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Four burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, Oyo, State News Thursday, April 12th, 2012

April 12, 2012 by Kunle Falayi Three adults and a child were burnt to death on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday after a bus lost control and burst into flames. According to eyewitnesses, the two front tyres of the Mazda bus burst and the driver lost control and hit a culvert between the AP filling […]

Ademola’s death: IPO claims 200 youths attacked policemen

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Thursday, April 12th, 2012

April 12, 2012 by Kunle Falayi The police officer investigating the murder of Abiodun Ademola, the 26-year-old youth, allegedly shot by the Divisional Police Officer of Pen Cinema during the fuel subsidy removal protests in Lagos, has said about 200 youths hurled stones and bottles at the police team on the day of the incident. […]

ECOWAS ministers meet on Mali, Guinea Bissau

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council are to meet in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire today – in attempt to end the political crisis in Mali and Guinea Bissau. The sub-regional body said in a statement on Wednesday that the meeting would review various proposals for resolving the political crises in both countries. Members of […]

Gunmen kill Kaduna SSS pupil in mother’s presence

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Unknown gunmen in Kaduna on Wednesday killed a final year pupil of Imam Secondary School, Adamu Mohammed, at the Rigasa area of the state. It was learnt that Mohammed, a member of his school’s Man O War Club, was mistakenly killed as his killers suspected he was out to attack them. The deceased’s elder, Alhaji […]

TB Joshua and President Mutharika

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, April 12th, 2012

TB Joshua and President MutharikaApril 12, 2012 by Abimbola Adelakun As a caveat, I must admit I have a certain aversion to prophets and prophecies. And I did a piece, ‘Nigerian Nostradamuses’, on this some years back. To me prophets must be sadists of sorts. The Biblical narrative of Jonah, written by, I believe, an […]

Airlines to pay for cancelled flights, lost baggage

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Foreign and local airlines will in 30 days time begin to pay heavy fines and compensations for flights delays, cancellations, lost baggage and other related anomalies under a new set of rules introduced on Wednesday by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The new rules titled, “Passengers’ Rights Regulations,” were introduced in Lagos at a stakeholders’ […]

US spends $44m on AIDS in Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Thursday, April 12th, 2012

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terrence McCulley, said his country has spent $44m to fight the dreaded HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The US Ambassador, added that the funds were used for capacity building in the treatment of the virus and the provision of necessary infrastructure in military formations. McCulley, who was represented by the […]

Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank bid

Posted by admin Headlines, Women Politics Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

The position of President of the world’s foremost development agency, the World Bank, is due to be filled by the first of July this year. This development is sequel to the decision of the incumbent president of the Bank, Mr. Robert B. Zoellick, to step down at the end of his term in June. And, […]

Picture: Nigerian Idol winner, Mercy plans to do Collabo with P-Square

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 9th, 2012

By BENJAMIN NJOKU Season two Nigerian Idol, TV reality show winner, Chinwo Nnenda Mercy has expressed her desire to do a collabo with the duo of P-Square whose “Chop my Money” song won her the coveted prize. Speaking on a television programme yesterday, Mercy who defeated Joe Blue, a co- contestant at the Grand Finale […]

Kanu hails NFF’s sincerity of purpose

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, April 9th, 2012

Nigeria’s Football Ambassador and former Super Eagles’ skipperr Nwankwo Kanu, has hailed the sincerity of purpose of the Aminu Maigari-led administration at the Nigeria Football Federation, saying this was the reason for continued peace and tranquility in the relationship between administrators and senior team players. “In years gone by, National Team players used to have […]