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Man survives nearly 3 days in air pocket after shipwreck off Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 14th, 2013

LAGOS (AFP) – A tug boat cook managed to find an underwater air pocket after his vessel sank off Nigeria’s coast and survived nearly three days before being brought out alive, rescuers and his family said Friday. Of the 11 others who were aboard the tug when it sank in rough seas on May 26, […]

Edo tightens security at Govt House .

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

To demolish kidnappers’ dens EDO State has put in place new security measures around principal government functionaries, covering particularly the governor, his deputy, Secretary to State Government (SSG) and Head of Service (HOS), as no one is now allowed into their premises without due appointment. Even journalists have to put calls through to the Governor’s […]

Nigerian oil tycoon’s ex-wife wins landmark UK divorce ruling .

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

YASMIN Prest – the former wife of a Nigerian oil tycoon, Michael Prest – has won a landmark divorce settlement battle in the United Kingdom (UK)’s Supreme Court in a closely watched case that had raised concerns about the accessibility of corporate assets in wealthy divorces. Following the verdict, Reuters reported yesterday that family law […]

JTF, youths arrest 30 suspected Boko Haram members

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Task force explains roads closure in Borno IN a joint action, the military Joint Task Force (JTF) and youth associations in Hausari, Fezzan and Bulabulin Gwange areas of Maiduguri have arrested 30 suspected Boko Haram members in various parts of the metropolis. Meanwhile, the JTF has said that the two roads leading to the now […]

Prayers, hopes and resignation in Mandela’s village

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

QUNU – In the rural South African village where he once roamed as a boy, the lowered flags at Nelson Mandela’s homestead are a constant reminder of his absence. Ill health forced the 94-year-old, now battling a lung infection in hospital, to leave Qunu months ago, but his latest illness has sparked prayers, worry and […]

Security tightens as Mandela spends fourth day in hospital

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South African police on Tuesday tightened security at the Pretoria hospital where ailing anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was spending his fourth day in intensive care battling a lung infection. Around a dozen armed police stood guard outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in the capital, where the 94-year-old remained in “serious but stable” […]

Lagos: Mixed reaction trails cremation Bill

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Lagos – Mixed reactions have greeted the signing into law of the cremation bill by Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State. The law had given legal teeth to state authority to burn unclaimed corpses in its mortuaries– after a period of time. Reacting to the development, Mr Charles Audu, a lawyer, told NAN that the […]

Doctor mutilates baby’s corpse, removes eyes, tongue, private part

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 10th, 2013

BY UJU MBANUSI LAGOS — The Ogun State Police Command, Sunday, said it has arrested one Dr. Babawale Joshua who owned Ajike Medical Centre at 11, Adeyemi Street, Saka, Sango Ota, for suspected ritual activities and disrespect to the corpse of a 13-month-old baby who died in his hospital, Saturday. According the Police Public Relations […]

Fire razes 150 spare parts shops in Apapa

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, June 10th, 2013

Tragedy struck on Sunday at the Trinity Spare Parts Market in the Olodi Apapa area of Ajegunle, Lagos, as no fewer than 150 shops, including their materials, were consumed by an inferno. It was believed that the fire was caused by an electrical power surge in one of the shops at a section of the […]

Sad Story: Kenyan deportee: How Kenyans deported me in chattered aircraft

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 9th, 2013

By CHUKS EZE (fazec1@yahoo.com) Nigerian Kenyan-based businessman, Anthony Chinedu Ifedigbo was recently deported to Nigeria via a chattered aircraft under controversial circumstances. He had lived in Kenya for about 18 years with a flouring business, including a four-star hotel with 40 suites, as well as five lovely children. In this interview, the Anambra State indigene […]