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805 pilgrims arrive from S’Arabia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, October 21st, 2013

First batch of pilgrims from Osun State arriving from Mecca, Saudi Arabia after the 2013 Hajj at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos … on Sunday. The first batch of 805 pilgrims that performed the 2013 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, arrived at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and the Ilorin Airport, aboard Med-View Airline […]

ICPC arrests five over visa scam

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, EFCC Politics, Headlines Monday, October 21st, 2013

ICPC Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested fresh five suspects over visa scam. This fresh arrest has increased the number of suspects in its custody to 13. A statement by the ICPC spokesperson, Folu Olamiti, said the suspects were arrested over the weekend at different locations. […]

Opinion: Task before Nigerian students

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Monday, October 21st, 2013

Eze Onyekpere | credits: File copy Project Nigeria is not working but the leaders and managers are in denial. They do not care and are in a great party mood while Nigeria burns. From the trajectory of developments in virtually all spheres of life, there is also little hope that it is about to […]

Editorial: Oduah and the triumph of corruption

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah BEYOND the howls of outrage at the illegal purchase (with public funds) of bulletproof cars for Stella Oduah, the Minister of Aviation, Nigerians need to come to terms with the reality that the government has lost the war on corruption. The scandal partly explains why our airspace is […]

Caution – Disturbing Pictures: Policeman brutalises eight-year-old daughter over witchcraft

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Goodness A police sergeant from Ibiaku community, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ita Ayamba, has allegedly brutalised and abandoned his eight-year-old daughter, Goodness Ayamba over her refusal to confess to witchcraft. Ita was said to have paraded the little girl along the village streets naked, declaring that Goodness was […]

APC condemns alleged plot to unseat Amaechi

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The All Progressive Congress on Sunday described the alleged plot to force Governor Rotimi Amaechi to resign, as a ‘’last desperate act’’ to frustrate him out of office. The APC in a statement by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also condemned the reported plot to abduct […]

Amaechi, Oshiomhole, Okorocha shun govs meeting

Posted by admin Edo, Governors, Headlines, Imo, Prince Charles Dickson, Rivers, State News Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Three Governors – Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, Rochas Okorocha of Imo and Rotimi Amechi of Rivers – did not attend the South-East/South-South governors meeting held on Sunday in Enugu. The meeting was attended by eight of the 11 governors in the two geo-political zones. Governors who attended the meeting include Theodore Orji of Abia; […]

Oduah’s N255m car scandal: We’re searching for those who leaked story – FG (Instead of punishing corrupting)

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories Saturday, October 19th, 2013

Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah The Federal Government has begun a manhunt for the whistleblower that broke the story of the two BMW armoured cars bought for Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah. The cars, valued at N225m, were purchased for the minister by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Fola […]

The “privileged” club in Dallas-By Acho Orabuchi

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Saturday, October 19th, 2013

Most Nigerians in the United States have lived here for an average of 25 years and are at an average age of 56. Those individuals who have been here for 25 years or more are now eager to go back to Nigeria to spend their final years. But the dream of going back to live […]

Oduah: Squandermania in the name of security

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Friday, October 18th, 2013

The revelation that the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, received two cars worth N255m from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority compounds integrity issues on her table, Solaade Ayo-Aderele writes The Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, has come under severe criticisms following a revelation that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority bought two bullet-proof vehicles worth $1.6m […]