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Death toll in Borno village attacks hits 100

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, June 5th, 2014

| credits: File copy About 100 persons were reportedly killed by insurgents during Tuesday’s attack on three border communities with Cameroon. The Tuesday’s attack, it was learnt, was a retaliatory one on the three villages of Attagara, Agapalawa and Aganjara in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Though a security source revealed to journalists […]

World Cup: Keshi drops Mba, Nsofor, Oduamadi; takes Osaze, Yobo

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 2nd, 2014

By Abiodun Alade Coach Stephen Keshi has announced the list of the 23 players to represent the country at Brazil 2014 World Cup. There is no major surprise, except the ommission of AFCON’s hero, Sunday Mba, CHAN”s MVP, Ejike Uzoenyi and Obinna Nsofor . Other dropped players were Daniel Akpeyi, Nnamdi Oduamadi,Joel Obi and Nosa […]

Borno plans relocating Chibok girls to other states

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has promised to relocate the abducted Chibok schoolgirls to other parts of the country on their release to conclude their secondary school education. The governor said the state government would shoulder the responsibility of sponsoring all the girls to schools in Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Kaduna or any other states […]

Teacher stops mob from lynching suspected kidnapper

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Kingsley Egbejule A school teacher on Friday persuaded an angry mob not to lynch a middle-aged man who was accused of attempting to kidnap two pupils. The victim, Kingsley Egbejule, was eventually dragged to the Iponri division of the Lagos State Police Command. The incident occurred on Apapa Road in the Ebute Meta area […]

Account for your allocations, Okonjo-Iweala dares govs

Posted by admin Headlines, State News Monday, June 2nd, 2014

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has challenged state governors to tell Nigerians what they do with the huge allocations they receive regularly from the Federal Government. According to the minister, many of the states get monetary allocations that far outweigh the annual budget of some neigbouring countries to Nigeria. Okonjo-Iweala spoke on Sunday […]

Boko Haram bombs bar, kills 60 in Adamawa

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect on Sunday bombed a bar and a brothel located near a major military base in Mubi, Adamawa State and killed over 60 people. Sources told saharareporters that explosion rocked the popularly bar located at Kaban, a few kilometres to the headquarters of the Special Operations Battalion (SOB) of […]

‘Nigerians own most houses on London’s street’

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, June 2nd, 2014

About 70 per cent of buildings on Edgerton Crescent, in London are owned by Nigerians, the Chairman, New Nation, an empowerment-oriented group, Mr. Charles Dukwe, has said. He added that citizens of the United Kingdom avoided buying houses in the area due to their expensive prices. The philanthropist spoke with newsmen in Port Harcourt on […]

Take responsibility for Boko Haram, NAF tells Shettima

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Saturday, May 31st, 2014

-PunchABUJA—THE Northern Alternative Forum, NAF, has taken a swipe at the Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on his recent outburst on CNN against the security operation in the North East and blame on the federal government for the abduction of school girls in the State owned Secondary School, Chibok. NAF which spoke at a […]

Mikel plays negative football — Nwosu

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, May 31st, 2014

1980 African Nations Cup winner, Henry Nwosu in this interview with JOHN EGBOKHAN says that Super Eagles midfielder John Mikel Obi must change his playing style at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Nigeria’s midfielder John Obi Mike What are your expectations from the African champions in Brazil? Do you see them doing better than […]

MEND declares ceasefire in N-Delta

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Saturday, May 31st, 2014

By EMMA AMAIZE WARRI- THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, declared a temporal ceasefire with effect from yesterday (Friday) in the Niger-Delta, citing the olive branch offered by President Goodluck Jonathan in his Democracy Day speech. The group in a statement by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, announcing cessation of hostilities, unpredictably […]