousands converged yesterday at Uromi, Edo State to bid farewell to the late nationalist, Chief Anthony Enahoro as he was laid to rest.School children waving the Nigerian flag, men and women lined the Uromi –Irrua road to welcome the stream of visitors who came to attend the funeral of one of Nigeria’s […]

NDLEA arrest 8 suspected drug traffickers at Lagos Airport

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Friday, February 4th, 2011

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested eight suspects including three importers over illicit trafficking of drugs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos. Speaking to newsmen in a statement, Chairman of NDLEA, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade stressed that there was no hiding place for drug barons who hide under the cover […]

Police discover DDC machine in pastor’s residence

Posted by admin Elections 2011 Friday, February 4th, 2011

A Direct Data Capture, DDC, machine, camera and scanner, belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been discovered by the police at the residence of a pastor in Ughelli, Delta State. In Aniocha North local government area, a top politician was said have paid between N2,000 to N5,000 to youths from other communities […]

Producer of “My Pikin” killer tooting mixture re-arrested

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 4th, 2011

The National Agency National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Friday, re-arrested Mr Kola Okunlola, the producer of alleged killer baby teething powder mixture, ‘My Pikin.’ It will be recalled that Okunola, Adeyemo Abiodun, Egbele Eromosele and his company, Barewa Pharmaceutical Limited were in March 2009 charged to court on a six-count […]

Ohakim picks a new deputy

Posted by admin Imo, State News Friday, February 4th, 2011

Imo State Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has challenged his political opponents to market themselves to the citizenry through an open debate with him. Ohakim threw the challenge at the Grasshoppers International Handball Stadium Complex, Owerri, when he unveiled his Deputy Governorship candidate for the April gubernatorial poll, Professor (Mrs.) Viola Adaku Onwuliri. “We must debate […]

How Nigeria blackmailed UK over Ibori- Wikileaks

Posted by admin Delta, State News, Top Stories Friday, February 4th, 2011

The London Telegraph reported yesterday how the Yar’Adua administration opted out of a prisoner transfer agreement with Britain unless the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges against ex-Governor James Ibori of Delta State. Chief Ibori is accused of laundering more than 196 million Pounds public funds in Britain. The agreement would have allowed Britain deport more […]

Breaking News: Abel Guobadia ex-INEC boss dies

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Friday, February 4th, 2011

Sir Abel Guobadia, former INEC Chiarman is dead He was born June 28, 1932 in Benin City, Nigeria. He is an Educationist, Administrator, Diplomat and retired public servant. He died at the age of 79 Sir Abel Guobadia was in 2000 appointed Chief Electoral Officer of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission by the Nigerian […]

Boko Haram Threatens Jihad in Borno

Posted by admin Borno, State News Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Claims responsibility for killings || They’re our biggest headache – IGP || The dreaded Boko Haram has threatened Jihad against the government, even as it claimed responsibility for the killing of prominent citizens of the Borno State among whom were the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) governorship candidate of the state, Alhaji Modu Fannami Gubio […]

N1.3b Fraud: How Ex-Gov Nyame Diverted N24m

Posted by admin Latest Politics, State News, Taraba Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

The trial of former Governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, continued yesterday at a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, Abuja with more shocking revelations from a prosecution witness who narrated how the accused allegedly diverted state funds for personal use. Nyame is facing a 41-count charge instituted against him by the Economic and […]

Egypt Crisis: Returnees Hail Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

About 520 Nigerians who were stranded in Egypt, following the political crisis in that country returned home yesterday in a wild jubilation as they were reunited with their family members in an evacuation exercise jointly carried out by National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As early as 3: 45 am of […]