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Suntai arrives in Nat’l Hospital, Abuja …he is in a stable condition, says Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Friday, October 26th, 2012

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, who was involved in a plane crash on Thursday, was moved to the National Hospital in Abuja for further medical attention on Friday. The governor and other survivors of the crash had earlier been admitted at a hospital in Yola, Adamawa State, where the crash occurred. Suntai arrived in […]

Ex-militants allege nonpayment of election largesse

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Friday, October 26th, 2012

Ex-militants who claimed to be in the third phase of the Western Delta Wing of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme on Friday alleged that the amnesty office in Ondo State did not pay them the money they were promised for their involvement in the last governorship election in the state. They alleged that the Special […]

Injured Taraba gov may be flown to Germany

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Friday, October 26th, 2012

There is an indication that injured Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba may be flown to Germany for what sources at the National Hospital in Abuja described as “intensive treatment.” Saturday PUNCH gathered that an air ambulance chartered by Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State arrived early on Friday morning and left Yola for Abuja later […]

Taye Taiwo: Ukraine-based Nigerian pros angry with Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, October 26th, 2012

By ROMANUS UGWU, Abuja Omission of Ukrai-based Nigerian players among invited foreign players to prosecute the Super Eagles AFCON qualification matches has angered the uninvired players, who have sent the Nigeria’s Head Coach, Stephen Keshi’s, name into their black books. Dynamo Kyiv’s sensational striker, Brown Ideye, who made the disclosure while fielding questions from Daily […]

Sexy pictures: Why I remain a virgin at 25

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, October 26th, 2012

By Christian Agadibe She is a product of AMBO reality TV show and she tells whoever cares to listen that her virginity is still intact despite massive sexual harassment in the movie industry. The Adamawa State-born actress even boasts that nothing would make her lose her virginity to another man except her husband. Annabella Zwyndila, […]

Taraba gov’s plane crashes with the governor on board

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, State News, Taraba Friday, October 26th, 2012

•Suntai, five others critically injured By UCHE USIM, SAM OTTI, Lagos and PAUL ORUDE, Bauchi Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai, was critically injured on Thursday night when his private jet crashlanded at Ngoro Village, located about 30 kilometers to Numan, in the state. He was piloting the airplane, which had five others on […]

How woman, 25, escaped from ritualists

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Friday, October 26th, 2012

•Gives chilling details of how her co-traveller was slaughtered From PAUL ORUDE, Bauchi, Call it a narrow escape or a close shave with death, you are not wrong in capturing the story of 25-year old Patience Bitrus who recently escaped from suspected ritualists in Bauchi State. However, her co-traveller was not as lucky as Patience […]

Letter: Rejoinder to Nigerian Tribune article on the suffering of Nigerian embassies

Posted by admin Headlines, Letters Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

The editor, Punch Newspapers, Kindly allow me a small space to comment on the shameful headline article in NIGERIAN TRIBUNE of today. The problem of our dear country, Nigeria, is that we do not have NATIONAL PRIDE. I repeate my assertion based on many years of experience following what has been going on in the […]

Sallah: IGP orders 24hrs surveillance nationwide •Muslims make last-minute withdrawals

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

IN order to ensure a peaceful and incident-free sallah celebration, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, has directed all Assistant Inspector Generals (AIGs) in the zones and state command commissioners of police to take adequate measures to ensure the provision of water-tight security across the country before, during and after the celebration. Consequently, […]

Nigeria ranked 131 out of 185 in global doing business report

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

Mauritius 19, Ghana 64, South Africa 39 By STEVE AGBOTA The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank yesterday released the 10th edition of Doing Business report series, ranking Nigeria 131 out of 185 countries surveyed. Doing Business analyzes regulations that apply to an economy’s businesses during their life cycle, including start-up and operations, trading […]