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Police uncover bomb in UNIJOS

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

The police in Plateau State on Monday confirmed that two bombs were discovered in the premises of a hostel at the University of Jos on Sunday. The Police Commissioner, Mr Emmanuel Ayeni, said the officers were able to detonate one of the bombs while the second exploded, injuring no person. He said, “When my officers […]

Umar, General who cheated death

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Before he appeared at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Monday, many people had thought that the Chairman of Emergency Plan Implementation Committee of the Ministry of Defence HIV and AIDS Programme, Major General Tahir Umar, was dead. Actually, Umar bought the ticket for the Dana Airlines plane that crashed in Lagos on Sunday, but […]

Juju scare rocks Ekiti teachers’ assessment test

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

By GBENGA ARIYIBI ADO-EKITI—Teachers in Ekiti State, yesterday, dared the state government, as none of the 16,000 teachers in the employment of the state government showed up for the controversial compulsory test. The government had issued a statement, via a state-owed radio, warning the teachers not to test its power by refusing to participate in […]

Fire outbreak averted at Redeemer’s University

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Lagos – What would have being a major fire disaster was on Tuesday averted at the Redeemer’s University on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The fire which happened at about 7:00 a.m in one of the hostel rooms in Queen Esther Hall was caused by a spark from an air-conditioner. As a result, there was apprehension among […]

UNILAG to MAULAG: Students sue President over name-change

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

By BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE LAGOS — Some students of University of Lagos, UNILAG, now, Moshood Abiola University, have asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to declare that the power to change or amend the name of University of Lagos being a body corporate, having perpetual succession with common seal as provided under the University […]

EFCC arraigns Sylva for N6.46 billion fraud

Posted by admin Bayelsa, EFCC Politics, Headlines, State News Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Abuja -The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Timipre Sylva, ex-governor of Bayelsa at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sylva is standing trial for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion state funds. The anti-graft agency had in a suit number HC/ABJ/CR/23/2012, claimed that Sylva and others now at large and committed the […]

FG withdraws Dana Air operating license

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Just in: FG withdraws Dana Air operating license until it is satisfied that other planes in its fleet are3 air worthy. Stay tuned for more information.wp_posts

Pictures: 25-year-old bags PhD in Babcock

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012

June 5, 2012 by SEGUN OLUGBILE Oladeinbo Gilbert | credits: Segun Olugbile The 10th convocation of Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State and the inauguration of the institution’s Medical School came to a glorious end on Sunday with a 25-year-old lady and a 20 year-old man setting academic records in the institution, SEGUN OLUGBILE reports They […]

Crash: 137 bodies recovered

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012

June 5, 2012 by Sesan Olufowobi, Sam Awoyinfa and Maureen Azuh 4 Comments ONE hundred and thirty seven bodies have so far been recovered from the site of the crashed Dana Boeing MD-83 plane at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, officials of the agency supervising the search operation announced on Monday. The Abuja-Lagos Flight Number 5N-RAM, operated by […]

Crash major setback for aviation industry – Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 4th, 2012

By Daniel Eteghe LAGOS — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said the Dana air plane crash was a major setback for the aviation industry at a time when the industry was undergoing a massive transformation to meet up with the global aviation standard. Speaking at the scene of the plane crash in Iju area of Lagos […]