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World Cup playoff: Eagles get October 8 deadline

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

Home » News Update » World Cup playoff: Eagles get October 8 deadline World Cup playoff: Eagles get October 8 deadline Posted by: Agency Reporter in News Update, Sports 2 hours ago Nigeria expects all the 23 invited players for a 2014 World Cup playoff in Ethiopia to report to training camp in Abuja […]

U.S. govt shut down over budget row -0 more than 800,000 workers sent home

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

CLOSE to 800,000 federal workers in the United States (U.S.), the world’s largest economy, were sent home Tuesday. This was because the country’s lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement on a national common denominator: the budget. Implication? The workers are being put on unpaid leave. The disagreement in the U.S. Congress over […]

Pardoned prison inmate re-arrested for armed robbery

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

Ojo The police in Lagos State have arrested a 22-year-old man, Musa Ojo, for armed robbery. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was among the prison inmates recently pardoned by the state government in pursuant to the provisions of Section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Special Provision Act, CAP C40, 2007, Laws […]

Opinion: 53rd anniversary monologue: Resolving the following question

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

October 2, 2013 by Uche Igwe (ucheigwe@gmail.com) Uche Igwe | credits: File copy On the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, I will like to address some pertinent issues relating to our common destiny. It has become fashionable for anyone and everyone to blame all the woes of this country on our political […]

Governor Fashola’s apology

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

By Sabella Abidde (sabidde@yahoo.com) As the summer of 2013 was coming to a close, Governor Babatunde Fashola was accused by his Anambra State counterpart, Peter Obi, of “deporting” Nigerians of Igbo extraction back to their native Anambra. At the time the alleged “deportation” occurred, Obi did not see it fit to contact and lodge complaints […]

Picture: Police nab three teenage stowaways at Lagos airport

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

The teenagers advertisement The Airport Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three teenagers for allegedly attempting to illegally board some international flights in Lagos. Commissioner of Police for the command, Salahu Waheed, said the suspects, Lateef Popoola, 13; Amadi Joshua, 14; and Ukpabio Onyedikachi, 14, were arrested at […]

No security at Yobe college site of Boko Haram massacre

Posted by segun Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Yobe Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

Authorities in Nigeria say there was no security protection at an agricultural college where up to 50 students were shot dead as they slept on Sunday. The students were killed by suspected Islamist gunmen in their dormitory in Yobe state, north-eastern Nigeria. Official Abdullahi Bego told the BBC the government and military would work […]

Nigerians have failed Nigerians – Gov. Obi

Posted by segun Anambra, Headlines, State News Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA- ANAMBRA State governor, Mr. Peter Obi has charged Nigerians to seek divine intervention to tackle the various challenges confronting the country. Speaking at an inter-denominational church service to mark the 53rd Independence anniversary of the country at Women Development Centre, Awka, Governor Obi regretted that Nigerians have failed the country in […]

Nigeria at 53- A time to think (1)

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

-Sun BY Femi Fani-Kayode Other than the usual congratulations, platitudes, expressions of joy and offerings of thanks to God, I believe that as we celebrate our nation’s 53rd independence anniversary, it is time for us to bare our minds in a candid and frank manner and to really sit down and think. During […]

Rivers: Wike accuses 27 lawmakers of seeking asylum

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

-Sun FROM TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Minister of Education, Mr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, has accused the 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the state Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of planning to flee the country. Wike disclosed this on Sunday, at the inauguration of Khana Local Government Area executives and wards […]