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Dead man turns up at own funeral

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

A 41-year-old car wash shocked his family when he interrupted a funeral being held for him at his mother’s home in the town. The incident happend at Alagoinhas, in northeastern Brazil, police said on Tuesday. The police inspector, Roberto Lima, told the Associated Press by telephone that on Sunday, Jose Marcos Araujo identified a body […]

Teacher arrested for flogging pupil to death

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

The police in Anambra State on Wednesday arrested Mrs. Njideka Imoka, the teacher that allegedly flogged a pupil, Chidimma Ukachukwu, to death at St. John of God Secondary School, Awka. The police also arrested the school’s principal, Mrs. Phil Odenigbo, who happened to be the wife of the immediate-past secretary to the state government, Mr. […]

Achebe: In defence of Awolowo

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

I have not yet read the controversial civil war memoir of Chinua Achebe, and as a professional historian, I don’t really think it is ethical to speak on a work one has not read. However, I have endeavoured to read Noo Saro-Wiwa’s review of the book posted on The Guardian of London on-line. I have […]

Lagosians trek as okada ban, fuel scarcity bite harder

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

With the restriction of okada on some routes and the worsening fuel scarcity in Lagos State, many Lagosians who were stranded trekked to their destinations on Wednesday. Also, motorists were held up for hours following gridlock on most major roads. Lagos-Ibadan Expressway towards Seven-Up, Yaba, Iyana Ipaja, Ikorodu Road, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Oba Akran […]

Opinion: Should power return to the North in 2015?

Posted by admin Headlines, North-Central, North-East, North-West Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

By Bayo Olupohunda – The drumbeats of presidential politics among the major ethnic groups that have dominated political equation in the country are gathering momentum. The discordant tunes will reach a crescendo in the coming months as the country races another electoral cycle in the quest to elect the nation’s president in 2015. As it […]

Nations Cup: Nigeria draw Zambia, Ethiopia, B’Faso

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

Nigeria will return to the Africa Nations Cup final tournament with the first match against Burkina Faso after the Super Eagles were drawn in Group C alongside defending champions Zambia, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. The draw ceremony was held Wednesday night in Durban, South Africa ahead of the 2013 event. The grouping may have become […]

Opinion: Tam David-West and the danger of criticism

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

At age 76, Prof. Tam David-West is still going strong. He is intellectually agile and physically fit. His love for and of country is, today, as strong as it ever was. Considering his statements and activities in the last couple of months, there are no hints that he will slow down any time soon. He […]

Gabon sends 215 Nigerians packing

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) evacuated 215 stranded Nigerians from the Republic of Gabon to Nigeria on Sunday night. The evacuation was necessitated when the Gabonese authorities issued an eviction notice to Nigerian fishermen living in Nende, Mouka and Kenza Islands to move away eventhough the majority of them had lived there for many […]

You can’t amend CBN Act, Sanusi, ex-CBN govs, others tell Reps•As CBN recovers N620bn bailout fund to troubled banks

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

MOVES by the House of Representatives to amend certain provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act met stiff resistance from the present CBN governor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi; former governors of the apex bank, Mallam Adamu Ciroma and Mr Joseph Sanusi and other stakeholders, as they kicked against the exercise. This is coming just […]

Sheila loved her husband too much to return to England – HID Awolowo

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

Sheila Solarin, widow of the late human rights activist, educationist and social crusader, Dr Tai Solarin, died on Sunday, aged 88. At the Ikenne home of the Awolowos on Monday, the matriarch of the Awo family, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo, shared fond memories of the late Sheila, a foremost educationist and author. Abiodun Awolaja reports. […]