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Policeman kills man over N20 in Anambra

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Monday, August 15th, 2011

AWKA- IRATE youths at Governor Peter Obi’s home town, Agulu, in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, weekend, burnt down the police post in the town following the killing of a middle–aged man by a policeman at a check-point. An eye-witness said the man, who hailed from Awgbu in Orumba North Local Government Area, […]

We ‘ll monitor clean-up of Ogoni oil spills – Ihedioha

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Monday, August 15th, 2011

ABUJA— Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha has said the legislature will play an effective oversight function to monitor the restoration of the devastated environment of Ogoni land and other communities affected by oil spills in the Niger Delta. While acknowledging the submission of the report of the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, on […]

Customs impounds two oil tankers in Kano, nabs three suspects

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, August 14th, 2011

The Kano/Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has impounded two oil tankers, loaded with contrabands, worth several millions of naira, just as the command also arrested three suspects in connection with the attempted smuggling. The two oil tankers were said to have been intercepted at Gaida Village in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano […]

Fashola, Amaechi, others call for fight against Polio

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Lagos, Rivers, State News Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday joined his 36 States counterparts under the aegis of the Governors’ Forum of Nigeria in sustaining the campaign against the spread of Polio nationwide, stressing that Lagos State could not afford to stop the campaign against the deadly disease now. Governor Fashola who spoke at the Quarterly […]

El-Rufai describes Dangote cement a success story of privatisation

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has described the sale of government cement firms to Dangote Industries Limited as a success story of the privatisation programme of the Federal Government. Addressing the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the privatisation activities of the BPE during a public hearing in Abuja at […]

Single term: Arewa hails Jonathan’s U-turn

Posted by admin Arewa House, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency Sunday, August 14th, 2011

The Arewa Consultative Forrum (ACF) has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to suspend the submission of the bill on his proposed single tenure is a mark of his sensitivity to public opinion and mood of the nation. “It is, therefore, welcome. It has been the position of the ACF that no mere forms of […]

Grenade found in Lokoja church

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, State News Sunday, August 14th, 2011

THE people of Lokoja, Kogi State, on Saturday, were in a state of confusion as a grenade suspected to belonging to the police was discovered near Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke -Isegun at Phase II Estate extension in the state capital. Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigeria Police uncovered the grenade. […]

Sultan expresses worry over divorce rate in the North

Posted by admin Headlines, Sultan of Sokoto Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, at the weekend,said there was a system failure in marital institution in the North, a reason he said was responsible for the increase in as divorce cases in the region. He therefore, urged the Muslim Ummah to respect the marriage institution and to seek knowledge on what marriage entails. […]

Picture: Nigerian model, Ufuoma Itoje, disgraced in UK for posing nude, judges say she ‘looks awkward’

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, August 13th, 2011

A Nigeria model, Feisty Ufuoma Itoje, was, on Tuesday, disgraced off stage at the Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model (BINTM) competition after the judges were left unimpressed by her naked photoshoot. The 20-year-old Ufuoma, a law graduate, became the latest girl to be evicted from the competition. After declaring her unqualified for her rude […]

EFCC hands over Nigerian fraudster to US• Vows to make country unsafe for fugitive criminals

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Friday, August 12th, 2011

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has vowed that Nigeria would no longer be a safe place for Nigerian fugitive criminals fleeing from law enforcement agents in other countries. According to the chairman of the anti-graft agency, Mrs. Farida Waziri, briefing some officers of the commission on the successful handover of a Nigerian, Emmanuel […]