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Aluu killing: Police dismiss Sergeant (Just dismissing?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, October 19th, 2012

The Nigerian Police Force have dismissed a Sergeant identified as Lucky Orji, who was allegedly involved in the gruesome murder of the students, following the confessions of one of the arrested suspects who claimed that a police man was part of the mob. The sergeant was dismissed for ordering the mob to kill the suspected […]

‘West Brom can do without Osaze’

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, October 18th, 2012

October 18, 2012 by Agency Reporter 16 Comments Osaze Odemwingie | credits: West Brom are not bothered that Osaze Odemwingie and DR Congo midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu may be away from the club due to international engagements in January. Both players may both be unavailable to the Baggies early next year if they are selected for […]

Aluu killings: Court remands 13 suspects in prison

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, October 18th, 2012

October 18, 2012 by Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt 128 Comments Suspects paraded at the Rivers State Police command. | credits: Chukwudi Akasike THE Magistrate’s Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday remanded 13 suspects arrested in connection with the killing of four students of the University of Port Harcourt. The accused persons were […]

I didn’t go abroad for cosmetic surgery – Patience

Posted by admin First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan Thursday, October 18th, 2012

October 18, 2012 by Olalekan Adetayo Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience, returned to the country on Wednesday after spending about seven weeks abroad. Mrs. Jonathan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from a foreign country widely believed to be Germany. She returned in one of the aircraft in the Presidential Fleet […]

10,000 Muslims protest anti-Islam film outside Google office in London

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, October 18th, 2012

15/10/2012 18:23:00 Font size: 0 Comments A protest by 10,000 Muslims outside the offices of Google in London on Sunday is just the first in an orchestrated attempt to force the company to remove an anti-Islamic film from website YouTube in Britain. The scene outside the Google offices in Buckingham Palace Road, London. Thousands had […]

Muslim herdsmen attack Christian village in Benue killing 30 people

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Nomadic Muslim herdsmen attacked a Christian village in central Nigeria over long-running land disputes, killing at least 30 people in their latest assault, police said Wednesday. The attack in Benue state comes as a bomb exploded Wednesday in northeast Nigeria, apparently killing a police officer and sparking reprisal attacks by the military in the region, […]

Rita Dominic Planning to Marry Billionaire Boyfriend Soon

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Star actresses usually have tons of rich men crave for their attention and shower them with gifts and mineral resources. Rita Dominic revealed that she will be looking to walk down the Isle very soon and from information getting to me, Like Stephenie Okereke, Rita Dominic’s husband is stupendously and bastardly loaded and he allegedly […]

Wole Soyinka: ‘If religion was taken away, I’d be happy’

Posted by admin Headlines, Wole Soyinka Thursday, October 18th, 2012

The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, spoke this week at the Hay Festival in Mexico. In an extract from his talk, he tells Peter Godwin that now is the time to tackle militants in Nigeria Professor Soyinka, you’re not an ivory-tower kind of writer. You are not a stranger to danger, and in fact you’ve […]

Boko Haram Stockpiling Food In Preparation For Curfew Following Pending Massive Attacks

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, October 18th, 2012

If the security report just made available to News Bytes is anything to go by, then the North eastern part of the country and security operatives in charge of the zone especially, should brace up for challenging times. A reliable source who spoke exclusively to our reporter confirmed that the Boko Haram sect has alerted […]

Abia State Police arrest medical doctor, two others for child trafficking

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Police in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, have arrested three people, including a medical doctor (names withheld), for alleged child trafficking. Daily Sun gathered that the medical doctor. based in Abayi in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area of the state, and two others, Nzekwe and Ogechi, were arrested following the disappearance of a […]