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Picture: Casket seller ‘kidnaps’ self, demands N2m ranson from brothers

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Monday, September 2nd, 2013

By Tony Edike ENUGU — Kidnapping for ransom which has remained the quickest means of making money among criminals within the South-East zone has taken a new dimension as some dubious people now hide under the evil practice to dupe their wealthy relations. One Samuel Ani, a casket (coffin) dealer from Ugwuaji community in […]

Peter Odemwingie ready for fresh start at Cardiff City

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, September 2nd, 2013

2 September 2013 Last updated at 19:09 GMT Peter Odemwingie ready for fresh start at Cardiff City By Oluwashina Okeleji BBC Sport, Lagos Peter Odemwingie says he is ready for a fresh start in the Premier League, after the striker joined Cardiff City from West Bromwich Albion in a £2.25m deal. The […]

Mandela spends first night at home after months of hospitalization

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, September 2nd, 2013

People have been leaving messages for Nelson Mandela outside his home Continue reading the main story Nelson Mandela has spent his first night in almost three months at his home in Johannesburg after being discharged from hospital in Pretoria. The former South African president, 95, was admitted in early June for a recurring lung infection. […]

Right of Reply: Re: Notice of Explusion of Dr. Sam Sam Jaja from Rivers State PDP

Posted by admin Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Sunday, September 1st, 2013

My attention has been drawn to various electronic and print media announcements/publications of a malicious press release by the Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, purporting to have expelled me from the Party. A full page advertorial of the same subject matter was placed on page 49 of The Nation newspaper of Wednesday, […]

ASUU: Getting the Right Stand

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, September 1st, 2013

ASUU: Getting the Right Stand By Dan Chukwuemeka The ASUU strike that has confined university students to their homes has been a major topic of discussion on the lips of Nigerians. These issues between ASUU and the Federal Government usually leave severe after effects in their wake. As the general saying goes “When […]

3 cult members mistaken for armed robbers killed in Kwara

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Three alleged members of the Nigerian students Cult group, Aiye Confraternity have been killed in the central state of Kwara, by members of a vigilance group, who mistook them for robbers. Eighteen other members of the group have been arrested by the police and four were critically injured. The dead and the injured were yet […]

Police arrest Senator’s son over robbery

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Sunday, September 1st, 2013

A former senator’s son is being remanded in prison over his involvement in an armed robbery in Abuja. Informed police sources revealed to the Nigerian Tribune that the former senator’s son from Ekiti State had led a gang of armed robbers to rob a 6:19:02 PM colonel, names withheld, at Mbora Estate, where his AK-47 […]

Prognosis: PDP May Move to Expel Completely Its Factional Wing Members

Posted by admin Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday, September 1st, 2013

By Harry Amusa It is my thinking (ominous) that in the few days to come, the only option open to the Bamanga Turkur led-national PDP is to suspend those it considers as rebels or rather anti-party members who are now romancing with the new factional PDP chaired by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Though this may not […]

Press Release: National Summit Group

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Press Release: National Summit Group We HAVE No HANDS IN THE PROPOSED NATIONAL SUMMIT AT UYO The Nigerian National Summit group (NNSG) wishes to bring to the notice of all Nigerians that the proposed NationalPolitical Summit scheduled to take place at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State is being organized by a distinct body, Project Nigeria which […]

Suntai: Re-enacting the Yar’Adua episode

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Taraba State Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai Evil is in many ways like rain. It starts often as showers which could become a deluge, fast and furious enough to sweep away common sense. This is what is playing out now in Taraba State, where a clearly physically infirm Governor Danbaba Suntai is playing god, sacking his […]