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Borno: 35 die in Boko Haram twin attacks

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Saturday, March 1st, 2014

Boko Haram No fewer than 35 persons were killed after twin bombs exploded in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday. Boko Haram’s wave of terror attacks on people and public institutions has gone up in recent times. The sect on Tuesday attacked Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, killing no fewer than 43 pupils. […]

Okonjo-Iweala: A rejoinder to Sonala Olumhense

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 1st, 2014

RE: DEAR MRS OKONJO-IWEALA A REJOINDER TO SONALA OLUMHENSE The problem I have with Mr Sonala Olumhense’s articles on the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the general absence of verified facts and the basing of opinions on gross inaccuracies. For instance, Mr Olumhense writes that $2.5 billion of Abacha money […]

I don’t believe in gender equality —Omotola Ekeinde

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, March 1st, 2014

The Ekeindes Award-winning actress and one of TIME 100 most influential persons, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is a reporter’s delight. After several months of chase, she and her husband, Matthew, agreed to an interview last Saturday. Held in their Lagos home, they talk about their 18-year-old union What was the initial attraction? Matthew: She was […]

11 Killed in Polio Team Attack

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 1st, 2014

A BOMB attack on a polio vaccination team in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 11 people, officials say. A roadside bomb went off as the police-guarded convoy drove through a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border. The attack is the latest in a series targeting polio teams in the country. No […]

EFCC to probe alleged missing $20bn oil revenue

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines, Oil Politics Thursday, February 27th, 2014

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, yesterday assured the Senate that criminal investigation of the alleged missing $20 billion oil money will commence as soon as forensic auditors conclude investigations. Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said two days ago that […]

Sanusi’s sack: Debating facts or sentiments?

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Thursday, February 27th, 2014

By ONOFIOK LUKE The stormy ending of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s tenure as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor did not come as a surprise to many keen followers of recent events around the apex bank. The CBN has in the past few months become a theatre of melodramas, with the suspended governor’s histrionics, featuring […]

Boko Haram: Military adopts new tactics (Endless new tactics)

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, February 27th, 2014

From MOLLY KILETE, Abuja The Defence Head Quarters (DHQ), yesterday said it has fortified counter measures to contain activities of Boko haram group in the country. The announcement came following the brutal killing of some school children at Federal Government College(FGC), Buni Yadi, in Yobe state. Similarly, the DHQ, said its troops killed six members […]

EU pledges 15m euros to boost Nigerian police (It will be embezzled)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Police Thursday, February 27th, 2014

From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE and AIDOGHIE PAULINUS, Abuja The European Union yesterday announced a programme of 15 million euro aimed at reinforcing the security capabilities of the Nigerian police forces. EU President, Jose Manuel Barroso, who met with President Goodluck Jonathan on the sideline of the one day summit on “Human Security, Peace and Development: Agenda […]

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 […]