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Move Eagles/Ethiopia tie to Abuja, Okaro tells NFA

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Having watched Super Eagles friendly match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone last Wednesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Brigadier-General Emmanuel Okaro (rtd) says he was not happy as Lagos fans booed the team despite the fact that the Eagles were winning. As a result therefore, he has urged the Nigeria Football […]

I kidnapped my brother as a retaliation, says female undergraduate

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Asaba — AN undergraduate student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, who allegedly connived to kidnapped her brother in Asaba, she she did it because the brother abandoned paying her school fees despite the fact that she contributed to his wealth. The suspect, presently in police custody along with the five members of the […]

Man in possession of 7AK 47, 4000 rounds of ammunition arrested

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 13th, 2011

OWERRI — Imo State Police Command has arrested one Mr. Chidi Benjamin for being in possession of 138 fully loaded magazines. Other deadly items recovered from the suspect’s Toyota Camry car with number plate AX 293 ABC, included five AK 47, two AK 49 rifles and 4,140 rounds of life ammunition. Apparently alarmed by the […]

92-yr-old woman, 3 others injured as LP, ACN supporters clash

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 13th, 2011

AKURE — A 92-year-old woman, Madam Alice Akinbaninawo, was among the four persons injured in Idanre Council area of Ondo State, when supporters of the ruling Labour Party, LP, and Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, clashed. Also the local government secretariat of the ACN located on number 145, Idale Broad Street, Idanre was vandalized during […]

Nigerian Pilgrims to Enjoy Permanent Accommodation

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, February 12th, 2011

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), rising from a two-day post-mortem conference on 2010 Hajj under the chairmanship of His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto and National Amiru-Hajj, Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar, has agreed that henceforth, Nigerian pilgrims to the Holy Land would have their permanent accommodation in Madinah. This was contained in a […]

NDLEA Arrests 243 Suspects

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Saturday, February 12th, 2011

The NDLEA commander in Sokoto State, Malam Mohammad Idris, said on Thursday that a total of 243 suspects were arrested in 2010. He further said that 59 of them had already been convicted. “We have adopted various security strategies leading to the seizure of 194 .57 kg of cannabis, 148.955 Kg of psychotropic substances and […]

NFF: For Now, No Plans to Leave Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Against the backdrop of the players’ complaints over the artificial turf of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, and the booing of the Super Eagles in the dying minutes of the match against Sierra Leone’s Leone Stars Wednesday, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it does not have plans to shift the venue of next month’s […]

Before Mohammed Abacha Becomes Governor

Posted by admin Articles, Headlines Saturday, February 12th, 2011

By Olusegun Adeniyi, Cambridge, Mass – Feb. 12, 2011 – In 2003 and 2007, I covered for THISDAY the general elections in Kano, one of few states in Nigeria where the wish of the electorate always count because the people are ever ready to defend their votes, even with their lives. And by gauging the […]

Thank you, Siasia

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 11th, 2011

For over eight years, we were told that Lagos was not safe to host matches involving the Super Eagles. Former Eagles coaches and former administrators of the game refused to take any game to Lagos. Samson Siasia is confident of himself and perhaps has nothing to hide or be afraid of. He made it known […]

(PICTURES) Oyo police gun down goat robber, recover 40 animals

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Friday, February 11th, 2011

) tter d The cars with stolen goats A member of a notorious robbery syndicate terrorising the people of Oyo town and its neighbourhood in Oyo State, has paid the supreme price with his life in an encounter with the men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, […]