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Victim bites robber to submission

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 6th, 2012

By CHRISTOPHER OJI Like the proverbial hunter that became hunted, an armed robbery suspect has told how he narrowly escaped death in the hands of his victim. A four-armed robbery gang had invaded the premises of a powerful politician in Lagos. The incident got to the attention of the state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko […]

Dangote Cement shuts down Gboko plant…Alleges dumping of imported products

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, December 6th, 2012

Management of Dangote Cement Plc has finalized arrangements to temporarily close down its four million metric tons per annum’s Gboko plant, blaming glut in the cement market for the action. The Group Head, Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina who confirmed this in Lagos said the move was necessitated by the glut in the market […]

Picture: Veteran Nollywood Actor Enebeli Elebuwa Dies in India

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

By SaharaReporters, New York Nollywood actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, 65, has died in an Indian hospital after a protracted illness. A former president of the Nigerian Guild of Actors, Segun Arinze, confirmed the death to Saharareporters. Mr. Arinze described the actor as one of the best in the industry. Efforts to reach the current President of […]

Picture: Nigeria’s Alakija displaces Oprah Winfrey, becomes richest black woman in the world

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, a Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon, Fashion designer and philanthropist is now the richest black woman in the word, according to report published by Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and news services. Alakija, 61, is worth at least $3.3 billion- contrary to a recent Forbes Magazine ranking which pegs her net worth […]

Fashola accuses FG of underfunding security in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has accused the Federal Government of underfunding security agencies in the state. The governor said although security was the exclusive preserve of the Federal Government in the constitution, it (Federal Government) had failed to provide adequate equipment for security operatives, especially policemen, to function well. Fashola, who spoke on […]

Obasanjo expresses optimism over Ghana polls

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, who is leading a 250-member ECOWAS observer mission to Ghana’s general elections scheduled has expressed optimism that the elections will be successful. This, he said, was because of the satisfactory preparations and the nation’s proven tradition and reputation for democracy. This was contained in a statement from the ECOWAS Commission, in […]

Mike Adenuga boosts Bayelsa flood relief efforts (Currying favor?)

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Chairman and principal owner of Globacom, Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr, has donated a whooping sum of N500m to support the flood relief efforts of the Bayelsa State Government. Presenting a draft cheque to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, in Abuja yesterday, the business mogul said he was […]

Governors at war over Boko Haram

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Kaduna Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has described as surprising, the report credited to the Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, to the effect that Yobe lawmakers and the State’s commissioners had allegedly relocated to Jigawa, owing to the deteriorating security situation […]

Picture: 52-year-old woman gives birth after 25 years marriage

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

December 5, 2012 by Simon Utebor Mr. and Mrs. Obamo. Inset, Obadunsin | credits: Simon Utebor At 52, when some women have already become grandmothers, the case of Mrs. Olukorede Obamo, a teacher in Ogun State, is different. Olukorode who got married 25 years ago just had her first child last week. Like other […]

Mursi flees presidential palace as protest grows

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside President Mohamed Mursi’s palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to leave the building, presidency sources said. Officers fired teargas at up to 10,000 demonstrators angered by Mursi’s drive to hold a referendum on a new constitution on December 15. Some broke through police lines around […]