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Afcon: Penalty awarded against Nigeria unjustifiable – Experts

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, January 26th, 2013

Lagos – Football experts on Friday expressed disappointment with the officiating of the Nigeria-Zambia match at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in South Africa, which ended 1-1. Reacting to the conduct and outcome of the encounter, some of the sports analysts separate telephone interviews in Lagos said that the penalty awarded against Nigeria […]

Nigerian student, John Amechi Eze, 23, to be hanged in Malaysia for drug trafficking

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Friday, January 25th, 2013

John Amaechi Eze, a 23-yr-old Nigerian student studying at a college in Kuala, Lumpur in Malaysia has been sentenced to death by hanging over drug trafficking. John was found guilty of cannabis trafficking two years ago but his sentencing took place few days ago. According to the judge in charge of his case, the prosecution […]

Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu Has Cancer

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Friday, January 25th, 2013

By SaharaReporters, New York Enugu State governor, Sullivan Chime, has Thyroid cancer according to one of the sources knowledgeable about his true medical condition. The governor who was visited by colleagues in London last Tuesday developed swellings around his left cheek last year that was diagnosed as Thyroid cancer. The governor has reportedly undergone three […]

Two foreigners bag four-year jail term for stealing motorcycle (How about our politcians that steal more than motorcycles?)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, January 25th, 2013

FOR allegedly stealing a Bajaj motorcycle popularly called Okada in Ejigbo, an Osogbo Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two Benin Republic immigrants to four years imprisonment with hard labour. The two convicts, whose names were given as Jagunoyeji Adeniyi (25) and Sunday Adesade (25) were said to have committed the offence on June 25, 2012 […]

Opinion: Nigeria Police as a metaphor

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Friday, January 25th, 2013

JANUARY 25, 2013 BY CHIDO ONUMAH (CONUMAH@HOTMAIL.COM) 4 COMMENTS Chido Onumah | credits: The media buzz last week was President Goodluck Jonathan’s “unscheduled” visit to the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. As a public relations stunt, it was a huge success. But beyond the razzmatazz, TV cameras and punditry lies the need for a deep national […]

FAAN commences destruction of 65 abandoned planes

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Friday, January 25th, 2013

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Thursday commenced the destruction of 65 airplanes abandoned at various airports across the country by domestic airlines. The action followed the expiration of the one-week ultimatum given by the agency to owners of the abandoned aircraft to evacuate them from the airports. The destruction exercise started at the […]

Letter: The rot in the Police College in Ikeja

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 25th, 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan’s experience at the Police College, Ikeja should not be unexpected in a system filled with lies, unrealistic and unimplementable budget of N296.757m in 2012 for the whole 10 Police Colleges. I wondered what an average of N30m could do for maintenance of facilities including payment of trainees’ allowances of each Police College […]

NBC bans Timaya, Psquare’s videos

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 24th, 2013

The National Broadcasting Commission has banned a number of new music videos from being broadcast anywhere in the country. Reports indicated on Thursday that artistes whose works are affected by the action include Psquare, Wande Coal, Timaya, Flavour and D’Prince. The others are Goldie, Chuddy K and Tillaman. The videos were banned for containing erotic […]

EFCC summons Imo House Clerk

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines, Imo, State News Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

OFFICIALS of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the Imo State House of Assembly, Owerri, capital of Imo State, Wednesday and quizzed the Clerk of the Assembly, Chris Duru, a lawyer. Though The Guardian could not get across to the Speaker, Chief Benjamin Uwajimogu, for comments as he was said to be outside […]

Deforestation: Jigawa Ministry distributes stoves to women

Posted by admin Headlines, Jigawa, State News Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

By Tina Akannam – Dutse As 17,000 households in Jigawa state gets free fabricated stoves in 2012, the state ministry of Women Affairs, says plans are underway to distribute more free stoves to thousands of households in the state in 2013. Women Affairs Commissioner, Hajiya Hadiza Abdulwahab, speaking with Vanguard, said the distribution of the […]