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Breadwinners in prison

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 12th, 2014

How in incarceration, inmates continue to cater for their families It was a cool Saturday evening, January 23, 2014. It happened to be another special day at the Ikoyi Prison in Lagos. Ordinarily, inmates are restricted or confined to their cells, but this day was delightedly different. The prison authorities had organised end-of-year-cum-thanksgiving service for […]

When a yesterday’s man came calling

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 12th, 2014

The Villa plays host to different people daily. They come with different missions. While some meet personally with President Goodluck Jonathan, others meet his close aides who they believe, will in turn, present their requests to the ‘Oga at the top’. The personalities involved determine the time they will visit and which part of the […]

Boko Haram kills Scores of UTME candidates in borno

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Friday, April 11th, 2014

Socres of students travelling to write the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Borno State have been reportedly killed by the Boko Haram sect. They were among several persons that lost their lives in multiple attacks unleashed by the dreaded sect in four communities. The Senator representing Borno Central in the Senate, Zannah Ahmed, on Friday, […]

I was chased out of Sudan when I raised the alarm about Boko Haram – Ambassador Bola Dada

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Friday, April 11th, 2014

Ambassador Bola Dada Ambassador Bola Dada Ambassador Bola Dada shares his experiences in international affairs as a former diplomat with ADEOLA BALOGUN and JESUSEGUN ALAGBE When did you retire and how are you spending your time now? I retired from the federal civil service in June 2009, and since my retirement, I have been working […]

Pregnant woman, daughter, 3 others die of electrocution

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, April 11th, 2014

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Thursday after a live wire electrocuted a pregnant woman, identified only as Mrs. Ameh, and her three-year-old daughter in front of their home on Onabanjo Street in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that another woman, identified as Iya Fatimah, her daughter and one boy, […]

Letter: Missing $20bn riddle

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

Mallam Lamido Sanusi The All Progressives Congress advertorial on page 20 of The PUNCH of Monday, April 7, 2014, is highly commendable. Nigerians should not keep silent on issues directly or indirectly affecting us. We should clearly express our views and demand our rights. We should not fold our arms and watch as the so-called […]

Opinion: What a Muslim-Muslim ticket will do for Nigeria in 2015

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

The question of whether a mono-religious presidential cum vice-presidential ticket (such as a Muslim-Muslim combination) will fly in Nigeria shows, once again, that religion in Nigeria is principally about politics; its aspect of devotion to God is just a major side attraction. Religion is the opium of opiated Nigerians It is ludicrous that the […]

Keshi gets N20m salary arrears (The worthless NFF pays salaries when they want to)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

From ROMANUS UGWU, Abuja Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, will today get his four-month salary arrears following the resolve of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to offset the salaries of the Eagles technical crew ahead of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup. The federation, which made the disclosure through the chairman Media Sub-committee, Chief […]

Brazil 2014 jumbo bonus: Why we agreed to pay Eagles –NFF

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

By From ROMANUS UGWU, Abuja on April 10, 2014 · Sports Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says she would continue to cough out the jumbo bonus of $10,000 for the Super Eagles at the Brazil 2014 mundial in a bid to motivate the team to do well. The soccer federation’s media committee boss High Chief Emeka […]

Ebola virus: Atiku seeks proactive measures

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

Following the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in neighbouring West African states, former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the nation’s health officials to take precautionary measures. According to media reports, the ailment has claimed the lives of at least 86 Guineans and two Liberian citizens . The former vice-president in a statement made available […]