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38 die in Port Harcourt boat mishap

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

By JIMITOTA ONOYUME with agency report Port Harcourt—No fewer than 38 persons were feared dead in a boat mishap on Ngbuodohia waterway in the Rumuolumeni area of Port Harcourt. Details were still hazy at press time even as the state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Ben Uguegbulam, who confirmed the incident said only two […]

Hundreds flee as another bomb blast rocks Maiduguri

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

A man suspected to be a member of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram on Tuesday morning lost his life while detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in London Chiki area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Also, several people were injured in the blast while hundreds of people fled […]

Same sex marriage: Nigeria should respect human rights —EU

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

THE European Union delegation to Nigeria, on Tuesday, urged Nigeria to respect international treaties and conventions on freedom of individuals. Addressing journalists in Abuja, head of the delegation, Ambassador David MacRae, said his group was worried with some provisions of the draft law on gay marriage but, however, said the delegation was not dictating to Nigeria […]

SSS nabs fraudsters using Jonathan’s, Anyim’s names in P/H

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The Rivers State command of the State Security Service (SSS), on Tuesday, paraded three suspects who have allegedly attempted to defraud some influential Nigerians, impersonating President Goodluck Jonathan and the Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim. Addressing journalists while parading the three suspects, the state Director of SSS, Mr Segun Agbaje, said […]

Special corruption courts take off in Abuja, Lagos

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

IMPLEMENTATION of the reforms proposed for the judiciary by the 28-man stakeholders’ committee set up by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, will begin in January 2012, Nigerian Tribune has exclusively learnt. The report of the Justice Mohammed Uwais-led committee, containing the proposed reforms, is expected to be officially presented to him […]

65,000 barrels of crude not missing, says NNPC

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

THE management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday faulted media report that the corporation was unable to account for 65,000 barrels of crude supply out of the 445,000 barrels allocated to it daily by government at international market price for domestic refining. In a statement by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs […]

Alex Ibru’s burial rites begin today

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

AS Dr. Alex Uruemu Ibru, Founder, Chairman and Publisher of Guardian Newspapers Limited, who died on Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Lagos begins his final journey to eternity today, more eminent persons and organizations have continued to pay him tributes. Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku and the former Anambra State Governor Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife […]

Review Electoral Act now –Cross River INEC chief

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River State, Mr. Mike Igini, has advocated for the urgent revolutionary review of some provisions of the Electoral Act with regard to the operations of the commission. Ingini insisted that the provisions of the Electoral Act that made INEC a mere administrative body without regulatory powers […]

Ogun: Tenant Kills Landlord

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

-Sun A tenant, who allegedly killed his landlord in Ogijo area of Ogun State has been arrested by the state Police Command. He was said to have killed Afolabi Olayinka, 73 after being allegedly hit with a club. Parading the suspect yesterday, the Ogun State Police Commissioner, Mr. Nicholas Nkemdeme, said the murder suspect […]

Fraud: Akala, 2 others in fresh trial

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The trial of the former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala and two others being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over allegations bothering on corruption, resumed yesterday before Justice Akintunde Boade of the Oyo State High Court. Akala, his former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters and now a […]