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Meet us in the creeks; Avengers dares Army, Navy chiefs

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines, Navy, Niger Delta Sunday, August 14th, 2016

THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, this morning, confronted the Commander of Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie and Commanding Officer, NNS Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunye, asking them to come to the creeks of the Niger Delta, rather than stay in the cities and arrest “sleeper” agents, who they brand as NDA members to curry […]

Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Sunday, August 14th, 2016

Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air strikes. The video is the latest release from embattled Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, who earlier this month denied claims that he had been replaced as […]

Crisis rocks Ojukwu varsity

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Sunday, August 14th, 2016

By Enyim Enyim Onitsha-Fresh crisis has erupted in the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, over alleged tenure elongation for the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Fidelis Okafor by the Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, branch of the institution disclosed this yesterday to newsmen at a press conference held after its […]

Former President Jonathan, Tompolo, Akpabio, Wike, Dokpesi, Others Named As Sponsors of Niger Delta Avengers

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Thursday, August 11th, 2016

A group that recently split from Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), a militant organization that has claimed responsibility for bombing numerous oil facilities, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was the grand patron of the NDA. In a statement issued today by Cynthia Whyte, an alias for a male spokesman, the splinter group also named […]

Rio 2016: Nigerian rower, Chierika Ukogu, qualifies for the semi-final • Three Nigerians create records at ongoing Olympics

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

TOP HEADLINES Rio 2016: Nigerian rower, Chierika Ukogu, qualifies for the semi-final • Three Nigerians create records at ongoing Olympics Chierika Ukogu Nigerian rower, Chierika Ukogu has qualified for the semi-final of the Women’s Single sculls rowing event in Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Ukogu finished fifth in Quarterfinal 3 and although she was initially ruled […]

Trump would be ‘the most reckless president in American history’ if elected – Republican

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

Fifty senior Republican national security officials issued a stinging rejection of their party’s White House nominee Donald Trump on Monday, warning he would be “the most reckless president in American history” if elected. The group, some of whom had already announced they would not vote for Trump, included former homeland security chiefs, intelligence directors, senior […]

3 policemen face trial over flogging of 15-year-old girl

Posted by admin Abiodun Ladepo, Boko Haram, Ebonyi, Headlines, National Politics, Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

By Peter Okutu ABAKALIKI—Three police officers indicted in the stripping and battering of a 15-year-old Uzoamaka Chukwu in Umunaga Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, are currently undergoing orderly room trial. Uzoamaka was stripped naked and beaten with cables and canes by some persons in the area with the pictures and video of […]

In Katsina, hungry villagers steal poisonous grains meant for destruction

Posted by admin Headlines, Katsina, State News Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

Members of Ladanawa village in Katsina State have allegedly stolen bags of poisonous grains meant for destruction. The state Commissioner for Local Government, Abdulkadir Ahmed Zakka, told journalists that a truck carrying 300 bags of grains from the state Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (KTARDA) main store to another location for destruction, broke down in […]

Survival strategy for Abuja civil servants

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

Survival strategy for Abuja civil servants — 9th August 2016 By Fortune Eloagu It is not unusual for people to operate “kabukabu”, Nigeria’s parlance for unregistered cabs. What is, however, news is that it has gradually become a way of life especially in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for most civil servants. Residents of […]

Abia guber: Appeal Court keeps Ikpeazu, Ogah waiting

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

Abia guber: Appeal Court keeps Ikpeazu, Ogah waiting — 10th August 2016 •Reserves judgment •Sheriff, Makarfi factions clash in court From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal yesterday reserved judgments in the six appeals relating to the Abia State governorship tussle. There was, however, a mild drama as former Chairman […]