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American missionary woman abducted in Kogi State

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, Kogi, State News Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

An American woman doing missionary work at a school in Kogi State was abducted by masked gunman, police say. Kogi State police spokesman Sola Collins Adebayo told reporters that unknown gunmen first entered the school and started “shooting sporadically to scare away people” at around 10am Monday morning. The unnamed woman was taken from the […]

Ex-militants make u-turn, Beg Nigerians to vote for Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

In a remarkable change of tone, ex-militant leaders from the Niger Delta zone who had threatened mayhem if President Goodluck Jonathan was defeated in the forthcoming presidential election, yesterday pleaded with Nigerians to vote to re-elect the incumbent president. They suggested that Mr. Jonathan be returned to office based on what they described as the […]

Indonesia set to execute two Nigerian drug convicts, two Australians, a Braziian,others

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

Bali: Indonesia’s attorney-general says preparations for the execution of Bali nine drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are “90 per cent ready”, revealing that 10 felons will face a firing squad in the next round of killings. And it appears that three Indonesian murderers on death row have been taken off the list of […]

Joseph Mbu: An officer on rampage?

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

By Rotimi Fasan JOSEPH MBU is supposedly a trained police officer and goes around with the rank of an Assistant Inspector General, but he behaves like his high office demands. How this man has managed to make it through the police force all these many years without evidence of ever being made to account […]

Opinion: Political Madmen And Specialists – By Okey Ndibe

Posted by admin Headlines, Okey Ndibe Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

Even at the tamest of times, Nigeria can be an infuriating address. In an election season, it becomes maddening, a space where nothing is sacred any more. Lies, which are often the politician’s favorite currency, enter a festering phase. Tall tales are traded across partisan divides. In the age of the Internet, where the most […]

Coffin in Imo Govt House: Widows curse Okorocha, supporters (You better beg the widows to forgive you)

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

Coffin in Imo Govt House: Widows curse Okorocha, supporters From GEORGE ONYEJIUWA, Owerri Hundreds of widows in Imo State have placed curses on the state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, and his supporters for allegedly peddling falsehood that the widows placed a mock coffin at the gate of Government House, during their […]

Tears as Bayelsa buries burnt female politicians

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News, Women Politics Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson Many shed tears in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, on Tuesday as the remains of eight female politicians burnt to death on February 14, were buried at the Gloryland Cemetery in Azikoro Village. The female politicians, including wife of the Secretary to Bayelsa State Government, Elizabeth Oguru, were burnt to death […]

Rivers PDP, APC trade blames over attacks

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

APC governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside Chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Tuesday were at each other’s throats over alleged attacks on party members and supporters. While the APC said the PDP was responsible for the death of over 30 of its members and supporters, the latter […]

27 killed in Kano, Potiskum explosions

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News, Yobe Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

Kano motor park bombing scene… on Tuesday There was bloodbath in Kano and Potiskum on Tuesday following suicide bomb attacks on motor parks in the two cities. Fifteen people died and 53 others were injured in the Potiskum, Yobe State attack while 12 were said to have lost their lives in the incident at the […]

Court orders EFCC to release Fani-Kayode’s passport

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode A Federal High Court in Lagos has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to release the travelling passport of a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, who has been facing money laundering charges. Fani-Kayode’s passport had been seized by the anti-graft commission on the order of Justice […]