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Ogoni Killings: US S’Court Hears Suit against Shell

Posted by admin Breaking News, Headlines, Niger Delta Monday, February 27th, 2012

By Chika Amanze-Nwachuku with agency report The United States’ Supreme Court will tomorrow hear arguments on whether or not Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) can be held liable for complicity in human rights abuses outside the country (US). Specifically, the suit was filed by the widow of one of the nine Ogoni indigenes executed in […]

Imoke crushes ACN, ANPP, others… Returns as Cross River gov

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Monday, February 27th, 2012

For the third time running, Senator Liyel Imoke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged winner of the February 25 governorship election in Cross River State even as the ACN, HDP and CPC have rejected the result alleging electoral malpractices. Imoke scored 451, 544 votes, which was 90.11 per cent of total votes cast, […]

MASSOB holds roadshow in Onitsha

Posted by admin Anambra, Biafra, Headlines, State News Monday, February 27th, 2012

From EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha Monday February 27, 2012 Photo: The Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section Over 200 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) yesterday took over major roads and streets of the commercial city of Onitsha in a roadshow as part of the burial rites […]

Man somersaults to death…During sex bout with married woman

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, February 27th, 2012

There was pandemonium in Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb, at the weekend after suspected native thunderbolt popularly known as magun in the local parlance, struck a man during sex romp with an alleged married woman, in a hotel. The victim, Alaska (not real name) was alleged to have lodged in a hotel in the Aiyetoro area […]

Igbos in Kano defy security challenges, honour Ikemba

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines, Kano, State News Monday, February 27th, 2012

Monday February 27, 2012 Ojukwu Photo: The Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section The challenging security situation in Kano State notwithstanding, Igbo residents modestly came out at the weekend to bid their leader, Dim Chukwuemeka-Odumegwu Ojukwu, a deserving farewell. While Ohaneze Ndigbo, Kano State chapter, marked their mourning rites with traditional search of the […]

Ojukwu’s body arrives today as Lagos celebrates him

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, February 27th, 2012

Monday February 27, 2012 Ojukwu Photo: The Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section On Thursday, the Pan-Nigerian spirit was displayed as the people of Lagos State and, indeed, other Nigerians gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, to pay their last respect to the late Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. The grand occasion […]

Rwanda must fall, Maigari insists (The same way Guinea fell in Abuja)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 27th, 2012

Monday February 27, 2012 Eagles Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, has expressed confidence that the Super Eagles would record an outright victory over the Amavubi Stars of Rwanda in the crucial Nations Cup encounter billed for Kigali on Wednesday. The Glasshouse […]

Seven suspects arrested over attempt to bomb church in Bauchi

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Sunday, February 26th, 2012

By Suzan Edeh BAUCHI — Seven persons have been arrested by the police in Bauchi State for attempting to attack Church of Christ in Nigeria, a COCIN LCC, church with weapons and locally-made explosives in Miya Barkatai village in Toro Local Government Area of the state. The suspected bombers are Lamba Goma, Filibus Danasa, Joshua […]

NBA sets up c’ttee to probe corruption in judiciary

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary Sunday, February 26th, 2012

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS — Following the earlier position of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on the incidences of corruption in the justice delivery system and the fact that some lawyers and judges were involved in the perilous conduct, the association has set up a committee to identify those involved in the unwholesome practice, investigate […]

15 countries eye Nigeria’s small arms production sector (Don’t we have enough problems already?)

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 26th, 2012

IT is an unforeseen spinoff from the current spate of violence and insecurity in the country. Several groups of arms manufacturers from 15 countries are due to arrive in Nigeria soon to explore the possibility of producing arms and ammunition. Director General, Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Maj.-Gen. Sule Labaran, disclosed this at the weekend […]