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Kidnapped Enugu monarch : Abductors yet to contact family

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Family of traditional ruler of Obuofia autonomous community in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Igwe Obiora Igwesi who was kidnapped last Friday in Enugu has expressed worry over the failure of the gunmen to establish contact with the family. A close family source who spoke to Daily Sun in Enugu expressed […]

JTF arrests 14 for bunkering, illegal refinery operations

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in its bid to stamp out criminality from the Niger Delta region has intensified the war against illegal oil refinery and bunkering with the arrest of 14 suspected bunkerers. The South- south governors had recently at its forum meeting in Yenagoa, agreed to tackle the problem of illegal refineries […]

Only revolution ‘ll save Nigeria –Oshiomhole

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

The Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole yesterday in Abuja stated in definite words that the only thing that would save the nation is a revolution. But he however, qualified the revolution as that of infrastructure and the manner and attitude of the public sector in handling the management of the nation. Oshiomhole made the […]

Nigerians’ll resist oil subsidy removal —TMG

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

The chairman of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Comrade Mashud Erubami, said on Tuesday that Nigerians would resist the proposed removal of oil subsidy despite the insistence of President Goodluck Jonathan. The civil society activist, in a statement in Ibadan, said that the proposed step by the Federal Government, which has grave consequences for Nigerians, had […]

ECOWAS leaders undecided over next president

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

THE meeting of the Heads of States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), convened on Tuesday by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Nnamdi International Airport, Abuja, failed to agree on who becomes the next president of ECOWAS Commission. It is the second time in recent time that the meeting would be deadlocked, having earlier […]

Boko Haram: Egbesu threatens reprisal attack

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the Niger Delta are fleeing the region following the threat by a militant group, Egbesu Mightier Fraternity, to bomb mosques in the region within seven days in retaliation for the series of explosion in the North by the Boko Haram sect. Nigerian Tribune gathered on Tuesday that while some […]

Baba Suwe excretes again, yet no drug found

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

THE popular Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina, also known as Baba Suwe, has made his third excretion but still without any hard drug found. Baba Suwe, who is spending his ninth day in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on his way to Paris, France, […]

Nigerian govt officials are illiterates ––Oyedepo

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

THE founder of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel International, Bishop David Oyedepo, has berated Nigerian leaders over government’s insincerity, saying that a revolution in the political arena will prevent the country from disintegration. Oyedepo said this at the launch of the United Nations-Global Report on Human Settlements held at the Africa Leadership Development […]

Herbalist, 52, commits suicide in Abeokuta

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

A 52-year-old herbalist ended his life tragically as he committed suicide yesterday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The herbalist, Kamoru Gbogbolegbo took his life after the controversy which trailed the delivery of a baby boy in his maternity home in Oke-Ido, Abeokuta North Local Government area of the state capital. The controversy had led to […]

PHCN Apologises to Nigerians over Load Shedding

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, October 17th, 2011

Professor Barth Nnaji By Chineme Okafor The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Sunday night said to Nigerians: “We are sincerely sorry for the ongoing load-shedding” being experienced as a result of the scheduled maintenance of some gas plants in the country. The plants that are for maintenance are Utorogu and Ughelli East Gas Plants, […]