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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 […]

Owerri prison: Female inmates undergo pregnancy test over sex scandal

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

From GEORGE ONYEJIUWA, Owerri Sequel to the report of alleged sexual abuse of female inmates by prisons officials at the Owerri Prison, female inmates have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, for compulsory pregnancy test. The female convicts and those on awaiting trial, it was gathered, were being taken to the hospital […]

Woman accused of turning into cat escapes death in Aba

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

A businesswoman in Aba, Abia State, Mrs. Ngozi Okoye has her stars to thank for narrowly escaping being lynched over the disappearance of a mysterious cat, suspected to be a product of witchcraft. Ironically, she was the victim of the cat that was initially found in her home and it took the intervention […]

How I escaped death in Kenya mall attack -Soyinka

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories, Wole Soyinka Sunday, September 29th, 2013

Saturday, September 28, 2013 How I escaped death in Kenya mall attack -Soyinka advertisement *Nobel laureate, JP Clark, others condemn incident By HENRY AKUBUIRO But for a stroke of luck, Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, would have been among the dead in the terror attack that […]

Jonathan should ensure I’m not killed — Amaechi

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency, State News, Top Stories Sunday, September 29th, 2013

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday raised the alarm over his safety and pleaded with President Goodluck Jonathan, to ensure that he is not killed. Amaechi said this in an interview with Sahara TV, which was monitored by one of our correspondents. The governor, who narrated his ordeal in hands of the […]

Bomb scare at Nigeria House in New York

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Sunday, September 29th, 2013

There was a bomb scare at the Nigeria Permanent Mission House in New York on Thursday. Panic engulfed the atmosphere at the house located on Second Avenue, 44th Street when the bomb alarm was raised by security agencies. People scamper for safety as the American Police cordoned-off the place to conduct a search which lasted […]

Lamido blames ASUU’s strike on lack of trust

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Saturday, September 28th, 2013

-Vanguard Dutse – Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Saturday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the ongoing strike in the interest of the students. Lamido made the appeal when he received a delegation from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Dutse. He said it was […]

Pressure mounts on Kenya govt over Mali attack

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 28th, 2013

-Vanguard NAIROBI – Pressure mounted on the Kenyan authorities a week after the Nairobi mall carnage, amid accusations Saturday that top brass failed to heed security warnings and questions over the fate of the missing. President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed not to bow to the Shebab group that claimed the Westgate mall bloodbath […]

CAN shuns Kwara govt over Independence service

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, Kwara, State News Saturday, September 28th, 2013

CAN shuns Kwara govt over Independence service The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter on Friday declined the state government’s invitation for CAN to conduct the ceremonial service for 2013 Independence anniversary. The Christian body also directed all Christian intending pilgrims to Jerusalem this year to reject any offer of sponsorship from the […]