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18 killed as JTF, Boko Haram members clash

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Friday, February 1st, 2013

seventeen members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and one Joint military Task Force (JTF) personnel were said to have been killed in two operations conducted by the JTF, supported by Nigerian Airforce gunship, to dislodge terrorists’ camps located in Sambisa Games Reserve in Bama Local Government and Farin-Ruwa Forest, South West/East of Demboa […]

Quote me, Chime ‘ll return in 10 days —Akpabio

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Headlines, State News Friday, February 1st, 2013

THE intrigues that followed the absence of Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State from office over ill-health may soon be laid to rest, as his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Governor Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, hinted that Governor Chime, who has been hospitalised in a London hospital since September 2012, would return to the country in […]

Rev King must die, Appeal Court affirms

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Friday, February 1st, 2013

A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Friday affirmed the death sentence passed on the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo (a.k.a. Rev. King), by Justice Joseph Olubunmi Oyewole of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on January 11, 2007. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgment read by Justice […]

Supporters may boycott Eagles’ match

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 1st, 2013

advertisement There are indications that the Nigeria Football and Other Sports Supporters Club may boycott the Eagles’ quarter-final match against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire. The crucial clash will be held on Sunday at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in South Africa. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) covering the […]

85-year-old man escapes lynching after molesting girl, 14

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 1st, 2013

An 85-year-old man known to the Somolu community as Baba Yellow on Wednesday, escaped death at the hands of an angry mob when residents discovered that he had sexually molested a 14 year old girl(name withheld). Policemen attached to the Onipanu police division were said to have stopped the mob action by arresting Baba Yellow […]

Opinion: Gov Okorocha: Is it good?

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

By Protus Nathan Uzorma The beauty of life is that none gets out of it alive. I know I am very much indebted to nature on its call and it shall come one day where destinies meet and part; but permit me to say the truth and do not annihilate me because I am exhuming […]

Angels were behind me – Enyeama (We need the same angels in the QF)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

Nigeria goal keeper, Vincent Enyeama who made a point blank save immediately after Nigeria’s opener has sensationally declared he had no clue how he pulled off an incredible point blank save. Vincent Enyeama “I don’t know how I did it, the Angels of God were behind me and caused my hands to be in the […]

Kano to close 2,000 illegal private schools

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO—Kano State Task Force on Private Schools, Wednesday, said it has concluded plans to close down over 2,000 illegal private schools and colleges operating across the state. Chairman of the Task Force, Alhaji Baba Umar, told reporters that the step became imperative following the failure of proprietors of such schools to conform […]

AFCON 2013: Togo completes West African sweep

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

WEST Africa has proved that it is the dominant force in football in the continent, following the conclusion of group matches at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nation, which saw the sub-region producing seven of the eight teams that qualified for the quarterfinals. After the likes of Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and […]

Ogun govt, police disagree on virginity test

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police, Ogun, State News Monday, January 28th, 2013

The Ogun State Government and the police on Sunday disagreed over the delay in police investigation of the principal of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Rev. Olufunke Aladeojobi, who allegedly conducted virginity tests on pupils of the school. A senior police officer attached to the Ogun State Police Command, who spoke on the condition of […]