Headlines

Poem – God Bless Texas – Standing strong against Harvey By Emeka Chiakwelu

Posted by admin Emeka Chiakwelu, Headlines Friday, November 3rd, 2017

God Bless Texas – Standing strong against Harvey By Emeka Chiakwelu A meddling dew night Disastrous darkness shrouded in duplicity Destabilizing wind deepen with wrecking flood But what are you? Wind, rain and Yes a flood – a voracious evil Multidimensional devilish character Houston is in its place – beautiful and evergreen So is our […]

As we remember Ken Saro-Wiwa – 22 years after his murder

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, November 3rd, 2017

By Fegalo Nsuke The 1995 hanging of nine Ogoni human rights activists remains a permanent stain on Nigeria’s claim to civilization. The role Shell played in the hangings will continue to question the company’s credibility and public perception no matter how much she invests to launder her battered image as the chief sponsor of terror […]

Police seize €50m opiates meant to finance Islamic State

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Italy seized more than 24 million tablets of a synthetic opiate that Islamic State militants planned to sell to finance attacks around the world, the head of a southern Italian court said on Friday. According to a statement from the court, the pills were seized by finance police and customs officials in the container port […]

Lagos opposes Synagogue, engineers’ ‘no-case’ submission on manslaughter charges

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Oladimeji Ramon The Lagos State Government on Friday said it opposed the ‘no-case’ submission filed by the defendants in the case of the collapsed Synagogue Church of All Nations’ building, which killed about 116 persons in September 2014. The defendants in the case are the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations and […]

Football tournament holds in Sambisa forest

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Football tournament holds in Sambisa forest Olaleye Aluko, Abuja Youths in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State have been organised by the Nigerian Army into 16 teams in a football competition in the Sambisa Forest area. Our correspondent learnt the 8 Task Force Division put the competition together to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment […]

Is it war or elections? 21,000 policemen, water boats, copters to be deployed for Anambra election

Posted by admin Anambra, Elections, Governors, Headlines, State News Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Olalekan Adetayo The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said about 21,000 policemen would be mobilised for the governorship elections coming up in Anambra State on November 18. He added that water boats and helicopters would also be used. The Police boss disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on […]

Canada to boost immigration to one million over three years

Posted by admin Canadian Politics, Headlines Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Canada will boost immigration to one million over the next three years with a plan that “will guarantee” the country’s future prosperity, its immigration minister announced Wednesday. The number of immigrants will be increased to at least 310,000 next year, and continue growing to 330,000 in 2019 and 340,000 in 2020, said Immigration Minister Ahmed […]

Islamisation plot is real, CAN tells Osinbajo

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Religion Friday, November 3rd, 2017

By Sam Eyoboka UMBRELLA body of Christians in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has reacted to a statement credited to Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, urging him to stop discrediting the Christian body in his quest to douse religious tension in Nigeria and win the heart of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. […]

Declare emergency on Enugu airport – Reps (Newly opened airport already in a state of disrepair)

Posted by admin Aviation, Enugu, Headlines, State News, Top Stories Sunday, October 29th, 2017

John Ameh and Okechukwu Nnodim Members of the House of Representatives admitted on Saturday that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, was not safe. They asked the Federal Government to declare an emergency on the airport so that a major repair could be carried out there. They were reacting to the position of the Joint […]

INEC registers 125,198 new voters in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News Saturday, October 28th, 2017

No fewer than 125,198 eligible voters were registered for the first and second quarters in the Continuous Voters Registration in Enugu State. The state Independent National Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Emeka Ononamadu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Saturday. He said 56,562 eligible persons registered in the second […]