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Mixed feelings as three Sylva’s aides resign

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Rate this item 1 2 3 4 5 (0 votes) Governor Timipre Sylva File The camp of Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State suffered a setback on Monday following the resignation of three members of his cabinet. The Commissioner for Youths, Conflict Resolution and Employment Generation, Mr. Etifa Bekeakpo; the Senior Special […]

Nigerian student stabbed to death, mutilated in Russia

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, November 28th, 2011

A Nigerian student, Mr. Akinola Olufemi, was found stabbed to death in southern Moscow with his ears cut off in a grisly murder, investigators said on Tuesday. The body of the 28-year-old man was “found with numerous stab wounds and with his ears cut off,” lying close to rail tracks, the Investigative Committee wrote in […]

Jounalists urged to use FoI Act to expose corruption

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, November 28th, 2011

Abeokuta – The EFCC on Monday in Abeokuta filed additional 27 charges against former Gov. Gbenga Daniel of Ogun, who is currently on trial for corrupt practices. Daniel had on Oct. 6 pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charges of alleged stealing of public funds, illegal deduction of local government funds and diversion of public […]

Court Dismisses Suit to Abolish NYSC

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Monday, November 28th, 2011

Youth Corps members By Davidson Iriekpen Justice Jonathan Shakarho of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has dismissed the suit filed by an Ibadan-based legal practitioner, Oluwole Aluko, seeking to invalidate the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Following the killings of some corps members in some parts of the North in the aftermath […]

First Private Refinery Begins Operation in Rivers State

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics, Rivers, State News Monday, November 28th, 2011

Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke By Ejiofor Alike A private refinery owned by Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Ltd (NDPR), a subsidiary of Niger Delta Exploration and Production Plc, has begun operation in Rivers State. The firm has also been granted a Licence to Operate (LTO) by the Federal Government. Built at Ahaoda East Local […]

Ex-guber candidate shot death in Warri

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Monday, November 28th, 2011

Ex-governorship candidate of the Citizens Popular Party (CPP) in Delta State, Chief Ogbe Onokpite, was shot dead last Saturday night by police in Warri, just as notable lawyer, Festus Keyamo, condemned the killing, describing it as callous and wicked. Keyamo, who lambasted the police when he addressed newsmen in Warri yesterday, said there would be […]

Tragedy: Train crushes student to death

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, November 28th, 2011

A student of the Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun, was crushed to death by a passenger train at Old Garage, Osogbo yesterday afternoon. The student, who was resuming to Ila-Orangun was inside a commercial bus travelling to Ota-Efun where she intended boarding a bus to her school after over four months strike of lecturers […]

Boko Haram: Why Northern retired Generals are silent

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Monday, November 28th, 2011

A source closed to Army Generals of the Northern extraction has attributed the silence of the officers from the region on the menace of the Boko Haram sect on the fear of being misquoted by the public. According to the source would not like to make public comment on the issue to avoid being misquoted […]

Boko Haram burns police HQ, churches in Yobe •4 policemen killed, 20 others wounded

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Sunday, November 27th, 2011

THE fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, again struck on Saturday evening, killing four policemen, wounding about 20 others and burning some churches as they attacked the police head-quaters in Geidam, Yobe State. The attack on the police headquarters, according to Agency report, set the small North-East ablaze, in a wave of night-time gun and bomb attacks by […]

Egyptian coach, Ramzy Blasts Eguaveon

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, November 26th, 2011

EGYPT’S coach, Hani Ramzy says it is disrepectful of Austin Eguavoen to rue the absence of Europe based players in the maiden CAF U-23 Championship which starts in Morocco today. Eguavoen on Thursday told a section of the Moroccan press that the competition might suffer depth in class because it is not within FIFA window, […]