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Headlines, House, Legislature, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Raw Politics, Senate
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Some National Youth Service Corps members serving at the National Assembly have decried the shabby way they are treated by members of the legislature. Findings by SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday showed that the corps members were disappointed after discovering that serving at the Assembly was neither rosy nor challenging, contrary to their expectations. A male […]
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Headlines, Kwara, Nigerian Police, State News
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012 by Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old mother, Yemisi Fagbemi, for allegedly parading herself as a police Inspector. fake policewoman advertisement Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Dabo Ezekiel, said the suspect was arrested on […]
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Headlines
Friday, February 24th, 2012
The need for urgent transformation of the Nigerian society cannot be over emphasized. This is with the view to ensuring that the Country’s vision 20:20:20 project becomes a reality. Again, the obvious consequences of the absence of the basic needs of life in the Country are too glaring to be ignored. This therefore makes it […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
An Australian woman, Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey has outsmarted some Nigerian internet conmen who specialize in dangling phony contracts to their victims. She turned the table against a group of con artists to the tune of $30,000 The Courier-Mail reports that Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey, 23, was employed as an “agent” in March 2010 by the Nigerians, […]
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Edo, Headlines, Press Releases, State News
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
EDO Presents an Observation on the Importance of the 3 R’s of Black History “Reflection, Recollection and Respect” to African Culture and reconnecting the African Diaspora OAKLAND – February 23, 2012 – Education Development Opportunities (EDO) an organization dedicated to the empowerment of children of the Diaspora, announced today that area leaders will come together […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, Kano, Niger, State News
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
A primary school situated at Abaganaram ward of Maiduguri metropolis was set ablaze on Wednesday night by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, residents of the area alleged. When Nigerian Tribune went to the area at about 4.00 p.m., it was discovered that the fire started at about 12.00 p.m until the morning on […]
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Headlines, Ministries
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Mohammed Ali Pate, has disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Health contributed $3million for the procurement of contraceptive commodities in 2011, adding that the contribution would henceforth be an annual practice. Pate stated this in Lagos, on Thursday, during the United States Agency for International Development(USAID)’s project for […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
With a view to putting an end to the act of parking trucks on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway, the Lagos State government has swooped on oil tanker drivers who have cultivated the habit of parking their vehicles on the road. After the 72-hour ultimatum given by the state government for all tankers to be removed from […]
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Biafra, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Igbo leaders in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the closure of markets as a mark of respect for the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Chukwu Odumegwu Ojukwu. The affected markets are Ladipo Spare Parts Market; Alaba International Market; Trade Fair Market; Idumota market and Computer Village. The closure was in response to the call by the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
February 24, 2012 by Agency Reporter An Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 74-year-old Ghanaian, Keinde Dodo, to five years imprisonment for pretending to be a lawyer and representing litigants in courts in Nigeria for 15 years. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Magistrate O.O. Martins did not give […]
