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N1.2m ATM Fraud: Lagos banker dies in police custody after drinking a bottle of soft drink

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News, Top Stories Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

An employee of Ecobank, Babatunde Oke, on Thursday, died in the custody of the Falomo Police Divisional Headquarters in Lagos, after he was detained for three days over his alleged involvement in a N1.2m fraud. Oke, who is survived by a wife and two children, was said to have worked at the Ogba, Lagos branch […]

I won’t stop fighting for Rivers — Amaechi

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

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi | credits: File copy Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed the threat by the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, that he (Amaechi) will be arrested after Jonathan’s victory in 2015. Amaechi said he would continue to speak against decisions of the Federal Government under President Goodluck […]

I am not a coward – Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

From: TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday said he is not a coward and would continue to speak against the policies and decisions of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government. Amaechi spoke through the Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Tony Okocha, in reaction to the statement by the […]

Queen Elizabeth, Lugard, Zik, 97 others bag Nigeria’s Centenary awards (Worthless award)

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

British monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, is to be conferred with an award on Friday, February 28, by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to mark Nigeria’s centenary. On the same day too, Sir Fredrick Lugard, who effected the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of the British Crown to form a […]

Suspected hoodlums disrupt NUJ meeting in Yenagoa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Friday, February 21st, 2014

By SAMUEL OYADONGHA, yenagoa No fewer than 15 hoodlums Thursday invaded the conference hall of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yenagoa and disrupted the union’s planned emergency meeting. But the intervention of the police prevented the situation from degenerating into bloodbath as four of the hoodlums were arrested. The union […]

Belgium threaten Nigeria on Ezekiel

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 21st, 2014

Imoh Ezekiel, who received his first Nigeria call-up for the Mexico game, is still wanted by Belgian Federation. Belgian press reported that the forward could obtain the country’s passport through a speedy process. The Belgian FA have been trying hard to make Ezekiel – who has scored 26 league goals for Standard Liege since joining […]

Fashola Orders Immediate Re-Opening Of LASU

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, February 21st, 2014

…As Students Destroyed N51 Million Properties Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Friday directed the re-opening of the Lagos State University (LASU) from Monday February 24, in the overriding best interest of the students. This is after the state government put the value of properties destroyed by the students during the last protest at […]

Slain Banker: Arowolo To Die By Hanging, Court Rules

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 21st, 2014

Ayo Balogun. Lagos Justice Lateefat Okunu of the Ikeja High Court has sentenced Akolade Arowolo to death by hanging for killing his banker wife, Titilayo Omozeze. (Story continues below) Ayo Arowolo clutching a bible after the verdict Ayo Arowolo, a Nigerian man accused of killing his banker wife on June 24th 2011 has been […]

20,000 jostle for employment forms in Ebonyi

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Thursday, February 20th, 2014

No fewer than 20,000 applicants on Thursday besieged the Ebonyi Secondary Education Board in Abakaliki to obtain recruitment forms for teaching jobs. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the applicants scrambled to collect the forms from officials of the board. A source in the board who spoke on condition of anonymity said that obtaining […]

Opinion: Remind me again, what is Boko Haram fighting for?

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, February 20th, 2014

February 20, 2014 by Abimbola Adelakun The level of violence perpetrated by the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, at least in the past six months, is just ridiculous. Suddenly, words are not enough to express profound thoughts on the amount of carnage being carried out by the terrorists. The body count rises all the time and […]