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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 […]

Soldiers comb Niger Delta creeks for militants

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Niger Delta Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

soldiers attack boko Soldiers comb Niger Delta creeks for militants — 10th August 2016 • New group vows to attack Warri, Port Harcourt refineries Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa and Paul Osuyi, Asaba Soldiers attached to Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have seized the creeks of Bayelsa State in search of the militants that killed three soldiers and […]

Super Eagles new coach, Rohr, signs two-year contract

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

For the first time in almost six months, the Super Eagles of Nigeria now has a substantive coach, as German tactician Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year deal to become technical adviser of the team. The Nigeria Football federation (NFF) announced the deal on its Twitter account on Tuesday, two days after its technical and […]

Nigerian girl, 17, secures admission to 13 US and Canadian universities

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Folashade Adebayo A 17-year- old girl, Serena Omo-Lamai, has been granted admission to study in 13 universities in America and Canada. Omo-Lamai, who graduated from Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, last year, however, opted for Syracuse University, United States, to study Bio-Medical Engineering. Some of the universities where she was offered admission […]

Sea bandits kill 3 soldiers in Bayelsa as Tompolo, Bebenimbo deny link to Niger Delta Avengers

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News Monday, August 8th, 2016

YENAGOA- SUSPECTED sea bandits on Monday attacked a military checkpoint at Tombi waterside in Nembe, a coastal community in Bayelsa East Senatorial district, Bayelsa State, allegedly killing three soldiers. Vanguard gathered that the pirates, who caught the soldiers unawares struck at about 10.00 am. They made away with a gunboat belonging to the military and […]

EFCC arrests controversial blogger Abubakar Sidiq Usman

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Monday, August 8th, 2016

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today arrested Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, a blogger, for offences bordering on cyber stalking. The suspect who is the publisher of Abusidiqu.com was picked up at his Kubwa, Abuja home in the early hours of Monday August 8, 2016 by operatives of the EFCC and is currently being […]

Ekiti APC flays Fayose over Aisha Buhari’s US trip

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Ekiti, First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, Party Politics, State News Monday, August 8th, 2016

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Kidnappers kill three mobile policemen in Rivers

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Friday Amobi, Port Harcourt GUNMEN on Wednesday night killed three mobile policemen in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local government Area of Rivers State. The gunmen that struck at the community kidnapped two brothers, who were suspected to be the target of the attack. The PUNCH gathered that the hoodlums had attacked a newly established boutique in […]

Nigerians back Mbaka, say hunger, poverty unbearable

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics, Top Stories Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Geoff Iyatse Many Nigerians on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed the Enugu Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, for his blunt message to President Muhammadu Buhari. However, some Nigerians mocked the cleric on social media, saying he should have known that the President was not the ‘messiah’ the […]