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S-West varsity protests posting of its graduates to North

AKURE— AUTHORITIES of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko in Ondo State yesterday protested the posting of its graduates to states in the North for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. It will be recalled that a graduate of the institution, Mr. Kehinde Jehleel Adeniji, who was serving in Bauchi State, was killed during the April […]

Mob set robbery suspects ablaze in Warri

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Friday, July 1st, 2011

Two suspected robbers were burnt to death, Thursday, by a mob, made up of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders along Airport Road Effurun, Warri. The robbers, operating on a motor bike, snatched an unspecified amount of money from a customer who just came out from the Oceanic Bank branch, behind Total filling station, at Airport Road, Effurun area […]

How Christy Essien died @ 50

Posted by admin Headlines, Women Politics Friday, July 1st, 2011

Barely two weeks after the nation woke up to the news of the death of prominent artiste, Twin Seven-Seven, The Lady of songs and one of Nigeria’s most prominent musicians, Christy Essien Igbokwe is dead. She died in an undisclosed hospital in Lagos. She passed on to eternity yesterday morning after a brief illness, her […]

CBN spends N150bn annually to maintain naira notes – Moghalu

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Friday, July 1st, 2011

Lagos— THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Deputy Governor (Financial System Stability), Dr Kingsley Moghalu, says the apex bank spends about N150 billion annually to maintain the naira. Moghalu, who disclosed this at a public forum in Lagos, said the amount was used to produce, store, transport, protect and destroy the naira notes every year. […]

Cholera kills 10 in Plateau, 370 infected

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Friday, July 1st, 2011

Jos – Mr Jacob Wongdem, the Permanent Secretary in the Plateau State Ministry of Health, has announced the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the state. Wongdem, who earlier denied the outbreak of the disease, said in Jos on Thursday that it had killed 10 people. He added that 370 people had also been […]

3 former bank employees docked for allegedly stealing N34.3m

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, July 1st, 2011

Lagos – Three former employees of Wema Bank Plc were on Thursday charged before an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N34.3 million belonging to the bank. The accused were a former accountant, a cashier and an internal control manager of the Wema Homes (Savings and Loans) Ltd, a subsidiary of the bank. […]

Nigeria’s crude oil production rises to 2.6m bpd

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Friday, July 1st, 2011

NIGERIA’S crude oil production has increased from 2.4 million barrels per day (bpd) to 2.6 million bpd. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources had said early this year that Nigeria’s combined crude oil and condensate output was around 2.4 million bpd with capacity to reach three million bpd. Both the Special Adviser to the President on […]

Imo releases N2.7b for schools’ rehabilitation

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

AT its maiden meeting on Tuesday, Imo State Executive Council directed the immediate release of N2.47 billion for the rehabilitation and renovation of all primary and secondary schools in the state. Also, all permanent secretaries who were absent when Governor Rochas Okorocha paid an unscheduled visit by 8.00 a.m. at the state secretariat recently, would have […]

Why Nigerians are denied visa, by U.S. envoy

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

THE demand for United States (U.S.) visa far outstrips what the consular section can deal with, rather than a deliberate attempt to shut out qualified travellers from the U.S. Consequently, this is responsible for the apparent delays in the process, which transmutes, in some cases, to denial of application, the U.S. Consular chief in Nigeria, […]

A’Ibom bans Okada; buys off each bike at N50,000

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Akwa Ibom State Government has finally banned the use of all motorcycles for any purpose within Uyo capital city. To show how serious the new directive which takes effect from Saturday, July 2, 2011, is, the state government has begun the purchase of motorcycles from their owners at a flat rate of N50,000 irrespective of […]