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Why some states can’t pay salaries – Uduaghan

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in this interview with journalists, speaks on the need to diversify Nigeria’s economy from its current dependence on oil. JOHN ALECHENU was there. Excerpts: Why is it that states find it difficult to pay salaries each time the Federation Account Allocation Committee fails to meet to share money? Our economy is still oil-dependent […]

Confusion as Kaduna assembly impeached speaker

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

The crisis in the Kaduna State House of Assembly deepened on Tuesday with the impeachment of the Speaker, Mua’azu Gangara. A new speaker, Shehu Usman Tahir, was elected. But Gangara led 15 other members of the House, including the principal officers, to announce that he remained the Speaker. He insisted that those who impeached him […]

Military deploy more jet fighters in Borno

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Borno, Headlines, State News Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Strong indications have emerged that Islamic militants from some North African countries are coordinating attacks against the Nigerian military in the North Eastern part of the country. A military source told one of our correspondents in Abuja that security operatives came to this conclusion when they discovered that many Arabs of Shuwa descent and fair-skinned […]

Foreign forensic experts flood Kenya to identify attackers

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Kenya’s investigation into a bloody siege by Islamist militants in Nairobi has been joined by experts from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Interpol. Forensic experts are combing the Westgate shopping complex for DNA and ballistic clues, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said. He confirmed that five militants were dead and said the bodies of […]

Police arraign suspects before looking for evidence – CJN

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary, Nigerian Police Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Mukhtar, has said security agencies in the country take suspects to court before looking for evidence to prosecute them. Justice Mukhtar identified the practice as one of the reasons for undue delays in the criminal justice administration system in the country. The CJN spoke at a special session […]

Rivers CP mingles with criminals – Amaechi (And you with saints?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

RIVERS State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, of mingling with criminals in the state. Amaechi, who spoke at the maiden edition of Rivers International Fashion Week in Port Harcourt on Sunday, said the development had worsened the security situation in the state. The governor explained that […]

Kenya Mall Attack: Nigerian shoppers demand better security

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Following the terrorist attacks on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya that left scores of Kenyans and foreigners dead, shopping mall patrons in the country are apprehensive that a similar incident may happen in Nigeria because most of the plazas are not adequately secured. Though activities at most of the malls in Lagos were […]

Kenyan mall siege is over says President Kenyatta

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared the end of a bloody four-day siege by Islamist militants at Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre. Five attackers were shot dead by troops and 11 suspects were in custody, he said in a TV address to the nation. Kenya has “shamed and defeated our attackers” but the “losses are immense”, […]

Nairobi Westgate attack: ‘Military assault begins’ to break siege

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Kenyan security forces appear to have launched an assault on the Westgate shopping complex in the capital Nairobi in an attempt to break the siege there. Gunfire and explosions were heard at the complex and a cloud of smoke could be seen billowing from the building. A Kenyan police official said that security forces had […]

Visa lottery: Why we excluded Nigeria – U.S.

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Friday, September 20, 2013 By JESSICA AKUDE and Zainab ALIYU The United States Consul-General, Jeffery Hawkins, yesterday in Lagos gave reasons Nigeria and other countries were excluded from participating in the 2015 Diversity Visa Programme (DV-2015) of the United States of America. According to him, Nigeria, Canada, China, Mexico, Britain, Bangladesh, […]