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Four killed, 50 injured, 20 vehicles destroyed as hoodlums clash in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Hell was let loose in Ejigbo and Mafoluku areas of Lagos State yesterday, as street urchins popularly called ‘Area Boys’ unleashed violence. In the melee, four persons were feared killed and over 50 people injured. About 20 vehicles were vandalized during the clash by the factional gangs, who were fighting over toll collection at a […]

Malaysia stops Erykah Badu concert over tattoo

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Malaysia has banned a scheduled concert by Grammy award winner and singer, Erykah Badu, over body art with the Arabic word for Allah. The Islamic country banned the R&B singer from going ahead with the conernt after some Muslim groups ruled she was an unsuitable role model for young Malaysians after seeing a publicity […]

ACF backs northern govs on revenue allocation review …says Niger Delta huge allocation is injustice (Reaping where you did not sow?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

February 28, 2012 by Niyi Odebode, John Ameh, Fidelis Soriwei , Sunday Aborisade, Segun Olatunji and Simon Utebor The foremost northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Monday, backed the call for a review of the federal revenue formula. The ACF, which spoke through its National Publicity Secretary, Anthony Sani, said the ‘huge allocation’ […]

Ibori to London Court: “I am guilty of stealing Delta State’s money”

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Ibori Former Delta State Governor James Ibori yesterday pleaded guilty in a British court to money laundering and conspiracy to defraud. He admitted nearly £50 million fraud, said to be part of total embezzlement which could exceed £250m (about $400m). The British police accuse him of stealing the money over eight years and the […]

Picture:Ojukwu arrives to heroic welcome in Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Biafra, Headlines, Presidency, State News Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Former leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on Monday received a heroic welcome in death, at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The remains of the late presidential candidate and National Leader of the All Peoples Grand Alliance, which arrived the Abuja airport in the […]

Woman seduces men, sends robbers after them

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

A 32-year-old hairdresser who often seduced men and thereafter sent armed robbers after them has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command. Miss Biodun Bamgboye, who until her arrest was residing at Abiola Way, Abeokuta, the state capital, was an alleged informant for a robbery gang which specialised in snatching vehicles. The […]

Confidence Soars as Eagles Round off Kigali Game Plan

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

Keshi addressing Super Eagles players before training started on Monday The Nigerian national football team; styled the Super Eagles rounded off their training sessions in Nigeria for the Nations Cup qualifier against the Rwanda national team, mid-Monday with a resolve to approach the encounter in Kigali with all the seriousness it deserves. As expected […]

Battle of Kigali: Aiyegbeni Asks Nigerians to Forget the Past (How can we?)

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

Yakubu Aiyegbeni By Olawale Ajimotokan Yakubu Aiyegbeni Monday pleaded with Nigerians to stop dwelling on his World Cup 2010 misadventure where his failure to convert a goal from an open scoring position resulted in his subsequent exclusion from the national team. The Blackburn striker is one of the players expected to fly to Kigali […]

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, […]