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Alleged fraud: Court strikes out suit against Jim Iyke

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

An Abuja chief magistrate court on Tuesday, struck out the suit brought against Nollywood top actor, Jim Iyke, over alleged criminal breach of trust, criminal force and assault, criminal intimidation and criminal misappropriation. The presiding magistrate, Azubuike Okeagu struck out the matter, after parties involved had a settlement of the case. The police had brought […]

Otedola to release 17 more audio, 6 video tapes •Appears b/4 Reps, insists on public hearing

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature, Top Stories Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

CHAIRMAN, Zenon Oil, Mr Femi Otedola is set to release 17 more audio tapes and six video tapes of what transpired between him and Farouk Lawan, the House of Representatives member in the $3 million bribery scandal. Nigerian Tribune learnt from credible sources that Nigerians will get to hear and view all the tapes by […]

Dana Air starts payment of insurance compensation

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

DANA Air’s lead underwriter in Nigeria, Prestige Assurance, on Tuesday, issued cheques for interim benefits to nine claimants as insurance compensation benefits for their relations who died in the DANA Air aircraft which crashed on June 3, in Lagos. This is in line with the mandatory requirement by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and […]

Bomb blast rocks Abuja popular shopping district

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

A bomb blast, on Tuesday night rocked an area in Wuse II, Abuja, notable for housing big shopping malls. The malls in the area include Park and Shop frequented by wealthy men and members of the international community, Sherrif Plaza, and Banex Plaza. Wuse II where the blast occurred is one of the high-brow areas […]

Outrage as NYSC posts graduates to Borno, others

Posted by admin Bauchi, Borno, Headlines, Kaduna, Kano, National Politics, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Sokoto, State News, Top Stories, Yobe Monday, July 2nd, 2012

National Youth Service Corps members | credits: Corps members posted to Yobe, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Bornu and Bauchi states have asked the National Youth Service Corps to redeploy them from these trouble states. The corps members, who expressed sadness as they received their call-up letters for the Batch B NYSC service year, said they […]

Police foil armed robbery in Jigawa

Posted by admin Headlines, Jigawa, Nigerian Police, State News Monday, July 2nd, 2012

THE Jigawa State police command at the weekend foiled arm robbery attempt targeted at a prominent GSM dealer in Dutse. Reports from the state indicated that one of the suspects had been arrested. Two others were said to have escaped. Confirming the incident to Nigerian Tribune, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Theopholus, said […]

BOKO HARAM: FG reaches out to Muslim leaders, scholars •May skip Mali mission

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Written by Olawale Rasheed, Abuja Monday, 02 July 2012 AS part of a soft approach to the ongoing Islamist insurgency, the Federal Government has commenced discreet contacts with moderate Islamist salafists who, while sharing similar thoughts with the Jihadi salafists within the Boko Haram sect, are opposed to armed struggle. Previous efforts at reaching the […]

Gunmen kill 17 in twin attacks in Kenyan churches

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, July 2nd, 2012

(AFP)—Masked gunmen killed 17 people and wounded dozens in gun and grenade attacks on two churches Sunday in the Kenyan town of Garissa near the border with Somalia, officials said. As Kenya vowed not to be deterred, Washington extended its support to the east African powerhouse and the Vatican expressed concern that attacks on Christian […]

Seven die in raid of Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Two soldiers, two policemen and three suspected members of the Boko Haram sect are believed to have died during a military raid at the weekend on Boko Haram hideout in Damaturu, the police said. Gunshots were heard at about 6pm on Saturday, the official curfew time in the Yobe State capital, as members of the […]

Al-Qaeda threatens ECOWAS nations

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has threatened to act “with firmness and determination” against anyone collaborating with a West African force that might intervene in north Mali. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a leader of AQIM, which is one of the armed Islamist groups controlling the huge territory for the past three months, warned Saturday that no one […]