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Police nab trader for having 25 bank accounts

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Okonkwo Nwachukwu | credits: SFU The Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos State, has arrested a 39-year-old trader, Okonkwo Nwachukwu, for allegedly opening multiple accounts with Zenith Bank, under different identities. The police said the action was meant to defraud financial institutions and unsuspecting members of the public. A statement by the SFU Police Public […]

I inherited problems in education sector –Jonathan

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Sunday, March 9th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said the rot in the nation’s education sector predated his administration and that he had shown enough sincerity in tackling the problems in the sector. The President said, “There are many challenges such as the rising expectations of teachers resulting in industrial actions. Of course you know […]

Bury my books with me – dead OAU student

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, March 9th, 2014

OAU gate Inset: Ige | credits: File photo The last note by a part-four law student of Obafemi Awolowo University, who allegedly committed suicide, Dipo Ige, was that his books should be buried with him. Ige was said to have committed suicide in his private hostel penultimate Saturday at Ashiefa, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife and […]

NLC vows to resist sale of refineries

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Saturday, March 8th, 2014

NLC President, Mr Abdulwaheed Omar The Nigeria Labour Congress on Saturday said it would resist the privatisation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry by the Federal Government. The President of NLC, Abdulwaheed Omar, said speculations were rife that the ongoing fuel scarcity was a deliberate ploy by government to pave way for […]

ECOWAS calls for integration plans

Posted by admin ECOWAS, Headlines Saturday, March 8th, 2014

The ECOWAS Vice President, Dr Toga McIntosh, has urged the community’s Strategic Planning Coordination Committee, to develop practical and feasible strategic plans for the realisation of its integration objective. McIntosh made the call at the eight session of the committee in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He said Community Strategic Framework was an umbrella for ECOWAS Institutions […]

50 gunmen attack Enugu govt house

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Enugu State Governor, Mr Sullivan Chime | credits: macksonokotie.blogspot.com Security personnel foiled an attempt by about 50 armed men to forcefully gain control of the Enugu State Government House in the early hours of Saturday. Police officers, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and soldiers were among the security operatives who […]

Missing Malaysian jet – U.S. deploys destroyer – 239 passengers on board

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Several hours after a Malaysia Airlines’ Boeing 777 disappeared somewhere over the waters between Malaysia and Vietnam early Saturday morning, the United States’ Navy has dispatched the USS Pinckney and a P-3C Orion aircraft to assist in the search. The Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, carrying 239 passengers and crew members, was on its way to […]

Nigeria, Mexico friendly set attendance record

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Friday, March 7, 2014 The Super Eagles of Nigeria and their Mexican counterparts may get a quick return to Atlanta, Georgia to play another friendly game after their international friendly set a new attendance record. The game, which was played early Thursday, recorded an arena high 68,220, as fans travelled far and wide to see […]

Kenyan President, Cabinet Announce Pay Cut

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that he and his cabinet will take a pay cut to help bring down the government’s wage bill. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta President Kenyatta said that he and his deputy William Ruto would take a 20% cut while other ministers would have their pay reduced by 10%. Foreign trips, […]

Malaysia Airlines Plane Missing, Presumed Crashed in South China Sea

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, March 8th, 2014

(Reuters) – A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew went missing over the South China Sea on Saturday, presumed crashed, as ships and planes from countries closest to its flight path scoured a large search area for any wreckage. Vietnamese state media, quoting a senior naval official, had reported that the Boeing […]