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Drugs Concealed in Man’s Shoes as NDLEA Arrests 7

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Saturday, April 9th, 2011

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has again traced narcotics concealed inside the sole of a passenger’s shoes. The development came even as seven suspected drug traffickers were found to be in possession of 8.262 kilogrammes of illicit drugs. One of the suspected drug traffickers that supplies phone accessories, Onuora Emeka, hid one kilogramme […]

WAEC Bans Candidates, Teachers Over Malpractices

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Some of the 51, 876 candidates who were involved in various allegations of examination malpractice at the November/December 2010 West African Senior School Certificate Examination have been banned from writing any WAEC-organised examination for three years. The acting chairman of the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Chief Adeniyi Falade, […]

10 Killed in Renewed Attack in Bauchi

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Saturday, April 9th, 2011

No fewer than 10 persons have been reportedly killed in Bar Arewa, a village in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The incident occurred when the village was attacked by yet to be identified gunmen who set the village on fire in a renewed ethno-religious crisis 24 hours after the state governor, Isa Yuguda, […]

Breaking News: One die at Maiduguri polling station explosion

Posted by admin Bauchi, Elections 2011, Headlines, State News Saturday, April 9th, 2011

A suspected bomber has reportedly died in an explosion at a polling unit in Unguwar Doki near Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State. The explosion, which occurred as accreditation of voters was underway, led to a fire at the abandoned nearby Maiduguri International Hotel. Reports said the dead man was trying to detonate the bomb […]

Explosion Kills Suspected Bomber, Bin Laden Linked to Bombs

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, April 8th, 2011

LESS than 24 hours to the National Assembly Elections, the police in Kaduna uncovered plans to cause massive bombing of parts of the state with over 100 strands of dynamites loaded in three sacks discovered after one of the sacks exploded, killing one suspected bomber. The state Police Commissioner, Haruna John who was at the […]

Breaking News: Bomb blasts rock INEC office in Suleja, many dead

Posted by admin Breaking News, Headlines, INEC Politics Friday, April 8th, 2011

By New Nigerian Politics With only a few hours to tomorrow’s rescheduled parliamentary elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suffered a serious setback Friday with an explosion that rocked its office in Suleja, Niger State killing about 25 people that included INEC officials, members of the various parties and corp members assigned to assist […]

Musa to lead Nigeria U-20s

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, April 8th, 2011

Super Eagles starlet Ahmed Musa has been named in Nigeria’s 21-man squad to compete at the 17th African Youth Championship later this month. Musa is one of seven players who play football outside the country. Head coach John Obuh has named a squad that includes three goalkeepers, seven defenders, four midfielders and seven strikers. […]

Odemwingie makes Siasia apology

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, April 8th, 2011

Osaze Odemwingie has apologized to Samson Siasia for last week’s headline-grabbing twitter rant. The WBA forward angered the Nigeria coach when he left camp a day after playing an African Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia, and just before a friendly against Kenya. Hearing of Siasia’s displeasure, the striker responded with a withering barb on his […]

Osun monarch arrested and docked for rape of 23-year old corper

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Thursday, April 7th, 2011

An Osun State monarch, has been arrested and arraigned in an Osun State Magistrate Court for allegedly raping a corps member. The royal father, who was arrested on March 28 was said to have forcefully had sex with the 23-years-old corps member at his Osogbo residence on March 25. The monarch appeared before Magistrate Olalekan […]

Eguavoen insists on pros for Guinea duel -Invites Rabiu, Emmanuel, Essang

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Under-23 Olympic Dream Team’s Chief Coach, Austin Eguavoen, has invited six foreign-based and 14 home-based players for the second leg of the All Africa Games and 2012 England Olympic Games qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea billed for Malabo this weekend. According to the the media officer of the team, Arafat Aliu, PSV Eindhoven’s midfielder, Rabiu Ibrahim, […]