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Teenager released four years after phone theft (While IBB, others, walk free)

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, July 5th, 2012

July 5, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu A Lagos High Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Blessing Effiong, a 19-year-old girl, who had spent nearly four years in Kirikiri Prison for alleged phone theft. In the case titled People of Lagos State vs Blessing Effiong, the teenager, whose plea was taken for the first time, […]

Tight security as 2,500 corps members report in Kano

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News Thursday, July 5th, 2012

NO fewer than 2,500 corps members out of the 2,650 posted in Kano state have reported to camp for their mandatory orientation. The security is tighter with soldiers and policemen everywhere. Security sources told our correspondent that over 50 soldiers, several policemen, officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and local security operatives […]

NYSC trains corpers in martial arts

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Corps members deployed by the National Youth Service Corps in Anambra and Ogun states are being subjected to intensive training in martial arts. Anambra Coordinator of the scheme, Mrs. Inyang Ekpe, and her Ogun counterpart, Mrs. Theresa Anosike, said this on Wednesday at the swearing-in of the 2012 Batch B corps members at NYSC orientation […]

Nigeria rise in FIFA ranking

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Nigeria has moved two places up to number 58 in the latest FIFA World Ranking. The latest ranking comes as a relief to the Super Eagles after the team emerged undefeated in three competitive games in June. Nigeria are now ranked 10th best team in Africa. The Eagles defeated Rwanda 2-0 to book a place […]

Unongo blames successive administrations for insurgence of Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, July 5th, 2012

FORMER Minister of Power and Steel during the second republic and spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum, Wautaregh Paul Unongo, has blamed the successive administrations’ insensitivity to the people for the insurgence of the dreaded Boko Haram in the country. Unongo, who described the sect as a small group at inception which had made its […]

3 Ogun PDP chieftains sentenced to 6 months imprisonment

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Justice Charles Achibong of a Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced three chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State to six months imprisonment for flouting a court order. In a ruling on Wednesday, Chief Ireti Oniyide, Tunde Oladunjoye (now media aide to Agriculture Minister, Akin Adesina) and Honourable Fasiu Bakene (all […]

NYSC to redeploy corps members from troubled states •Soldiers, police deployed in NYSC camp •Don’t talk about Boko Haram in camp – NYSC coordinator

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Thursday, July 5th, 2012

FOLLOWING the spate of insecurity being experienced in some states in the northern part of the country, the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has directed corps members posted to five of the affected states but who are yet to collect their call-up letters to report at the NYSC Directorate Headquarters, Abuja, for […]

52-yr-old, others arrested for stealing boy in Delta

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Thursday, July 5th, 2012

A 52-year-old father of 14 children was among five persons arrested by the Delta State police command on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a seven-year-old boy named Trust in God. The boy was stolen from his mother’s residence at No 2 Idumuisioji Obi Quarters at Umunede last Monday. Acting on information, detectives were detailed to fish […]

Zamfara: Sharia court sentences 4 to 6 months imprisonment for fornication

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Zamfara Thursday, July 5th, 2012

The High Sharia Court sitting in Kaura in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State has sentenced four adults to six months imprisonment for fornication and are to be given 30 strokes of the cane each. Those convicted were Badamasi Ibrahim, Mudi BB, Zainab Abubakar, and Maryam Nasiru. The prosecutor told the court that […]

Katsina: Corps member gives birth at orientation camp

Posted by admin Headlines, Katsina, State News Thursday, July 5th, 2012

A female corps member from Edo State, Shemahu Momodu, has been delivered of a baby girl on the first day of registration at Katsina State orientation camp. The state NYSC coordinator, Mr Ebenezer Afolalu, who disclosed this at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2012 batch “B” corps members, on Wednesday, said the corps member gave […]