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Ndigbo accuse FG of toying with their lives

Posted by admin Headlines, South-East Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Barely 48 hours after the nationwide anti-subsidy removal protest ended, President Goodluck Jonathan may need an urgent and concrete action to douse the tension brewing in the South East geo-political zone. The people in the area have resolved to give back fire for fire in the event of any further killing of their kinsmen in […]

19 MASSOB members arraigned

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Nineteen members of Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were yesterday arraigned in an Onitsha Magistrate Court on a three-court charge of kidnapping, conspiracy and assault occasioning harm. The accused persons are Monday Uteze (36); Chukwuma Okwute (29); Onyedika Obiora (21); Iruka Nwagwu (27); Luke Egwuatu (81); Onwumyili Ogonna (32); Ugochukwu Mba […]

Suspect arrested with liquid cocaine at Lagos airport

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Thursday, January 19th, 2012

A drug suspect, currently in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), is telling the anti-narcotic officials all he knows about the 7.1kg of liquid cocaine found with him at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos . The suspect, 32-year-old Patrick Chukwuemeka emulsified the drug in a solvent and packaged it […]

Bill to remove ‘’Force ‘’ from Nigeria Police passes second reading

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Abuja – A bill to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to remove the word “Force’’ from the Nigeria Police Force passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The objective of the bill is to delete the word “Force’’ from the Nigeria Police Force to read “Nigeria Police.” The bill […]

INEC shifts Adamawa guber, Soba constituency polls

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the Adamawa governorship election scheduled to hold this Saturday January 21. It is now slated for February 4. Similarly, the commission announced the postponement of the bye-election into the Soba Federal Constituency, Kaduna. A statement signed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega hinged the postponement of the […]

Leave Keshi alone – Okocha tells ex-internationals

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Former Super Eagles’ captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, is drumming up support for national team’s Coach, Stephen Keshi ahead of Nigeria’s the first round of 2013 Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda. Nigeria will face Rwanda over two legs in the first round of the qualifiers with the first leg billed for February 29 in […]

Boulder crushes father of 3 in Bauchi

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

A father of three in Bauchi State, Idris Abdullahi, has been crushed to death by a boulder as he was excavating sands at the foot of the boulder to mould bricks. Idris’ untimely death last Saturday has thrown the residents of Miri, a suburb of the state capital where the incident happened into sorrow. The […]

No Boko Haram in Police -DIG (So ignorant)

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Nigerian Police Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) operation, Mr. Audu Abubakar has debunked the insinuation that the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram has infiltrated the Nigeria Police Force. DIG Abubakar was reacting to a question raised by a journalist on the concern expressed by President Goodluck Jonathan that the sect had infiltrated the Presidency, National Assembly […]

Madalla bombing CP Zakari Biu suspended •Over escape of alleged mastermind from custody

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Nigerian Police Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Police Commissioner Zakari Biu is in trouble over the escape of Kabiru Sokoto, the alleged mastermind in the Christmas Day 2011 bombing of St Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State. Forty-three people died in the bombing which the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility. Biu was Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zonal Criminal Investigation Department […]

Keshi plots Rwanda’s downfall

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, January 16th, 2012

Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ chief coach, Stephen Keshi, says he is leaving no stone unturned as Nigeria prepares for the February 29 clash with the Wasps of Rwanda in a 2013 Africa Nations Cup qualifier. Keshi revealed the tapes of recent matches of Rwanda have been useful to the technical crew. ”It is a nice idea […]