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3-year old wounded in US shooting

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Saturday, July 26th, 2014

The flare-up in gun violence igniting the streets of Chicago caught a 3-year-old boy in the cross fire early Saturday morning, local police said. The child is in critical condition. The boy was with his mother and another man, in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood, when the shooting occurred outside a home on South Sacramento […]

At least 76 bodies pulled from Gaza rubble in truce

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, July 26th, 2014

GAZA CITY – The bodies of at least 76 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble across the Gaza Strip in the first few hours of a 12-hour humanitarian truce Saturday, medics said. Emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 76 bodies had been brought to hospitals in north, central and southern Gaza, as well as Gaza […]

NFF ready to renew Keshi contract

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 24th, 2014

ABUJA (AFP) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Thursday they are set to begin talks with coach Stephen Keshi over a new contract. Keshi took over as coach in 2011 and his first contract ended after the World Cup in Brazil. He has since been linked with the vacant South Africa post. The […]

MH-17: Dutch resist calls to expel Putin’s daughter

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, July 24th, 2014

by Charles ONIANS THE HAGUE, July 24, 2014 (AFP) – Calls to expel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughter from the Netherlands over flight MH17 have fallen flat, with many noting that their Argentine-born queen has not been punished for her father’s junta past. Despite calls from Ukrainian activists and right-wing Dutch newspapers for Maria Putin, […]

RUSSIA to re-open trade mission in Nigeria

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, July 24th, 2014

Abuja – The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Nikolay Udovincheko, says Russian Trade Mission to Nigeria will be reopened to promote trade and economic ties between the two countries. Udovincheko stated this during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Ima Niboro, to the Russian Embassy on Wednesday in […]

Immigration nabs human trafficking kingpin, rescues 5 victims

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Thursday, July 24th, 2014

Katsina —The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, said it had arrested a human trafficking kingpin, Muntari Hamidu, 30, and rescued five victims in Katsina State. The state Comptroller of NIS, Mr Emmanuel Ogbumuo, who disclosed this at a news conference, yesterday, in Katsina, said the suspect had been on the watch list for a long time. […]

Opinion: Why the military cannot defeat Boko Haram

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, July 24th, 2014

Bayo Olupohunda | credits: File copy To begin this piece, one fact has become undeniable. Our country is at war. According to the latest Human Rights Watch report, Boko Haram has killed 2, 053 Nigerians in the North-East in six months! The Nigerian military is at the forefront of the war on terror but […]

NFF decides Keshi’s fate today

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 24th, 2014

WHETHER or not coach Stephen Keshi will continue to be in charge of the Nigerian senior national football team, the Super Eagles will be among top issues to be discussed when the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) meets today […]

Windfall for wife of man killed by Edo traffic officials

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Thursday, July 24th, 2014

GOOD things come in surprise package, they say. Such was the lot of Juliet Imobhio, a woman whose husband was allegedly killed by officials of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA). When her 41-year-old husband, Godfrey Imobhio, died in April, 2014, thoughts about […]

Jonathan names Chidoka Aviation Minister •Suleiman bags National Planning post •Oyeyemi is new FRSC Corps Marshal

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Thursday, July 24th, 2014

FORMER Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Osita Chidoka, from Anambra State, has been appointed the new Minister of Aviation. He was sworn into office by President Goodluck Jonathan, shortly before the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House, Abuja. Chidoka replaces Stella […]