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Senegal 2015: Dream Team keeps Rio 2016 hope alive, meets Senegal in semis

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, December 6th, 2015

NIGERIA and Algeria played out a barren draw last night but both sides progress to the semi-finals of the Africa U-23 Championship holding in Senegal. The Algerians and Nigerians had four points each ahead of the Dakar showdown but the 0-0 draw left both sides with 5 points apiece but the North Africans top […]

Resign, if you can’t pay salary, Aremu tells govs

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Sunday, December 6th, 2015

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Former vice president, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Issa Aremu has said any of the 36 state governors who cannot pay the minimum wage of N18,000.00 to workers, should resign from office. Aremu, who is the General Secretary, National Union of Textile Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGWN), said such governor has […]

Ayade to extend Calabar monorail to airport

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Sunday, December 6th, 2015

Following the successful installation of all components of the first ultra-modern monorail in West Africa that spans Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) to the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Cross River Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has disclosed his determination to extend the facility to the Margaret Ekpo International Airport. Ayade, who made the disclosure shortly […]

MASSOB changes name, now Biafra Independent Movement –Uwazuruike

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines Sunday, December 6th, 2015

Says IPOB should protest in Abuja, Lagos, not South-East From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri Less than a week after Uchenna Madu’s faction of Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) expelled its founding leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, the latter said, yesterday, the group has undergone a name change. MASSOB, Uwazuruike said yesterday, has now transformed […]

Bayelsa governorship poll: Too close to call

Posted by admin Bayelsa, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News, Top Stories Sunday, December 6th, 2015

The results of yesterday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that candidates of the two leading political parties, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timpre Sylva, are running neck and neck. While […]

Pathetic world of Lagos community where residents sit on the floor

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, December 6th, 2015

Residents of a Lagos community have found out that simple items like furniture, mattresses and electronic gadgets should not be taken for granted. They need such items but cannot have them because of the challenges in their neighbourhood, GBENRO ADEOYE writes Many things still confuse the young mind of Tumininu Olulana beyond his least favourite […]

Biafra: Hausa in Onitsha go into hiding

Posted by admin Anambra, Biafra, Headlines, State News Sunday, December 6th, 2015

Tony Okafor Members of the Hausa community in Onitsha, Anambra State, who fled the town following the two-day pro-Biafran agitation fracas, which resulted in the death of about nine persons and destruction of properties, are still into hiding. When our correspondent visited Onitsha on Saturday, the baristas, shoe menders, green grocers, barbecue sellers and allied […]

Shocking! Nigeria’s marine police use ‘fishing boats’ to fight crime

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, December 6th, 2015

Some Nigerians have lost their lives and property because the marine unit of the Nigeria Police lacks sophisticated equipment to engage criminals and embark on rescue operations on the country’s waterways, writes JESUSEGUN ALAGBE A glimpse of an oncoming speedboat stuffed with men wearing black uniforms and helmets on the waterway linking Lagos communities – […]

Bello won’t be governor in Kogi – PDP

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Sunday, December 6th, 2015

National Publicity Secretary, PDP, Olisa Metuh Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has said the declaration of the All Progressive Congress’ Yahaya Bello as governor-elect of Kogi State is a waste of time, resources and ridiculous shadow-chasing. INEC had declared Bello as winner of the governorship election early this morning, saying he […]

Security guard sets master’s house on fire after disagreement

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, December 6th, 2015

The police in Lagos have arrested two security guards, Muhammed Kiga and Joseph James, for allegedly setting two houses on fire in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the two suspects, and one Musa, who is at large, conspired to commit the offence in November, 2015. A police source said Musa […]