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Police hold on to Sam Loco’s corpse

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Thursday, August 11th, 2011

OWERRI— Imo State Police Command, yesterday, said it was determined to unravel what killed the ace actor, Mr. Sam Loco Efe, in Rapour Hotel, Owerri, last Sunday. The Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, Mr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, who spoke to Vanguard, said: “We are investigating the circumstances surrounding the […]

15 armed robbery suspects killed in Yola

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Thursday, August 11th, 2011

No fewer than 15 armed robbers with sophisticated weapons have been gunned down by the special anti-robbery squad while a number of sophisticated arms were recovered across Adamawa State. The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba, who disclosed to newsmen while parading the syndicate yesterday, in Yola, also said the syndicate had terrorized innocent citizens […]

Cancelled Friendly Match: We would have buried Eagles – Ghana (Empty vessel makes the most noise)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Ghanaians who came to London for the botched August 9 international friendlyagainst Nigeria left London writhing in pains as they were confident the Super Eagles would have fallen for the umpteenth time had both countries taken to the pitch at the Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford. Few hours after it was confirmed that the game had […]

Naija Style: Plateau Gov., Jang, appoints son, 20 others special advisers

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Thursday, August 11th, 2011

BY TAYE OBATERU – Jos – Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State yesterday made history as he named his son, Yakubu, one of the 21 special advisers he appointed. A statement by Secretary to the State Government, Prof Shedrach Best named the governor’s son as Special Adviser on Special Duties. Also appointed was former Bureau […]

Fear of Boko Haram attacks spreads to Lagos

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, August 11th, 2011

South West Regional Editor with agency reports LAGOS — The fear of attacks by Islamic militants in Nigeria is spreading South to the nation’s commercial capital, Lagos, where city buses are being checked for bombs. This followed a text message purportedly sent by the group warning people not to take government buses because they are […]

FIFA donates $1m for Somalia relief

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, August 11th, 2011

GENEVA (AFP) – Football’s governing body said Thursday it will donate $1 million to the international Red Cross to support its famine relief efforts in Somalia. “Approximately one-third of the donation will be used to finance the purchase and transportation of food, representing standard food rations for 25,000 families … over a period of one […]

Lagos: Gunman kills Chinese, cart away money

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, August 11th, 2011

A lone gun man, Tuesday, shot dead the Chief Accountant of Western Metal Products Company Limited, WEMCO, along Acme Road, Ogba, Lagos, carting away an unspecified amount of money. The deceased, a Chinese, identified as Chun Yuen Henry, was returning from the Adeniji Jones branch of one of the new generation banks, when he was […]

FG okays additional N106bn for East-West road

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, August 11th, 2011

ABUJA — TO ensure the multi-billion Naira East-West road that stretches across the six states of the South-South was not abandoned, the Federal Government, yesterday, approved additional funding of N106 billion as augmentation cost for the project. The fresh funding initiative covers sections I, II and III of the road, thereby bringing the total sum […]

Robbers kill 10 in Zamfara

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Zamfara Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

AT least 10 persons were reported killed, when suspected armed robbers stormed Tungan Baushe and Guru in Dansadau in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune at the Federal Medical Centre Gusau, a survivor of the attack, Mallam Mande Adamu, said the robbers came in broad daylight. Nigerian Tribune findings […]

RCCG graduates 8,000 pastors

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

NO fewer than 8,000 pastors from both the main and satellite campuses of the Redeemed Christian Bible College, a broad-based theological, ministerial and leadership training arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) were, on Wednesday, adjudged to have successfully completed programmes leading to the award of certificates, diplomas and degrees of the college. […]