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I will complete abandoned products of value — Wike

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, September 13th, 2015

By Jimitota Onoyume Traders at Rumuolumeni Market abandoned their wares to dance as they saw the convoy of Governor Nyesom Wike who was in the area to inspect work on the abandoned Rumuolumeni Road. They offered prayers, thanking the governor for resuming work on the dilapidated road. A resident, who simply gave his name as […]

Security guards convert bank premises, VIP’s homes to brothels 3

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, September 12th, 2015

y CHIOMA IGBOKWE Drama unfolded at a police station in Lagos when a businessman simply identified as Chief Anosike got his security man arrested for converting his house into a brothel. Chief Anosike, who resides in Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos, told the police that he was recently woken up from a deep sleep by strange […]

50 countries share Nigerians’ $1bn medical tourism spending –Report

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, September 11th, 2015

No fewer than 50 countries benefited from the $1bn spent by 30,000 Nigerians on medical tourism in 2014, an Internet portal, Gapdoc.com, has revealed. Forty per cent of the amount, according to the portal, was spent by Nigerians to get medical care in India alone. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Saurabh Maskara, named […]

Okagbare to join Team Nigeria in Congo

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Friday, September 11th, 2015

Okagbare to join Team Nigeria in Congo Okagbare advertisement Yakmut assures athletes of Presidential reward, as last batch departs THE last batch of Team Nigeria for the on-going All Africa Games in Congo left Abuja yesterday, with assurance by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) that sprinter, Blessing […]

Battered, Blind and Broke: Prof. Theo Vincent, ex-UNIPORT VC who lives in a slum

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, September 7th, 2015

Prof. Theo Vincent, ex-UNIPORT VC CHUX OHAI writes on the sad tale of celebrated scholar, writer and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Theo Vincent, now facing hard times The Ilaje area of Lagos is usually associated with social misfits of all kinds. Even the adjoining area like Bariga has a […]

NNPC to recover N1.9tn from JV partners

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Monday, September 7th, 2015

Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu The Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation has commenced the process of recovering over $7bn (N1.4tn) in over-deducted tax benefits from joint venture partners on major capital projects. It was learnt on Sunday that the corporation had also engaged an international accounting firm to ascertain the exact amount due to […]

N4bn uncovered in 470 accounts, says El-Rufai

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Monday, September 7th, 2015

[print] Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai said on Saturday that with the adoption of the Single Treasury Account, the state had traced and uncovered N4bn stashed in 470 different accounts in 23 commercial banks. He noted that the Peoples Democratic Party […]

2 cable vandals electrocuted in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Sunday, September 6th, 2015

ENUGU—Two persons, who specialized in vandalizing installations of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, were electrocuted, weekend, while attempting to remove the power distribution property. Meanwhile, a young man of about 25 years of age is currently hospitalized in Anambra State for burns to his body while attempting to vandalize EEDC’s 2.5 MVA transformer, which serves […]

FG repatriates 260 Togolese immigrants

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, September 6th, 2015

By Monsur Olowoopejo The Federal Government has repatriated 260 Togolese immigrants, barely three months after they applied for asylum in Nigeria. The Federal Government through the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS repatriated the Togolese immigrants last Saturday, ending their three months stay in Nigeria after arriving on foot through Seme border. An official of the Lagos […]

Oliseh begs Nigerians (Already?)

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

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has described the 0-0 draw against Tanzania as satisfactory considering it was his first game in charge of the Eagles. Oliseh seemed relieved that his debut as coach had now come and gone, and called on fans and the media to rally behind the team in their subsequent matches promising […]