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US carrier, United Airlines, stops flights to Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, May 27th, 2016

Oyetunji Abioye United States carrier, United Airlines, will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending operations on its only African route because of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in repatriating money from tickets sold in the country. This came barely six weeks after Spain’s national carrier, Iberia Plc, stopped flights to Nigeria, citing […]

‘100,000 Syrians trapped’ as IS advances near Turkish border

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, May 27th, 2016

At least 100,000 people were trapped Friday along Syria’s border with Turkey after the Islamic State group swept through rebel territory in Aleppo province, rights groups and activists said. The shock IS advance on two rebel-held towns came as the jihadist group is facing an offensive further east in its own heartland of Raqa province. […]

Picture: Ese Oruru gives birth to baby girl

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, May 27th, 2016

Ese Oruru and her baby Arukaino Umukoro and Simon Utebor The rescued 14-year-old girl, Ese Oruru, was on Thursday morning delivered of a baby girl. Ese was allegedly abducted in Bayelsa State in August 2015 and taken to Kano State where she was converted to Islam and married out without the consent of her parents. […]

Niger Delta Avengers blow up NNPC pipelines in Warri

Posted by admin Delta, General Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News Friday, May 27th, 2016

OVIE OKPARE, WARRI Niger Delta Avengers late Thursday night simultaneously bombed several pipelines operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation around Batan community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Local residents told THE PUNCH on the telephone that multiple explosions were heard, a situation they said threw people of the area into serious […]

French Embassy spends N300m on food-aid projects in Borno, Yobe

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Borno, Headlines, State News Friday, May 27th, 2016

The French Embassy in Nigeria says it is supporting two food-aid projects in Borno and Yobe with N300m. A statement issued by Mr Vanin Georges, Culture and Information Officer of the Embassy, said the implementation of the projects are to be carried out in Borno and Yobe, starting in June. “The French Embassy in Nigeria […]

Niger to hand over Boko Haram militants to ICC —President Issoufou

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

NIGER government has arrested scores of Boko Haram militants and will hand them over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial, President Mahamadou Issoufou has said. This was contained in a document from the World Humanitarian Summit, ongoing in Istanbul, Turkey and made available to reporters in New York. The document said Mr Issoufou made this […]

Obama gives US highest research award to Akinwande, Nigerian professor

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

Deji Akinwande, a Nigerian professor in the United States (US), has received America’s highest research award. Earlier in the year, Akinwande was named by President Barack Obama, as one of the recipients of “the highest honour bestowed by the US government for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.” […]

Campus Sex Files (7): Dear Professor Oluchi, My boyfriend dropped a bombshell

Posted by admin Campus Sex Files, Headlines Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

Dear Professor Oluchi, I am a 300 level student at Lagos State University and my boyfriend recently told me that he is bisexual and is interested in of all people a former boyfriend of mine whom I broke up with to date him. I am very shocked and confused at this announcement as his sexual […]

EFCC: Fani-Kayode to spend three more weeks in custody

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode •EFCC whisks ex-minister to Lagos Eniola Akinkuotu and Ramon Oladimeji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has transferred a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, to its Lagos office. The EFCC also obtained a fresh remand order from a Lagos Magistrate’s Court to hold the ex-minister for another 21 days. Fani-Kayode, who […]

Metuh admitted in hospital, lawyer tells court

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, was absent from his ongoing trial before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. Upon an inquiry by the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, about Metuh’s whereabouts, his lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), said the defendant was on a […]