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Okafor’s corpse released to family

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Uche Okafor’s corpse has been released to his family, it was revealed on Wednesday. Tunisia’94 Nations Cup winner Okafor reportedly committed suicide in the United States on Thursday. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said he hanged himself in an upstairs hallway. But his family suspect foul play, denying the former Super Eagles defender committed […]

Police bar guns, grenades from Eagle Square

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 13th, 2011

The police authorities on Wednesday announced that guns, hand grenades and tear gas canisters would not be allowed into the Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of today’s presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party. To ensure compliance with the security measure, a special task force, said the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, had been […]

PDP Convention: Jonthan all the way

Posted by admin Party Politics, Top Stories Thursday, January 13th, 2011

1am Taraba State: Jonathan coast home 62 vote while Atiku gets 16 votes and non for Sarah Jubril Sorry for the break. 11.16pm Anambra State: Goodluck Jonathan got 47 votes, Atiku 8 while Sara Jubril got nothing 11.35pm The whole 141 delegates from Akwa-Ibom State voted for Dr. Goodluck Jonathan 11.20pm Counting commence on the […]

Court sacks PDP Chair,Nwodo •I’m still in charge -Nwodo

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

AN Enugu High Court has granted an interim order restraining the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, from parading himself as chairman and member of the party (PDP)Ruling on the motion on Wednesday shortly after hearing the submissions of Chief (Mrs) Justine Offia (SAN), counsel for the plaintiff and Professor […]

Lagos short of 5,000 DDC machines, as INEC begins roadshow

Posted by admin Lagos, State News Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Dep Pol Editor, Moses Nosike & Providence Obuh UNLESS the Lagos Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, receives additional 5,000 Direct Data Capturing, DDC, machines from the national headquarters before Friday, the exercise might run into a hitch in Lagos. Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, told Vanguard yesterday that so far, only […]

DISTURBING PICTURE: Pastor’s wife raped & murdered in her bedroom

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Late Mrs Iwuchukwu More Stories on This Section Wife of the Pastor of Victory Baptist Church, Spiba Road, Akwakuma, in Owerri, Imo State, Mrs. Stella Ikpendu Iwuchukwu has met a gruesome death right in her bedroom. Mrs. Iwuchukwu was raped and strangled in her home by unknown persons suspected to be assassins. Her killers […]

Fresh alarm over DDC machines -sabotage suspected

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

FEARS heightened in Abuja, on Tuesday, over the newly acquired Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines meant for the voter registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), that they may have been deliberately sabotaged by certain forces. Reports at the disposal of the Nigerian Tribune indicate that some of the softwares meant to hasten […]

Why we slowed down on certain corruption cases -EFCC

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, explained why it slowed down on certain corruption cases, stating that it is maintaining its neutrality and integrity, particularly towards the electoral process. The commission spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this while reacting to an advertorial entitled, “Jonathan Camp Goes For Broke, Co-opts Farida Waziri, Others” […]

After screening, Jonathan, Atiku head for showdown

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

A PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) panel headed by a former Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Alhaji Aminu Wali, yesterday screened three presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling political grouping with President Goodluck Jonathan, describing the exercise as rigorous. Later Wali told journalists that the three candidates have been cleared. Also, former Vice […]

ANPP to screen aspirants ahead Saturday convention

Posted by admin All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), Party Politics Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

THE All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) yesterday raised a 12-member panel to screen its presidential and governorship aspirants for the 2011 general elections. The development came as a presidential aspirant of the party, Chief Harry Ayoade Akande appealed to the national delegates to the convention to guard against any attempt by any aspirant to make […]