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4 FRSC officials escape death in C/River

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Calabar Four officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cross River State Command, narrowly escaped death in Calabar, Friday as a taxi driver, Mr. Smith Stanley nearly crushed them in an attempt to evade being arrested when he was flagged down for traffic offences. However, the taxi driver was beaten to submission […]

Ex-militants invade Ughelli police station

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Festus Ahon, Ughelli Suspected ex-militants invaded the Ughelli Police ‘A’ Division, destroying the patrol van belonging to the Ogor vigilante group. The apparently aggrieved ex-militants stormed the Police Station at about 4pm in protest against the alleged killing of one of their members who was seen with a pistol by members of the Ogor […]

Strike: ASUU chases ESUT lecturers from offices

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Tony Edike, Enugu LECTURERS of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT)who failed to comply with the strike directive of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) were yesterday chased out of their offices by the union’s monitoring team. The defiant lecturers who were mainly of the Faculties of Management Sciences and Engineering […]

FG plans befitting burial for Bada, as Lagos pledges support

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 15th, 2011

BY JACOB AJOM The Federal government of Nigeria will accord the remains of fallen Olympian, Sunday Bada a befitting burial, Vice President, Nnamadi Sambo has said. Speaking at the 2011 J. K. Randle Olympic Dinner through his representative, Tunde Popoola who is the secretary general of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, the vice president said government […]

In Picture: Fashola commissions N16bn shopping mall

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, December 15th, 2011

By MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO IKEJA- Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, commissioned the N16 billion ($100 million) Ikeja City Mall, at Alausa, Ikeja, which was constructed to offer an array of retail services to residents of Lagos. At the inauguration of the 27,000 square metres mall, Fashola said the investment was a clear indication of […]

kidnapped Italian freed!

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Thursday, December 15th, 2011

YENAGOA (AFP) – An Italian construction worker kidnapped in Nigeria’s main oil region has been freed after being held for a day and following a ransom demand of more than $700,000, officials said Thursday. “He was released on the 10th of December,” said police spokesman Eguavoen Emokpae. A secret police official said a more than […]

Pilots cleared to use iPad during takeoff, landing

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 15th, 2011

WASHINGTON(AFP) – Apple’s iPad has been cleared for use by American Airlines pilots during takeoff and landing in a move that could make bulky flight bags crammed with manuals and charts a thing of the past. American Airlines began testing iPads as “electronic flight bags” last year and a number of other carriers, including United […]

Aviation Ministry gets report of alleged N13bn fraud on radar project

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 15th, 2011

By JIMOH BABATUNDE IKEJA—The Aviation Ministry has confirmed receiving the report of the alleged N13 billion fraud on the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria Project of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA. This is coming on the heels of denial by the agency that the alleged N13bn fraud discovered in the TRACON project was a […]

New security arrangement foils bank robbery in Ogun

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Thursday, December 15th, 2011

By DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA – Men of Ogun State Police Command yesterday foiled an early morning robbery attempt on Wema Bank along Idi-Iroko road in Ota, Ado-Odo Local Government Area of Ogun State allegedly leaving many of the robbers injured. The robbers, according to the eye witnesses were 10 in number. They were said to […]

One wounded in airforce, robbers’ shoot-out

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Thursday, December 15th, 2011

By EVELYN USMAN ABEOKUTA—Nigerian Air Force personnel from Logistics Command, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday, engaged a 12-man robbery gang operating on Ota/Idiriko Road, Ogun State, in a shoot-out and foiled the gang’s attempt to snatch vehicles. The bandits reportedly stormed the ever-busy road in two unmarked vehicles which they used to block the road. Thereafter, they […]