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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 […]

‘N4m per month for delegates too much’

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 15th, 2014

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders has reacted to reports that the Federal Government had earmarked the sum of N4m monthly on each of the 492 delegates to the national conference. The Executive Director of CACOL, Mr. Debo Adeniran, said the amount was too much, adding that each group should sponsor its delegate to the conference. […]

Heavy security in Abuja as national confab begins

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Saturday, March 15th, 2014

At least 100 people were killed when some gunmen attacked three villages in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Saturday. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers invaded the three villages of Ugwar Sankwai, Ungwar Gata and Chenshyi on Friday night when the villagers were fast asleep. According to eye […]

Gunmen kill 100 in Kaduna massacre

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

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State At least 100 people were killed when some gunmen attacked three villages in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Saturday. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers invaded the three villages of Ugwar Sankwai, Ungwar Gata and Chenshyi […]

18 die in immigration recruitment exercise

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Top Stories Saturday, March 15th, 2014

About 18 job seekers died and many were injured on Saturday during a nationwide recruitment test conducted by the Nigeria Immigration Service. The applicants reportedly paid the sum of N1,000 as application fee. Millions of job seekers had thronged venues of the exercise, mostly stadia, for the exercise. Seven were confirmed dead after a stampede […]

Army captures Boko Haram armoury, kills 10

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Saturday, March 15th, 2014

Arms and ammunition of the Boko Haram sect which was discovered by the Nigerian Army … on Saturday | credits: Defence Headquarters The Defence Headquarters on Saturday said Special Forces captured a massive armoury with arms and ammunition in one of the camps of Boko Haram insurgents near Lake Chad. This was contained in an […]

Opinion: What is wrong with miniskirts?

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, March 13th, 2014

[print] Bayo Olupohunda Bayo Olupohunda | credits: File copy Leave our miniskirts alone,’’ screamed one of the posters held by hundreds of women in Johannesburg, South Africa defending the rights of women to wear miniskirts without harassment. The protest which was an outrage against a young woman who had her clothes torn off by hawkers […]

Suswam, cause of our clashes with Tiv – Herdsmen

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Thursday, March 13th, 2014

[print] Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam | credits: http://liveofofo.com Fulani herdsmen on Monday accused the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, of being the architect of the clashes between them and the Tiv. They also claimed that they had lost 134 of their colleagues and 11,915 heads of cattle to the […]

Opinion: Was missing Malaysian plane taken by UFO?

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, March 13th, 2014

March 13, 2014 by Greg Odogwu Up till now, the whole world is still wondering what could have happened to the Boeing 777-200ER which took off from Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, at 12:41 a.m. on Saturday, with 239 people on board. It was expected to arrive in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. the same day, […]