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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 […]

Wonderful Zambia celebrate historic win with street parties

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Agency Reporter Zambian supporters poured into the streets of the capital in the early hours of Monday and partied to celebrate the first Africa Cup of Nations title won by the copper-rich country. Confident of victory before the kick-off of a final won 8-7 on penalties against Cote d’Ivoire after 120 […]

Columbia singer, Shakira, attacked by a sea lion in South Africa

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Agency reporter 9 Comments A sea lion has attacked Colombian singer, Shakira, as she enjoys her holiday in Cape Town, South Africa. Shakira posted about the incident on her Twitter account and followed it up with a full ‘special report’ and photographs of the encounter on Facebook. Although she was not hurt by the […]

Okorocha offers N100,000 scholarship to Imo students

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Agency reporter 13 Comments Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday promised to pay a scholarship of N100,000 to each student of Imo origin in Imo State University. Addressing the people at the Imo Freedom Square in Owerri, the governor said N70,000 would be free while the recipient would get […]

Bomb scare: Soldiers shoot official at Kaduna Govt House

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Segun Olatunji SECURITY personnel manning the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House residence of the Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa, on Monday afternoon shot and wounded a director in the state service for “driving dangerously in a suspicious manner.” The victim, Pastor Isuwa Kiforo, who is the Director, Finance and Administration at the […]

IG withdraws police escorts from individuals, firms

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Adelani Adepegba Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the withdrawal of all approved police escort from private individuals and corporate bodies across the country. The affected personnel include those from Special Protection Unit, the Mobile Police Force and conventional policemen posted as guards to companies and individuals. Abubakar also […]

Don’t sentence me to life, Abdulmutallab pleads

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Agency Reporter A lawyer for the Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a United States jumbo passenger jet on Christmas Day in 2009 urged a federal judge on Monday not to sentence to Farouk Abdulmutallab spend the rest of his life in prison because it was cruel […]

Policeman dies in Kaduna bomb blast

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Segun Olatunji, Kaduna A policeman attached to the anti-bomb squad was on Tuesday morning killed in a bomb blast in Kaduna. The bomb, which was hidden in a parcel tied to a streetlight pole by the pedestrian bridge near Sultan Bello mosque at Angwan Sarki area, shook parts of the city. The police anti-bomb […]

Picture: Violent wind wreaks havoc, kills five in Lagos •Many injured, houses, cars destroyed •It’s a normal transition from dry to rainy season – NIMET

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Sesan Olufowobi, Simon Utebor, Oyetunji Abioye, Kunle Falayi and Eniola Akinkuotu A car damaged during the violent wind at Obalende, in Lagos … on Monday. | credits: Olatunji Obasa FIERCE wind tore through many sections of the Lagos metropolis on Monday, killing at least five people and destroying property estimated […]