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Military declares Air Force jet, 2 pilots missing

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Monday, September 15th, 2014

THE Nigerian Army, on Sunday, declared an Alpha jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force missing around Adamawa State. According to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, the plane, which had on board two pilots, went missing while on operational mission. “The aircraft, with two pilots on board, left Yola at […]

Synagogue building collapse: More controversy as foreigners take over search and rescue operations

Posted by admin Headlines, Religion, Top Stories Monday, September 15th, 2014

THERE seems to be no end yet in sight for the controversy surrounding the building collapse that occurred at the premises of the Synagogue Church in Ikotun area of Lagos, as themanagement of the church reportedly flew in a team of foreign experts to carry out search and rescue operations. The workers who were fully kitted […]

An Open Letter to Ebola – By Dr. Gigi Don-Pedro

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Gigi Don-Pedro, Headlines, NNP Columnists Saturday, September 13th, 2014

Dear Ebola, I trust this letter finds you well in spite of the troubling fact that same cannot be said of those you have visited in Nigeria and in the West African sub-continent. It appears to me that you are a Nigerian of Yoruba origin; I say this because your name, “BOLA“, is truly Nigerian. […]

Interswitch offers 10 Nigerians scholarship in Ghana

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, September 12th, 2014

An integrated payments company, Interswitch, says it has offered ten Nigerians who had interest in technology and Information Technology full year scholarships to the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology in Accra, Ghana. A statement made available to Saturday PUNCH by Ayeni Adekunle on behalf of the company said the Interswitch-MEST partnership, which marks the first time non-Ghanaian […]

Gunmen kill Amaechi’s uncle

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers Friday, September 12th, 2014

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The people of Ubima in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State have been thrown into mourning following the murder of Mr. Sabinus Odu, an uncle to the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi. Odu, the Vice-Principal of Community Secondary School, Aluu, was killed earlier in the week by some suspected […]

B’Haram: Army chief denies engaging ex-militants, ex-servicemen

Posted by admin Arewa House, Armed Forces, Headlines, Niger Delta Friday, September 12th, 2014

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah | credits: www.nigerreporters.com The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Friday in Kaduna denied alleged plan to enlist 10,000 former Niger Delta militants and ex-service men to boost the fight against the current insurgency in the North-East. The Northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, had […]

Tragedy in Synagogue: 10-year-old, foreigners, others die in Synagogue building collapse

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, September 12th, 2014

The collapsed building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos | credits: NEMA LASEMA A six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun, Lagos, collapsed on Friday with no fewer than 50 persons feared dead. The building, which was under construction, was initially a two-storey building before the addition of four […]

Ebola: Liberian woman found hanging in Lagos suburb

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, September 12th, 2014

by Olaleye Aluko There was confusion on Bankole Street, Isheri-Oke, Lagos on Friday morning when residents woke up to the sight of a woman hanging on a tree. The woman, popularly called Kate in the area, was found dead in a black sweater and orange skirt under a pear tree. Our correspondent, who also visited […]

Building collapses at TB Joshua’s church premises – many feared dead

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, September 12th, 2014

TB Joshua’s Church collapses, many feared dead Friday 12th September , 2014 4:55 pm A rescue operation is underway in Lagos after a building linked to Nigerian preacher T.B Joshua’s megachurch collapsed. This is according to the country’s emergency relief agency. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the building — a guesthouse for foreign […]

South Africa: Pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, September 12th, 2014

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide after the judge found he killed his girlfriend by mistake. Judge Thokozile Masipa said the athlete acted “negligently” when he fired shots through a toilet door, but in the “belief that there was an intruder”. She said the state had failed to prove […]