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Luxury bus robbery victim lives to tell his story

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Lokoja—It sounded like a fairy tale. About 16 of them were travelling in a luxury bus heading for Abuja. It was still dark. All of a sudden, they fell into the hands of the men of the underworld who ordered them to lie face down on the highway while they were dispossessed of their valuables. […]

(Picture) Obama turns 50

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, August 4th, 2011

US President Barack Obama turned 50 Thursday, marking the milestone at a moment of political peril after a damaging debt showdown with Republicans and as he plots his 2012 reelection bid. Supporters sang “Happy Birthday” as Obama let off steam at several political fundraisers in his hometown of Chicago on Wednesday night after a ferocious […]

50 People crushed to death on Abuja-Okene highway

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, August 4th, 2011

It was a gory site yesterday at the Zariagi end of the Abuja/Okene highway when the residents woke up to behold crushed bodies of over 50 robbery victims. The victims were said to be passengers of an Abuja-bound luxury bus, marked XI 300 ABC, belonging to a popular transport company. They were said to have […]

Forgery of $100 Dollar Bills: U.S. Officials Confirm Active Bench Warrant for Imo Deputy Gov, Jude Agbaso

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, Latest Politics, State News Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

A senior clerk at the District Court in Nassau County in New York has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a bench warrant issued by a district court judge with respect to current deputy governor of Imo State, Jude Ikechi Agbaso, remains valid and in force.  According to the Court Officer, Mr. Agbaso faces arrest on felony charges related to […]

RCCG Update: Pastor Adeboye Hurriedly Makes Peace With Akindayomi Children; Family Denounces Petition Against The GO

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Religion, Top Stories Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

To avert further negative publicity over a petition written by a member of the Akindayomi family, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Monday rushed back to Nigeria from the United Kingdom to hold an emergency meeting with the family of the Reverend Akindayomi, founder of the church. The closed […]

Governors Brace up for Workers’ Strike

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Monday, August 1st, 2011

Following the stance of organised labour on the implementation of the N18,000 national minimum wage, state governors are bracing up for a “crippling” strike by workers, THISDAY has learnt. In the meantime, the Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, has appealed to workers across the country to consider the economy and “be patient with the […]

4 Nigeriens, 2 Nigerians paraded over Kaduna bomb blast

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, August 1st, 2011

Four nationales of Niger Republic and two Nigerians, all youths, were yesterday paraded by the Kaduna State Police Command as suspects in the two bomb blasts that rocked Kabala West in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State and Magajin Gari Sharia Court 1 attached to Kaduna North Local Government Area Secretariat in the […]

Senators up in arms against Mark … Plot to stop him from hijacking NSF

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Monday, August 1st, 2011

Senators are up in arms against Senate President, David Mark over what they termed ‘deliberate exclusion’ from participation in the affairs of the country on the floor of the Senate. Daily Sun gathered at the weekend that some new senators were angry with the Senate president for not recognizing them to contribute to matters in […]

INEC’s Returning Officer sues for N50m

Posted by admin Headlines, INEC Politics Monday, August 1st, 2011

Asaba—A university lecturer, Dr. Godwin Avwioro, engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as Returning Officer during the April National Assembly polls, who alleged that he announced the result of Ika Federal Constituency seat at gun point, has dragged the former Secretary to the Delta State Government, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, and five others before […]

Family of Founding RCCG Pastor, Late Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, Accuses Pastor Adeboye of Changing Church Principles, Marginalization

Posted by admin Headlines, Raw Politics, Religion, Top Stories Monday, August 1st, 2011

The family of the founding pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Late Reverend Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, has expressed dissatisfaction with the current leadership of the church and the family’s role in its management. The family wants to have a representative, elected by the family, in a permanent position on the governing council […]