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JTF kills 6 pirates in gun duel in Bayelsa

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Bayelsa, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News Monday, June 25th, 2012

THE efforts of the Joint Task Force (JTF) codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield” in the Niger Delta to rid the region’s waterways of criminal elements paid off on Saturday as operatives of the special security force killed six suspected pirates in a gun battle that lasted for one and a half hours in Bayelsa State. Nigerian […]

Christian Obodo: Police arrest 3 more suspects

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 25th, 2012

THREE more kidnap suspects, among them a woman, have been arrested by the Delta State police command in connection with the abduction of ex-Super Eagles player, Christian Obodo, penultimate Sunday. The latest arrest brings to six the number of suspects cooling their heels in police net over Obodo kidnap saga. Security sources told Nigerian Tribune, […]

Ambassador Olusola for burial July 20 •As more Nigerians mourn his exit

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 25th, 2012

FRIENDS, associates, captain of industries, art connoisseurs, organisations and others are still trooping in to condole with the families of the Nigeria former Ambassador to Ethiopia, Chief Segun Olusola. Olusola died on June 21 at the age of 77 in Lagos. Mr Olujimi Olusola, first son of the late Ambassador Olusola, told the News Agency […]

Man with 97 wives debunks death rumour

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 25th, 2012

The controversial Bida-based Islamic cleric and husband of 97 wives, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Masaba, on Sunday, debunked the rumour of his death, saying, ”I am hale and hearty. The rumour of my death is not true.” The rumour of the death of the 87-year-old record polygamist spread like fire in harmattan on Saturday, especially in […]

Christians worship amidst tight security in the North •As churches record low turnout

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Monday, June 25th, 2012

SECURITY was on red alert on Sunday in Kaduna as the state government relaxed the curfew between 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. to enable Christians to attend church services across the state. Soldiers and armed policemen were stationed near churches to scare away trouble makers while helicopters on surveillance hovered in the sky as the […]

Picture: We got N7,000 to launch Biu Church attack-Boko Haram suspects

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

By: TIMOTHY OLA, Maiduguri Date: Fri, 06/22/2012 – Seven suspected Boko Haram men alleged to have masterminded the attack on Ekklizivar Yan’uwa A Nigeria (EYN) Church in Biu, Borno State recently said they were paid N7, 000 each to carry out the attack which left no fewer than three worshipers dead. One of the seven […]

T-e-r-r-o-r-! Family of 6 killed in Jos

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

By Taye Obateru, AbdulSalam Muhammad, Wole Mosadomi, Joseph Erunke & Boluwaji Obahopo A family of six including a six-month old child and a 70-year old grandmother were yesterday brutally murdered by gunmen at Kumpun village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. In Lokoja, capital of Kogi State, the police command has discovered a […]

Movie Marketers ban Ghanaian movies in Nigeria

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

SPECULATIONS are rife that the once harmonious relationship between the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood and its counterpart, Ghana’s Ghollywood,is currently under threat as the movie marketers under the aegis of Film, Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN) has placed embargo on Ghanaian films with effect from the end of this month. The association […]

Blast outside nightclub after security chiefs’ sack

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

ABUJA (AFP) – A blast went off outside a nightclub in the capital city Abuja hours after the national security adviser and defence minister were sacked amid fears over spiralling violence in the country’s north. No casualties were reported in the explosion late Friday. Windows in the nightclub, a bank and a barber shop were […]

Benue Police arrest 45 suspected cultists

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

By PETER DURU, Makurdi In what seemed a renewed crackdown on perpetrators of violent crimes in parts of the state, no fewer than 45 suspected cultists and armed men have been arrested by men of the Benue State Police Command. Also recovered from the gangs in the last few weeks were assorted fire arms, live […]