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I regret insulting Keshi — Osaze •Musa, Emenike in Portugal (It’s called discipline, Osaze)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, December 30th, 2012

Estranged Super Eagles attacker Osaze Odemwingie has said he regrets his abusive Twitter comments. He claimed they were made because coach Stephen Keshi was not fair to him. The West Bromwich striker had in the wake of the release of the Nigeria provisional team list for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations taken to his […]

Fire at Lagos deputy gov’s house

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, December 30th, 2012

There was a fire scare on Sunday at the official residence of the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire. It was gathered that the fire started at the boys’ quarter of the resident after an electrical spark. Officials of the government said it was a minor fire incident. Some sources had told our correspondents […]

Enugu govt moves to bring Chime back

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Sunday, December 30th, 2012

Ailing Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State may be “smuggled” into the country on December 31, the SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Friday. Chime left the country on September 19 for medical treatment but the state government had continued to insist that he was only on vacation. The six weeks leave of absence Chime applied for […]

Rivers to spend N21billion on Trans-Kalabari road – Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, December 28th, 2012

Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi says the sum of N21Billion (Twenty one billion Naira) will be needed for the construction of the Trans-Kalabari road, the major road project of his administration in the Kalabari-speaking area of the State. He said contract for the Trans-Kalabari Road project has been re-awarded to Lubrik Construction […]

Azazi’s kinsmen threaten to boycott burial

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Friday, December 28th, 2012

Some members of the Peretorugbene community in Bayelsa State, the hometown of the late former National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi, have warned against burying him in Yenagoa, capital of the state. Azazi died in a helicopter crash on Dec. 15 alongside Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State and four others, on his way from […]

US, Canada warn citizens against travel in Nigeria

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Friday, December 28th, 2012

The United States, Canadian and Taiwanese governments have warned their nationals against non-essential travel to Nigeria, following increased terrorist attacks in the North-East. On Thursday, Security was beefed up around foreign missions in Abuja. A few days ago, the United States Embassy and its Canadian counterpart–in their travel advisories updates–urged their citizens to avoid all […]

Canada reduces waiting time for visa applicants

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, December 28th, 2012

Abuja-The Canadian High Commission has reduced the waiting period for visa applicants from 60 days to 10 days. A source at the High Commission told News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, yesterday in Abuja that the country was now opening up and accommodating more visitors and travellers from across the globe. “Because of this, a lot […]

Kogi Governor Injured in Deadly Road Accident

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, State News Friday, December 28th, 2012

Posted: December 28, 2012 – 15:27 By PREMIUM TIMES Report reaching PREMIUM TIMES indicates that the Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, was badly hurt in a fatal road accident on Friday and is in the intensive care unit at the Kogi State Hospital in Lokoja, the state capital. The ADC to the Kogi State Governor […]

Stormin’ Norman’ Schwarzkopf, lauded Gulf War commander, dies at 78

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, December 28th, 2012

(CNN) — Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led allied forces to a routing of Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and became one of the nation’s most celebrated military heroes of the era, died Thursday, a U.S. defense official said. He was 78. The death of the retired four-star Army general was confirmed by […]

Nigeria: Dana Airlines Sends Workers On Compulsory Leave

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Friday, December 28th, 2012

Photo: Leadership DANA airline After failing to resume operations in spite of obtaining an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dana Air on December 24, directed its workers to embark on compulsory leave. The airline whose flight J9 992 was involved in a tragic crash on June 3, in Lagos, […]