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Opinion: Is 13% to Niger Delta cause of Northern underdevelopment?

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Monday, February 20th, 2012

GROUP mobilisation using ethnic, religious or class sentiments is a strategy which political elites in Nigeria often use to gain the support of the dominated citizens to give them political legitimacy. They often do this to gain the support of their constructed identity group or sub-groups, irrespective of the consequences to others. Hence, many politicians […]

Policeman kidnaps lover, 17, shoots sister

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Monday, February 20th, 2012

Lagos – A police Corporal, Mr Emmanuel Okoye, attached to the Ifako Police Station in Lagos, has allegedly kidnapped a 17-year-old girl, Patience Isabor, from her residence in Bariga, Lagos. Sources said that the incident happened on Feb. 10, when Okoye allegedly entered Patience’s home after shooting her elder sister Blessing in the cheek and […]

Explosions rock Maiduguri, kill 8, injure 3

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Monday, February 20th, 2012

By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI- Multiple explosions have again rocked the popular Fish Market of Baga Road in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, killing eight suspected members of the Boko Haram sect while three persons were seriously injured. It was gathered that the blasts would have been more devastating but for the alertness of the traders […]

Suleja church escapes Boko Haram blast – cars destroyed

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics, Niger, State News, Top Stories Monday, February 20th, 2012

Minna -A blast at Morocco road in Suleja town in Niger on Sunday injured one person and destroyed five vehicles. Morocco road is at the heart of the commercial area in Suleja. The people in the area became suspicious of a parked vehicle without number plate and immediately took measures to keep away from it […]

Abdulmutallab fights life sentence

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 19th, 2012

Farouk Abdulmutallab, is fighting his life sentence delivered on Thursday by a US District Court. Thus, he has filed a notice of appeal, challenging the judgment, according to court papers he personally signed right after the sentence. Indications that Abdulmutallab wanted to avoid a life sentence emerged few days before the sentencing, as he and […]

Asari Dokubo warns North to forget about presidency in 2015

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 19th, 2012

2012 Share Former leader of Ijaw Youth Movement (IYM), Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, has advised Northerners to forget the Presidency in 2015, insisting that the exalted position will remain in the South or go to the Middle Belt. Dokubo-Asari, who gave the advice at the Enugu residence of late Biafran warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during a […]

Picture:Explosion kills three in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Saturday, February 18th, 2012

* 32 vehicles also burnt as fuel truck falls off bridge, catches fire By Evelyn Usman, Olasunkanmi Akoni and Bose Adelaja An explosion triggered by a fuel truck which fell from a bridge before bursting into a ball of fire rocked the Mike Two area of Lagos yesterday. Three persons were confirmed dead while about […]

Real reason Okocha went to Indian club -Kujah

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Sunday, February 19, 2012 Okocha Photo: Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section The recent two months deal that will see former Super Eagles and Bolton Wanderers of England captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, join Indian club, has been described as a very good move by FIFA-licensed players’ agent, Friday Nwankwo Kujah. While fielding questions […]

EFCC Partners Civil Society On Subsidy Probe

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Saturday, February 18th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed its readiness to partner with Civil Societies Organizations, CSOs in the on- going petroleum subsidy probe and in the larger context of combating economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde stated this when a coalition of CSOs led by […]

28 year-old welder excretes 99 wraps of cocaine in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Saturday, February 18th, 2012

A twenty-eight old suspected drug trafficker, Mr Chidi Odor has excreted 99 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.425kg while under observation by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Odor who was billed to travel to Milan was on Friday arrested at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos during drug screening by the officials of […]