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Bishop Tutu leads committee for Achebe’s burial

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

BY UDUMA KALU LAGOS — Nobel laureate, Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, is to head one of the committees set up for burial of late eminent novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe. Other members of the committee, known as the international committee, are Nadine Gordimer (South Africa); Toni Morrison (USA); Ruth Simmons, 18th President of Brown […]

Lagos: Pastor in court for stealing female church member’s underwear

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 25-year-old pastor, Tommy Issachar, over an alleged stealing of a female church member’s underwear and N10,000 cash. Issachar, who resides at No 35, Mafoluku St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos, appeared before an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on a two-count charge of breach of public peace and stealing. […]

Minister accused of plotting against Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, April 21st, 2013

AS the crisis in the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party deepens, the former chairman of the party, Mr. Godspower Ake, has accused the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyeso Wike, of plotting to destroy Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s political structure. Ake, who spoke on Friday when some members of the All Local Government of Nigeria […]

Akwa Ibom seeks N80bn to pay bank loan ( and yet the governor is a Sant Clause)

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Sunday, April 21st, 2013

The Commissioner of Finance, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Bassey Akpan, has said the state government is seeking an N80bn loan from the Standard Charter Bank of London to offset the previously acquired credit facility of N50bn from the United Bank for Africa Plc. Akpan, who stated this in Uyo on Saturday during a press conference, […]

Only Sango, Ogun deities can stop politicians from being corrupt – Alex Akinyele

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 20th, 2013

By Ishola Balogun & Florence Amagiya Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele was Minister of Information and Culture; Chairman, National Sports Commission NSC, and Chairman, National Reconciliation Committee. He is recognized not only for his sharp sense of humour, but also for flashiness in his outfits. Akinyele, who is the Lobosin of Ondo Kingdom, is a Public […]

Kuku Tasks Ex-militant Leaders On Peace

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Saturday, April 20th, 2013

SPECIAL Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta/Chairman of Presidential Committee on Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, has solicited for the support of ex-militant leaders in ensuring peace in the country Kuku, who spoke at the weekend in Yenagoa at the launch of the Leadership Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI), a non-governmental organisation […]

Police arrest A’Ibom lawmaker for murder

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Saturday, April 20th, 2013

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly member representing Ikono State Constituency, Mr. Victor Udofia, over the alleged murder of one Mr. Nsikak Etefia. The incident took place on August 15, 2012 at Ibiaku Atta, Ikono Local Government Area of the state. The state […]

Imo gov, Rochas Okorocha, escapes death in car crash

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Saturday, April 20th, 2013

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was on Friday involved in a car crash on Orlu-Owerri Road in the state. Okorocha’s aide, Mr. Ebere Uzoukwa, told Saturday PUNCH that the accident occurred when a Mercedes Benz 200 ran into the governor’s convoy and had a collision with his own car. Okorocha was on an inspection tour […]

1.8m Nigerian children orphaned by HIV/AIDS – Expert

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, April 19th, 2013

An estimated 1.8 million Nigerian children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS since the first case of the pandemic was identified in the country in 1986. Hajia Salimot Lawal, the Coordinator of HIV/AIDS in the Kwara Ministry of Health, stated this on Thursday in Omu-Aran. She spoke at a five-day capacity building workshop for some 100 […]

Mathematical Odegbami scores another goal

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, April 18th, 2013

By Patrick Omorodion Former Green Eagles captain, Chief Olusegun Odegbami (MON) is a man of many parts and can’t keep stop scoring goals on and off the field of football which has brought him more fame than money as he sets to launch a book about his personal life experiences, football and other things. On […]