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Prison dog better off than inmate in Nigeria, gets N3,000 daily allowance, inmate N800

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Most Nigerians are familiar with the fact that the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has resuscitated its hitherto abandoned dog patrol team to enhance effective control and stability of inmates. The measure is aimed at tackling the growing incident of jailbreak in prisons nationwide. Perhaps, the most interesting aspect of the dog patrol story is that […]

Olympic team beat Tanzania

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Ekigho Ehiosun scored his fifth goal of the qualifiers as Nigeria’s Under-23 team cruised to a 3-0 win over Tanzania in their 2012 Olympic Games qualifier on Sunday. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, but torrential rainfall in Benin City rendered the pitch unplayable and the game had to be moved […]

Tinubu: Aregbesola Not Interfering with Fashola’s Cabinet

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Bola Tinubu , ACN National Leader Former Lagos State governor and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Saturday described as sheer baloney, insinuations that Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has been trying to influence the composition of the Lagos State executive council. Tinubu, in a telephone interview with THISDAY, however, […]

Beach Soccer: Nigeria qualifies for World Cup

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Isiaka Olawale The National Beach Soccer team, otherwise known as Supersand Eagles, reached this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after a hard-fought 7-6 defeat of Madagascar in Casablanca on Saturday evening. Home-based Super Eagles’ midfield ace and veteran beach soccer campaigner, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu scored four of the goals in the see-saw game that had […]

Kwankwaso Threatens Treasury Looters

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Kano, State News Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano state Kano State Governor , Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso has said his administration will continue appointing credible people into cabinet position so as to provide purposeful and responsible decision towards the development of the state. Speaking at the weekend, shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the commissioners held at the Government […]

Corps Members Distressed Over Fate of Colleagues

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Saturday, June 18th, 2011

AN atmosphere of despondency pervaded the passing out ceremony of Batch ‘B’ members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Rivers State following the non-release of five of their colleagues who were kidnapped by gunmen 12 days ago. The corps members lamented recent events across the country, such as the post election violence, which […]

Rain stops Dream Team, Vijana Stars

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, June 18th, 2011

A heavy downpour in the ancient city of Benin on Saturday evening aborted the 2012 Olympic Games qualifying match between Nigeria and Tanzania, billed for the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. The match could not hold as the rain that began half an hour to kick-off rendered the turf unfit for a football match, and the Match […]

Bauchi residents live in fear of Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 18th, 2011

For residents of Bauchi State, the fear of Boko Haram is now the beginning of wisdom. Indeed, people of the state are now gripped with anxiety following the bomb blasts at the police headquarters in Abuja and Damboa, Borno State, respectively, for which the group claimed responsibility. Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, is no stranger […]

2011 Women’s World Cup:German girls turn boxers for Falcons

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, June 18th, 2011

FIFA had always said that women are the future of football and they have in deed taken that hope to a different level, as the German national women football team has introduced a new dimension to their World Cup preparations. Rather than give full concentration on the field of play, the German ladies have decided […]

20 corpses found in Onitsha tunnel • Suspected corps member, soldier included

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 18th, 2011

It was a horrible sight at a tunnel at Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra state, as more than 20 corpses and carcasses suspected to have been murdered by ritualists and armed robbers were recovered by a government task force. Saturday Sun gathered that a joint team of soldiers and members […]