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Pastor arraigned for allegedly defrauding church member

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Pastor Ikechukwu Ezeiru The Pastor of Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly, Okota, Lagos, Pastor Ikechukwu Ezeiru, has been charged with fraud at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court. He was arraigned on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a church member, Ifeanyi Ohazurume, of N7m. The police said Ezeiru collected the money to help the defendant purchase auction […]

Immigration jobs tragedy: House of Reps summons Interior minister, NIS boss

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Minister of Interior, Abba Moro The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro; and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Shikfu Parradang, to explain the death of 21 Nigerians on Saturday in their bid to be enlisted into the NIS. The victims, among them three pregnant […]

Picture: Wanted gangster kills man in front of three-year-old daughter

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, March 17th, 2014

Adigun Oriyomi A 28-year-old gangster, Adigun Oriyomi, who was declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command in January, has been accused of murder. He was accused of killing a 32-year-old man, Oluwafemi Adekeye, on Isa Street in the Aboru, Ipaja area of Lagos State. According to the police, the suspect, who is also […]

Immigration jobs tragedy: President queries minister, NIS boss

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Top Stories Monday, March 17th, 2014

Paradang and Moro President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday queried the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro; and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr. David Paradang, over the loss of 18 lives during the NIS recruitment on Saturday. The 18 died during stampedes at the venues of the NIS recruitment in different parts […]

Governors, ministers in fresh private jet deals

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Monday, March 17th, 2014

Political office holders in the country, especially governors and ministers have embraced a new way of flying in state-of-the-art private jets to destinations within the country and overseas without necessarily owning them, findings have shown. The new private jet ownership model called time-share lease, which is fast gaining ground among the political elites, has […]

Ibinabo Fiberesima Grabs Presidential Appointment …As Rita Dominic Becomes Face Of Keystone Bank

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Sunday, March 16th, 2014

It is good news for top Nollywood Actresses, Ibinabo Fiberesima and Rita Dominic, as both screen divas have grabbed good jobs. Ibinabo Fiberesima, the president of The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was recently, appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan as a member of the board of National Council For Arts and Culture (NCAC). The appointment […]

Fuel scarcity lingers nationwide

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Saturday, March 15th, 2014

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke | credits: File copy Two weeks after the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit started, it has continued to bite hard in some parts of the country. PMS is popularly referred to as petrol. In spite of the promises by the Nigerian […]

Scores feared dead in pipeline explosion

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Saturday, March 15th, 2014

A peninsula in the Ijegun area of Lagos State was gutted by fire after a pipeline conveying petroleum product was vandalised on Saturday. Though details of the incident remained sketchy as of press time, emergency management agencies said the casualty figure could be high because the peninsula was still inaccessible to them as of Saturday […]

APC boycott of national confab childish —Sagay

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics Saturday, March 15th, 2014

An expert in constitutional law, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, has described the decision of the All Progressives Congress to boycott the national conference, billed to start on Monday, as unreasonable and childish. Sagay, who said this during an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, added that he was disappointed by the position of the APC on the […]

NCAA grounds NNPC’s N4bn jet

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Saturday, March 15th, 2014

Aviation authorities have grounded a N4bn private jet belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which overshot the Osubi Airport runway in Warri, Delta State, about a year ago. There are also indications that the aircraft with registration number 5N-NOC may not be allowed to fly again. The Beechcraft 4000 Series composite-bodied jet en route […]