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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 […]

Pregnant woman stabs husband to death

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A pregnant housewife in Bauchi State has allegedly stabbed her husband, a Lance Corporal in the Nigerian Army to death over adultery. Daily Sun gathered that the mistress who was identified as Sarah was also injured by the housewife, a mother of two during the attack. The incident happened at the Mammy market of the […]

Soldiers take over power stations nationwide

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

BY VICTOR AHIUMA-YOUNG & NAOMI MGBAKOR LAGOS — ARMED soldiers, yesterday, took over most of the nation’s power stations, including Egbin Power Station, as Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, workers threatened to withdraw their services. This came as the State Security Service, SSS, invited the President and General Secretary of the National Union of […]

Day-old baby disappears from private hospital in Abia

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Umuahia—Abia State Police Command has launched an investigation into how a day-old baby boy got missing from a private hospital, Analechi Hospital, located at 5 Ngbaronye/Udi Street, Amuzuku, Umuahia, Abia State. The police said yesterday that all the staff of the hospital were being interrogated on the matter, even as it ponders on the where- […]

Religious leaders have failed Nigeria – Cleric (Indeed)

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, Religion, Sultan of Sokoto Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Founder and Director of African Centre for Theological Studies, ACTS, Rev. H. Anie, said, weekend, that Nigerian religious leaders have failed in their duty of leading the nation on the right path. He spoke at the 14th convocation of ACTS in Lagos, Saturday. Rev. Anie said: “God commanded us to go and multiply. Religious leaders […]

Bayelsa guber: Sylva heads for court

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Governors, Headlines, NNP Spotlight, State News Monday, November 14th, 2011

Embattled Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has decided to legally challenge his disqualification by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from contesting the November 19 state governorship primary election. Daily Sun learnt from an impeccable source close to the governor that Sylva’s lawyers filed an application at a Yenagoa High Court yesterday, praying the court to […]

Power supply threatens Nigeria, Zambia duel

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, November 14th, 2011

N igeria/Zambia friendly fixed for 5pm today in Kaduna is threatened as generating set to supply power to the stadium failed five times during evening training. Zambians were disappointed last night as they trained in the dark when the power supply to the Kaduna Stadium failed. Meanwhile, Coach Stephen Keshi will try all his best […]

Kerosene explosion kills nursing mother, 5-year-old daughter

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, November 14th, 2011

It was a tragic end for nursing mother of two, Mrs. Nkechi Ozuku and her five-year-old daughter Nnenna, who lost their lives to a kerosene explosion believed to have been caused by adulterated kerosene bought by the family. Fire resulting from the explosion claimed the lives of the nursing mother, her five years old daughter […]

75 make First Class as UI turns out 1,647 graduates

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, November 14th, 2011

The University of Ibadan yesterday kick started its four-day 2011 graduation ceremony with a total of 1,647 graduating students from the faculties of Arts, Science, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Pharmacy, Public Health, Technology and Law. Out of the graduating students that came out with First Class honours degrees, 19 came from the Faculty of […]