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Negative profiling of Nigerians in Dallas

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Thursday, February 27th, 2014

I read with utter dismay a scathing story, “Dallas area home to huge health care frauds,” by Mr. Jim Landers in The Dallas Morning News on February 15, 2014, where he labeled Nigerians (by inference) criminals-an insidious generalization. The story, written in a pernicious spirit with veiled parallels to organized crime and other sinister characterizations […]

What I expect of my successor, by Fashola

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

BY OLASUNKANMI AKONI LAGOS—Governor Babatunde Fashola, has said he is interested in who succeeds him next year, towards advancing the cause of the state. *Fashola When asked on who he prefers to succeed him, Fashola said: “I prefer a successor that would surpass my achievements in office and advance the cause of Lagos State.” The […]

Wife Murder: Evidence that sent Arowolo to hangman’s noose

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

By Abdulwahab Abdulah Arowolo… the alleged killer EVERY June 24 will always ring a bell in the mind of Akolade Arowolo, a 31 year old self acclaimed youth pastor, who was last Friday convicted for killing his banker wife, Titilayo Omozoje at their residence, 8, Akindeinde Street, Isolo, Lagos,. This is because the day marks […]

Potentially offensive picture: Afrocandy hits back at Uche Ogbodo

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Written by Tade Makinde Wednesday, February 26, 2014 advertisement US-based actress, Judith Opara Mazagwu, popularly known as Afrocandy, has finally hit back at her colleague, Uche Ogbodo, who alleged that she was invited by Afrocandy to play a porn role in her latest movie, “Destructive Instinct,” just as she reinstated that […]

Death of final year students unsettles UNICAL

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

-Sun BY STANLEY UCHEGBU Death of three final year students has hit the University of Calabar (UNICAL) with a devastating shock. Described as a serial tragedy, Accounting and Linguistic Department lost three students and a lecturer in quick succession during the five months strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Last week, […]

Go to Akwa Ibom, weep for Abia State! (1)

Posted by admin Abia, Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Monday, February 24th, 2014

ay, February 24, 2014 Re: Go to Akwa Ibom, weep for Abia State! (1) advertisement Ebere€ €¬Wabara,ewabara@yahoo.com€ €¬ 08055001948 This column will today and next week, hopefully, publish some of the rejoinders to my article last week. Please, fresh reactions may not be published subsequently because of unaddressed […]

Religious crisis looms in Osun school

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

OSOGBO — Tension, yesterday, enveloped a popular school in Osun State, the Baptist High School, Iwo, as the students wore different dresses that suited their religious inclination to school. The students, thereby, defiled the state government uniform specification recently introduced in all public secondary schools in the state as part of the schools reclassification programme.Apart […]

Nigeria, Egypt parley on aviation services

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

…as Egyptair plans to increase frequencies to 21The nation’s avia-tion sector is set to receive another boost in the area of air safety and operations following a meeting between representatives of the Nigerian government and that of Egypt in Cairo.The meeting, which was convened based on an invitation extended to the Senior Special Assistant to […]

Delta 2015: Anioma Congress insists on screening of guber aspirants

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

BY Austin Ogwuda Asaba—The leadership of Anioma Congress has indicated its willingness to go ahead with its planned screening of governorship aspirants of Anioma extraction, despite stern warning from the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi, on the implication of such an exercise. However, the state Chairman of Democratic Peoples’ Party, […]

Nowrich vs Spurs: Yobo shocks Adebayor

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

Super Eagles captain Joseph Jobo yesterday continued his dream return to the English Premier League as his Norwich City side defeated Tot tenham Hotspurs 1-0.at Carrow Road. Needing a win to keep alive their Champions League hopes, Tottenham Hotspur, parading Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor, instead played awfully and lost to an inspired Norwich side, who […]