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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 […]

Ogun Police parade 6 Sagamu robbery suspects, 11 others

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

By GBENGA ARIYIBI ABEOKUTA – Ogun State police command yesterday paraded 17 suspected armed robbers including six members of the armed robbery gang that allegedly struck banks along Akarigbo road Sabo, Sagamu in the state last month. The state police Commissioner,Nicholas Nkedeme, told newsmen in Abeokuta that, his men have apprehended six members of the […]

CJN vows to establish special court for corruption cases

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, yesterday, said he would establish a special court with the sole jurisdiction of trying cases bothering on official corruption and economic crimes. The CJN further maintained that the idea of divesting the regular courts of such criminal cases and allowing the special […]

Bayelsa rape victim gets N.5m grant

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

BY CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA—FEDERAL Government has given a victim recently gang-raped by ten men in Bayelsa State a grant of N500, 000 to set her up in her welding business. This followed a request from the victim to enable her to get back to normal life. She also requested that she be treated for any […]

Villagers protest murder of medical doctor

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

OWERRI—Scores of angry indigenes of Ohii community, Owerri West local council area of Imo State yesterday marched through the major roads in Owerri municipality to protest the gruesome murder of their son, Dr. Moses Amako. The aggrieved villagers carried placards with varying inscriptions, some of which read: “We demand justice now”, “Who killed Dr. Moses […]

BA, Virgin Atlantic’s $235m fine: Probe panel begins sitting

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

By Jimoh Babatunde & Daniel Eteghe LAGOS – The Justice G. A. Oguntade-led panel set up by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to look into the legality and fairness of the $235 million fine slammed on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways over price-fixing commenced sitting yesterday in Lagos. The panel, however, adjourned further hearing […]

Picture: Olympic silver medalist Sunday Bada, is dead!

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Men and officers of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, were, Tuesday, thrown into mourning following the death of Mr. Sunday Bada, a Superintendent of Police and an Olympic silver medalist. The late Bada, until his death, the Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, died on Monday. There were, however, different […]

Robbery attacks: Customers stranded as banks strike in Akure

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

Commercial banks in Ondo State yesterday embarked on ‘seat at work strike’ in some parts of the state following the incessant robbery attacks on some banks. Some of the banks in Akure had last Friday started the strike as they tactically turned back customers under the pretence of having privileged information that armed robbers were […]

China executes S/African woman for drug smuggling

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, December 12th, 2011

JOHANNESBURG -(AFP) China executed a South African woman by lethal injection Monday for drug smuggling after rejecting last-minute pleas for clemency from her government, the foreign ministry in Pretoria said. Janice Linden, 35, was convicted of trying to sneak three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of methamphetamine into the country in her luggage through the southern city […]