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Pictures: Famous Nollywood actor, Sam Loco dies at 66

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, General Politics, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Foremost actor and one of the founding fathers of Nollywood, Chief Sam Loco Efe, is dead, aged 66. He died early yesterday in his hotel room in Owerri, Imo State capital, after returning from a film location. The news was received with shock yesterday by fans who said they would miss the late actor’s comic […]

Jailbreak in P’Harcourt – Two inmates re-arrested

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, August 7th, 2011

A jailbreak occurred yesterday at the Port Harcourt Prisons in which unspecified number of inmates may have escaped. However, a joint effort of prison warders and policemen foiled attempt by 23 other inmates to escape from the prisons. Two inmates, including a kidnap convict identified by the police as Egbe Gboh, who had escaped from […]

Flying Eagles set record with Saudi win

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, August 7th, 2011

John Obuh’s Flying Eagles set a Nigerian tournament record in posting a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia which confirmed them as Group D winners. Goals by Ahmed Musa and Olanrewaju Kayode meant Obuh’s squad became the first Nigerian side to qualify with three wins from the group stages of the Under-20 World Cup. Their […]

Nigeria not threatened by US debt crisis

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, August 6th, 2011

Nigeria’s external reserve was not threatened by the liquidity crisis facing the United States (US) where the Congress reached a last-minute deal to raise America’s debt ceiling last week and saved America’s credit rating. But the specter of global economic slowdown loomed beyond the shores of the US as Nigerians wre worried that there was […]

6-yr single term: Parties demand undertaking for Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, August 6th, 2011

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) is seeking an undertaking from President Goodluck Jonathan to Nigerians afresh, that neither him nor any of his associates will be a first line beneficiary of any amendment to the constitution that will create a single term of six years for the president and state governors. In a […]

UN’s NIGER DELTA REPORT: Ogoni, ERA, Mitee, reject report

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta, Uncategorized Saturday, August 6th, 2011

Reactions from Nige rian groups and individuals following the release of a landmark UN report detailing oil pollution that may require the world’s biggest ever clean-up by Nigeria’s government and oil giant Shell have put the government and the oil giant under heavy pressure. While rights groups want to use the U.N. report as momentum […]

2-year rent banned in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, August 5th, 2011

Any landlord in Lagos state who collects rent in excess of one year from a new tenant is liable of punishment by the state government as such action would henceforth be seen as a criminal offence, which will either attract jail term or payment of fine. This is part of the content of the tenancy […]

Argentina Rematch: Officials develop cold feet –Siasia

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, August 5th, 2011

Nigeria’s Coach, Samson Siasia, has admitted that some officials were not keen on an Argentina rematch after the Eagles bashed them 4-1 in June. “There was fear that we had not won against Argentina for a very long time, so let’s savour this victory for a while,” Siasia said. “But to me, we are rebuilding […]

Church Closed After Death of Two Members

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, August 5th, 2011

Benue State government, on Friday, ordered the closure of Glory of Majesty Church in Makurdi metropolis, following the killing of two members when part of the church collapsed during a heavy down-pour during the week. The state urban development authority ordered the closure on Friday, following the development and also said that the organisation had […]

Pregnant Women, Others Scramble For Kerosene, As Gov. Obi Supervises Sales

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Friday, August 5th, 2011

Residents of the commercial city of Onitsha, on Friday, defied the heavy downpour as they queued under the rain at the Onitsha South Local Government secretariat to buy Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) under the NNPC/Capital Oil Kerosene Direct Scheme. The product, which was sold to the people at the rate of N50.00 per litre, was […]