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Tribunal orders Mobil to pay $83.4m to FIRS

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

The Tax Appeal Tribunal, Lagos Zone, on Friday ordered Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to pay 83.4 million dollars (N13 billion) education tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tribunal gave the order while delivering judgment on an appeal filed by the oil company against the FIRS. […]

Killings: IGP orders police deployment to Zamfara village

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Abubakar, has ordered the deployment of armed policemen to Kizara village in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the deployment followed the killing of over 30 persons on Tuesday by unknown gunmen. The IGP, who was accompanied by the Minister […]

There was scuffle before Williams’ assassination – Witness

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

A retired deputy Inspector General of Police, Adebayo Adeoye, on Friday told a Lagos High Court, Igbosere, that the killers of a former Lagos governorship aspirant, Funsho Williams, had a scuffle with him before assassinating him. Adeoye, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of six suspected killers of Williams told the court presided over […]

I’m not in Rivers to fight Gov Amaechi – Patience Jonathan

Posted by admin First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News Friday, June 21st, 2013

Port Harcourt —The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, yesterday, said she was not in Rivers to fight Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Jonathan said this in Port Harcourt when 135 chiefs from Kalabari Kingdom called on her. She said: “I am not here to fight the Governor of Rivers State because he is my brother. We should […]

Juju failed me, poly student arrested for rape laments (Make sure you get a refund)

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 21st, 2013

ONE of the seven suspects paraded by the Ekiti State police command for alleged rape has lamented that his juju failed him, a reason he said the police were able to arrest him. The police had paraded the student, Kunle Arelepo and an alleged accomplice, Oluwaseun Komolafe, both ND II students of Crown Polytechnic, Ado […]

Why we grounded Kenyan plane – FG

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, June 21st, 2013

The Federal Government has confirmed that it has grounded a Kenyan aircraft that brought in three Nigerian deportees to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for non-adherence to security procedures. The aircraft has been detained by security agencies since June 3, 2013 under the directive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Coordinating General […]

I’m fine with my baby, I can never kill him, says OAU student-mother

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 21st, 2013

OYINLOLA Diana Rotimi, an undergraduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, who was reported to have allegedly attempted to flush her new born baby down the toilet at the Moremi Hall of the university has dsiclosed that she knew she was pregnant and never attempted to kill her baby. Nigerian Tribune gathered that Oyinlola is […]

Generator fumes kill family of 7 in Delta

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Friday, June 21st, 2013

A family of seven have died in a mysterious circumstance at Agbor, Delta State. The victims, a retiree of the Nigerian Army, Mr Jacob Ikenchukwu Obuteh, five of his children and a young man believed to be a boyfriend of one of the daughters were found lifeless in their Ime Obi village in Agbor, last […]

Mandela’s 95th birthday plans go ahead despite illness

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s foundation has vowed to press ahead with upcoming 95th birthday celebrations, as the global peace icon underwent a twelfth day in hospital Wednesday for a recurring lung infection. On the frail icon’s July 18 birthday, various charity organisations and businesses will paint schools, hand out food parcels and books, and run […]

Ondo female legislator suspended over fetish objects possession

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

By DAYO JOHNSON AKURE — A female member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Fola Olasehinde was, yesterday, suspended indefinitely for being in possession of fetish objects including miniature coffins. The suspended member is representing Ose council area of the state constituency. Her indefinite suspension was announced on the floor of the House by […]