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UI honours Yar’Adua, Gambari, Adeboye today

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, November 17th, 2011

AS part of its 2011 convocation ceremony, the University of Ibadan (UI) will, today, honour four prominent Nigerians for their positive contributions to the socio-economic development of the country. Those to be honoured by the institution are the late president, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua; former Nigerian Ambassador to the United States (US), Professor Agboola Gambari; the […]

6% customers owned 88% of bank deposits in 2010 – NDIC Featured

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, November 17th, 2011

The imbalance in the Nigerian financial system has been brought to the fore with 2,512,531 depositors, or six per cent of those who placed their money in the Deposit Money Banks in 2010 having N9.53tn or 88 per cent of the total N10.84tn bank deposits during the year. The remaining 41,926,817 or 94 per cent […]

Ondo Police parade suspected kidnapper, ex-convict

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police, Ondo, State News Thursday, November 17th, 2011

By DAYO JOHNSON AKURE—AN ex-convict Segun Ojo and a suspected kidnapper Tolulope Adedayo have been arrested and paraded by the Ondo State Police Command. Speaking yesterday in Akure, the state Police image maker, Adeniran Aremu, said that the ex- convict who had served a 14-year jail term was arrested for stealing. Aremu added that Adedayo […]

Okonjo-Iweala decries high youth unemployment in S-East

Posted by admin Headlines, South-East, Women Politics Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Umuahia— CO-ORDINATING minister of the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday expressed worry that youth unemployment rates were highest in the South-East states of the country, despite “the vibrant industries and entrepreneurial spirit among people of the region.” She said the Federal Government, through its YouWIN programme, would assist the youths, including […]

Picture:Curtain draws for budding soccer star, as policemen stab him dead

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011 Victim Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Mr. Abiodun Adamayeloye is a footballer, who played for one of the local teams in Lagos and he aspired to hit the goldmine one day, to become an international soccer star. But the curtain has drawn for the budding star and […]

WICKED:How driver killed NNPC official over N4m

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A 21-year-old man, Amanya (other names withheld), yesterday narrated a chilling tale of how he allegedly plotted and murdered a female senior staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), barely a month after he was employed by the deceased as a driver. The victim, whose name was given as Mrs. Afishetu Dupe Abdullahi, was […]

Bayelsa guber: Court stops PDP as Sylva gets injunction

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday stopped the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Demoeratic Party (PDP) from conduting its governorship primary slated for November 19. The court made the pronouncement following a motion brought by Governor Timpreye Sylva, who was denied a return ticket. There had been a face-off between the PDP […]

Mother, 6 daughters die in cooking gas fire

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A suspected domestic cooking gas explosion has left a mother, Hauwa Bashir, and her six daughters dead in Katsina metropolis. The second wife, also called Hauwa, of the bereaved man, Bashir Sani, 37, however escaped death with her one-year old daughter. The disaster struck at Raffuka Quarters around 8.30 pm on Tuesday, when the hurricane […]

Rivers lawmakers summon Shell over oil spill (Nothing will happen)

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The Rivers State House of Assembly has invited the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) over the recent oil spill in Isioma community in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the State. In a motion sponsored by the lawmaker representing the council, Okechukwu Nwaogu, Shell was accused of ‘threatening the lives of the people by causing economic […]

Dangote tops Africa’s 40 richest list

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011 Dangote Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Nigeria’s business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote topped the list of 40 wealthiest African released yesterday by Forbes magazine. Dangote of Nigeria, with a $10.1 billion fortune led the pack in the inaugural Forbes list, which featured at least seven other Nigerian […]