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UNILAG: New name in nation’s interest -FG • No Bill to change name before us –Senate

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

May 31, 2012 by Segun Olugbile, Olalekan Adetayo, Josiah Oluwole, Motunrayo Aboderin and Temitayo Famutimi 30 Comments Students of University of Lagos in a hijacked LAGBUS bus, during a protest against the renaming of the institution in Lagos… on Wednesday. | credits: Goke Famadewa. The Senate of the University of Lagos on Wednesday shut down […]

Suspected drug trafficker excretes 58 wraps of cocaine

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

A suspected drug trafficker, Mrs. Sekinatu Adaba, has allegedly excreted 58 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine. Abada, who allegedly excreted the substance under the close watch of officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, was arrested at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. The NDLEA Commander, Port Harcourt International Airport, Mr. […]

Don’t expect goals rain, says Enyeama

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

May 31, 2012 by Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has said Nigerians should not expect goals rain when the national team play Namibia’s Brave Warriors in a 2014 World Cup qualifier at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar, on Sunday. The Eagles need three points against the Brave Warriors on Sunday to brighten […]

UNILAG Renaming: It’s arbitrary, an act of disrespect –Soyinka

Posted by admin Headlines, Raw Politics, Wole Soyinka Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

May 31, 2012 by Agency Reporter Professor Wole Soyinka | credits: File copy This is one gift horse which, contrary to traditional saying, must be inspected thoroughly in the mouth. Primary from all of us must be a plea to the MKO Abiola family not to misconstrue the protests against the naming of the University […]

ICPC granted leave to assemble witnesses against Ogbulafor

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

May 31, 2012 by Agency Reporter Leave a Comment Chief Vincent Ogbulafor | credits: File copy Justice Ishaq Bello of an Abuja High Court has granted the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission leave to assemble materials and witnesses in the suit against Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, a former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic […]

Supreme Court evicts Jang from Govt House

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary, Plateau, State News Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

May 31, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang vacated the newly-renovated Governor Lodge and Office, Jishe, Jos because the March 23 Supreme Court ruling had declared Nasarawa State the owner of the property, investigation has revealed. The governor’s sudden relocation from the property recently sparked rumours he might have fled because of […]

Liberia’s Taylor Gets 50 Years

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

Liberia’s ex-President, Charles Taylor Liberia’s ex-President Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by a UN-backed war crimes court. Last month Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting rebels in Sierra Leone during the 1991-2002 civil war, reports the BBC. The prosecution at the Special Court for Sierra Leone wanted an […]

Authorities shut down UNILAG after two days of student protest over name change

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

Follow US on Twitter @NewNigerianPoli Authorities have shut the University of Lagos, Akoka for two weeks following a second straight day of protests by students following the renaming of the institution. President Goodluck Jonathan had during his Democracy Day broadcast, announced that the 50-year-old institution will now be called the Moshood Abiola University in honour […]

Police rescue 96-yr-old woman from suspected kidnappers in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

By TONY EDIKE ENUGU—THE anti-kidnap squad of Enugu State Police Command has rescued a 96-year-old Mrs. Theresa Okafor, who was abducted from her Imezi Owa village in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State last Wednesday. The victim, who is the mother of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Dr. Anthony Okafor, was […]

Armed robbers attack passenger bus, rape girls

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

May 30, 2012 by Sodiq Oyeleke 17 Comments Some of the workers of the transport company at their Jibowu office, Lagos, after the robbery. | credits: Sodiq Oyeleke Two females in a bus conveying passengers from Lagos to Abuja were last Tuesday raped by armed robbers who attacked their bus at Sagamu area of Ogun […]