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Immigration tragedy: Protesting youths clash in Abuja

Immigration tragedy: Protesting youths clash in Abuja 1 By Our Reporter on March 26, 2014 · National From ROMANUS UGWU, Abuja There was a mild drama at the Ministry of Interior yesterday when two groups of demonstrating youths stormed the ministry to protest the death of the 17 Nigerian youths during the recent recruitment exercise […]

Missing plane: China demands Kuala Lumpur turn over satellite data

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Missing plane: China demands Kuala Lumpur turn over satellite data 0 By Our Reporter on March 26, 2014 · National China has demanded that Malaysia turn over the satellite data used to conclude that a Malaysia Airlines jetliner had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, killing everyone on board, as gale-force winds and heavy rain […]

Chaotic Abuja: Minister bemoans capital city turned jungle

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Chaotic Abuja: Minister bemoans capital city turned jungle 0 By By FRED ITUA on March 26, 2014 · Abuja Metro, COVER, Specials Crisis looms in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over a recent clampdown on street urchins, beggars, Keke NAPEP (tricycle) operators, owners of local bars, illegal shanties, roadside food vendors, okada riders and […]

UNIOSUN engages OPC to protect students from rapists

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Prof. Bashiru Okesina The Vice Chancellor of the Osun State University, Prof. Bashir Okesina, says the university has engaged the services of members of the Oodua People’s Congress to protect its students from rapists and hoodlums. Okesina said this while addressing a press conference in Osogbo on Monday as part […]

Five policemen, 32 others killed in Borno, Benue attacks

Posted by admin Benue, Borno, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Ten persons were killed in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, when two suicide bombers rammed their cars into a police patrol vehicle. Also, 27 people were reportedly killed on Tuesday in Benue State after a brutal attack which took place in Agena Village in Gwer-East Local Government […]

Osun PDP elders picked me for gov – Adeleke

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke The first civilian Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke, has said that elders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state asked him to pick form and run for the office again. Adeleke said that there was no way he would have turned the request of the elders down, since […]

Intercontinental Bank: Shareholders sue Sanusi for N10bn

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi Shareholders of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc have asked an Abuja Federal High Court to order the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, to pay them N10bn as damages over what they described as the fraudulent banking and investment practices […]

Yobo’s flat horrifies landlord

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

SUPER Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo A landlord was horrified when he saw the state in which a penthouse flat leased in the name of ex-Everton player Joseph Yobo had been left. There were burn marks on the carpet, a dirty kitchen and bathroom, and holes in the wall left from a flat-screen television. But […]

Army kills 18 B’Haram members in Borno

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Monday, March 24th, 2014

Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade | credits: www.ynaija.com The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of 18 insurgents suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in a shootout with troops in some settlements in Bama and Ngurosoye in Borno State. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an […]

Nigerians flay PDP’s comment on missing Malaysian plane

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, March 24th, 2014

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