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Spain police smash Nigerian ‘voodoo’ prostitution ring

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, June 3rd, 2013

MADRID (AFP) – Spanish police said Sunday they had broken up a ring that smuggled in women from Nigeria and forced them into street prostitution by burning them with irons and using voodoo rituals. Police arrested six Nigerian nationals, including the suspected woman ringleader, as part of an investigation launched last year after one of […]

Mukhtar and anti-corruption war in the judiciary

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary, Women Politics Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

I first met the Honourable Justice Aloma Muktar as a High Court Judge in Kano in 1984. My client, a trade union had sued a powerful Lebanese company in the Kano State High Court for illegally withholding the check dues deducted from the wages of all the workers in its employment. The company which had […]

Opinion: America’s snubbing of Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

As I read our own Ayo Olukotun (PUNCH columnist)’s column of last Friday with the above title, I chuckled. In it Ayo, a political science professor, was lamenting Nigeria’s exclusion from America’s President Obama’s forthcoming African tour, with his wife Michelle, of countries including Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania between June 26 and July 3. […]

Nigerian players rule Africa again

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

After one of their best seasons in Europe in recent times, Nigerian players are the best African performers in Europe again, reports ’TANA AIYEJINA From the mid 1990s to early 2000, Nigeria had a huge presence in Europe, with players like Daniel Amokachi, Victor Ikpeba, Taribo West, Finidi George, Nwankwo Kanu, Austin Okocha, Emmanuel Amuneke, […]

NDLEA to search private jets for drugs

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Immigration Service have intensified efforts to check movement of aliens and drugs aboard private aircraft, SUNDAY PUNCH, has learnt. The agencies said the move became necessary due to the spate of insecurity in the country. The Federal Government had on May 12, 2013, said illegal consignments, cash […]

I didn’t buy N50m house for Halima Abubakar – Ex-Super Eagles left-back, Ifeanyi Udeze

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry), Soccer, Sports Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

Ex-Super Eagles left-back, Ifeanyi Udeze, speaks to ‘TANA AIYEJINA on his World Cup experience, racism and his plans to set up an orphanage What are you doing now that you are retired? I am not in the picture now because I am not playing and I don’t know if I will play again because I […]

Nigeria draw with Mexico

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, June 1st, 2013

John Ogu scored in his first start for Nigeria, but Javier Hernandez denied him the chance of making it a winner as Nigeria drew 2-2 in a friendly with Mexico on Friday night. Both sides are preparing for 2014 World Cup qualifiers as well as the Fifa Confederations Cup next month and were using the […]

Cynthia Osokogu: Absence of defence counsel stalls trial

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, June 1st, 2013

The trial of Cynthia Osokogu’s alleged murderers was on yesterday stalled by the absence of a defence counsel, Mr Victor Opara. Opara, who is the Counsel to Nwabufo, sent a letter notifying the court that he was sick. Four suspects: Okwumo Nwabufo 33, Olisaeloka Ezike, 23, Orji Osita, 33, and Ezike Nonso, 25, are standing […]

62-yr old man arraigned over N9.2m fraud

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, June 1st, 2013

By Bartholomew Madukwe A 62-year old man, Mr Patrick Lawrence, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos over alleged N9.2 million fraud. The accused, of No. 1, Allan Balogun Street, Agungi, Lekki, was arraigned on a two-count charge of fraud and theft. According to the prosecutor, Insp. Stephen Molo, the accused committed […]

Brazilian investors storm Edo, meet with top govt officials

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 1st, 2013

BY SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN—NO fewer than 20 investors from the state of Rio Grande Do Sal, in Brazil, Thursday, met with the Edo State Government and expressed their interest to invest in agriculture and other sectors of the state. The leader of the delegation, Mr. Luiz Mainardi, who expressed their satisfaction with the conducive environment […]