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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 […]

Interesting Opinion: Nigerian crisis of leadership

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, February 13th, 2012

February 13, 2012 by Emeka Ugwuonye What does it mean to be a Nigerian in today’s world? For anyone not born in Nigeria, but who is Nigerian by parentage, full or partial, or who associates with Nigerians either because you are dating or married or just befriending one of them, you must ask the question […]

Zambia lifts African Cup of Nations, Beats Ivory Coast (8-7) in dramatic penalty shootout

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, February 12th, 2012

Toe to toe … Ivory Coast’s Tiote challenged by Zambian skipper Christopher Katongo RELATED STORIES Perfect Zambia eye Nations Cup success Tear gas as Nations Cup gets underway Zambia 0-0 Ivory Coast [Zambia win 8-7 after extra time and penalty shootout] ZAMBIA won the African Cup of Nations Sunday, beating pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast 8-7 […]

FG sends 109 Niger Delta youths to UK varsities

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta Sunday, February 12th, 2012

The Federal Government through the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr. kingsley Kuku, has concluded arrangements to dispatch 109 youths of the Niger Delta region to study diverse courses in universities and colleges in the United kingdom and Cyprus. Kuku said during an orientation programme organised for the youths […]

American musical icon, Whitney Houston, dies at 48 (RIP)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Breaking News, Headlines Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behaviour and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Beverly Hills police Lieutenant Mark Rosen told KABC-TV that Ms. Houston died in her room on the fourth floor of […]