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How dubious pastors almost ruined my career — Ochei

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 25th, 2012

India-based ex- Enyimba striker and two-time CAF Champions League winner, Michael Ochei, in this interview with ’TANA AIYEJINA talks about his career and how pastors almost ruined his once promising career How is life in India? Things didn’t go well for me in the first club I played for but I could not come back […]

Pandemonium as lady pours faeces on cashier inside banking hall

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, February 25th, 2012

There was commotion at the Akure main branch of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc on Friday afternoon when a young lady, Miss Sade Babatunde, entered the bank with a polythene bag full of faeces packaged in a can and allegedly poured the content on a cashier who was attending to customers. Our correspondent gathered […]

Corps members serve as tea girls, boys at N’Assembly

Posted by admin 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 […]

Picture: Fake policewoman nabbed in Kwara

Posted by admin 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 […]

COSHUP’s Unwritten Contract With Nigerians

Posted by admin 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 […]

Australian woman turns table against Nigerian internet scammers

Posted by admin 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, […]

Press Release, Edo Black History -2/25/12

Posted by admin 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 […]

Boko Haram sets school on fire in Borno •Kills 4 policemen in Kano, Niger •As US offers support to Nigeria

Posted by admin 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 […]

Nigeria spent $3m on contraceptives in 2011 -Minister

Posted by admin 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 […]

Lagos govt descends on tanker drivers on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

Posted by admin 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 […]