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272 inmates die in Honduras’ prison fire

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, February 16th, 2012

IN what is termed the deadliest fire in years in the country’s overcrowded prison system, about 272 inmates were killed and dozens injured when a fire tore through a prison in Honduras, officials in the Central American country said yesterday. “We are pulling out bodies… The situation is serious. Most (inmates) have suffocated,” Agence France […]

Govt shakes up the Army, redeploys 72 Generals

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Thursday, February 16th, 2012

A MAJOR shake up has been carried out in the military by the Federal Government. In the exercise announced by the government yesterday, 72 top Army officers were affected. The redeployment of the senior officers, which was described by sources in government as “routine”, is however believed to be part of the efforts to strengthen […]

Abdulmutallab, ‘underwear bomber’ faces sentence in US

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics Thursday, February 16th, 2012

DETROIT (AFP) – The young Nigerian dubbed the “underwear bomber” after he tried to blow up a packed US-bound airliner on Christmas Day in 2009 will be sentenced at a hearing here Thursday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 25, faces a mandatory life sentence after pleading guilty in October to eight charges, including the attempted murder of […]

Kano govt compensates families of bomb blast victims

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Thursday, February 16th, 2012

THE Kano State government has disbursed over N200 million to the families of the 185 people who lost their lives during the January 20 bomb blast that rocked the city of Kano. Each family got N1 million. But the families of the five deceased senior police officers got N1.5 million each. This was contained in […]

Katsina: Overpaid workers urged to make refunds or face sanction

Posted by admin Headlines, Katsina, State News Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Despite the hic-cups being experienced over the implementation of the new minimum wage, the Katsina State government, in collaboration with the state Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged workers that were over-paid to report such mistakes or face the consequences. Addressing a joint press conference in Katsina, on Wednesday, the government enjoined staff that received […]

We have a dysfunctional economy —Sanusi (You are just finding out?)

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Thursday, February 16th, 2012

EXCEPT there is a deliberate effort to create other sources of revenue, the level of poverty in the country will continue to accelerate. This was the submission of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, at the Murtala Mohammed Annual Memorial lecture held in Lagos on Wednesday. Sanusi, who was the […]

Boko Haram bombs Kogi prison •Kills warder, frees members, other inmates escape •Shoot-out in Maiduguri •SSS declares ex-soldier wanted

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

THE dreaded Islamic religious sect popularly known as Boko Haram, on Wednesday evening stormed the Nigeria Prison at Koton Karfe, Kogi State, with bombs and guns, killing one prison warder and setting the inmates free. Sources close to the prison service disclosed to Nigerian Tribune that they stormed the prison immediately after the Magrib prayer. […]

British divorcee loses £40,000 to Nigerian fraudster

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

A divorcee was tricked into sending £40,000 to a Nigerian fraudster she met over the internet. Vicky Fowkes, 59, decided to start dating online in early summer 2010 and by August she was sending money through ‘moneygrams’ to a man in Nigeria she believed was a charming Briton called John Hawkins. By November 2010 the […]

Opinion: Mr. President, parading of suspects is wrong

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by John Egbeazien Oshodi At the time of this writing, Nigeria has yet to be legally known as a Police state; as such, the parading of suspects in criminal or civil matters in front of the public or the media is not only a sign of instant indictment, direct forfeiture of one’s […]

112.5 million Nigerians live in poverty –NBS

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Ifeanyi Onuba Statistician-General of the NBS, Dr. Yemi Kale | credits: File copy The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said that 112.519 million Nigerians live in relative poverty conditions. This is staggering when compared with the country’s estimated 163 million population. Relative poverty is the comparison of the living standards […]