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Give us our takeoff grant, Unizik VC begs FG

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, October 18th, 2012

BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA- VICE chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Boniface Egboka Thursday passionately appealed to the federal government to extend the takeoff grant given to federal universities at their inception to his institution, arguing that the grant would enable the institution complete some on-going projects. Egboka, who spoke when members of the […]

You want President Jonathan to fail, Adokiye accuses NSC

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

By Onochie Anibeze Chief Adokiye Amiesimaka, former Green Eagles winger and one time Attorney-General of Rivers State has accused the National Sports Commission of plotting the failure of Mr. President to “right the wrongs in sports administration in Nigeria.” Adokiye Adokiye’s accusation was sparked off by the invitation of the commission to him to attend […]

Two explosions damage church building in Bauchi

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

Bauchi- An explosion on Wednesday night slightly damaged the building of Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) in Zango area of Bauchi metropolis. Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Ladan, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview. He said that the church building was slightly damaged, adding that there was no casualty. Ladan also […]

Pictures: Patience Jonathan arrives, says ‘I’m happy to be back’

Posted by admin First Ladies, General Politics, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan Wednesday afternoon returned to Nigeria from Germany where she was hospitalized for several weeks for an undisclosed ailment. Dame Jonathan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on a presidential jet at about 4 pm. She was received by some top government functionaries, wives of governors, […]

Navy dismisses 55 trainees over fake certificates

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

THE Nigerian Navy has dismissed 55 trainees, who attempted to join the force with fake certificates. The Commandant, Nigerian Navy Basic Training School, Onne, Commodore Apochi Suleiman, stated this on Tuesday while handing over the suspects to the state police command in Port Harcourt. Also handed over to the police in the state was a […]

Parents protest unwarranted killings

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Some concerned parents, under the aegis of Nigerian Youths Must Live, have called on the government to take decisive steps to halt unwarranted killings in the country. The group said it was outraged by the killings of four students of the University of Port Harcourt in Aluu, Rivers State, and other unresolved killings. NYML lamented […]

‘Policeman forcibly inserted object into my private part’

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Queen Akindeleni, a property developer is presently struggling for her life three years after being allegedly assaulted by policemen attached to Agbara Division, Ogun State. In an affidavit which she swore to at the Ogun State High Court, Sango Ota, Queen said trouble started for her on October 12, 2009, when she went to the […]

Ex-militants donate N52.7m to victims

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Ex-Niger Delta militants undergoing reintegration have donated N52.7m to flood victims in the region. A statement from the Head of Media and Communications of the Presidential Amnesty Office, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, as saying the money was donated by 26,358 beneficiaries of […]

Police arrest debtor who set up UNIPORT students • Suspects: Yes, we beat them, but …

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Rivers, State News, Top Stories Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

The police on Tuesday announced a major breakthrough in their investigation into the lynching of four University of Port Harcourt students. The videotaped lynching of the students sparked outrage nationwide and the clip of the killings went viral on the Internet. The IG disclosed the arrest during a security meeting with Chief Executive Officers and […]

Obama wins second presidential debate

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

CNN Poll: Nearly half say Obama won showdown Posted by CNN Political Unit Hempstead, New York (CNN) – Give a slight edge to President Barack Obama. Forty-six percent of voters who watched Tuesday night’s presidential debate said that the president won the showdown, according to a CNN/ORC International nationwide poll conducted right after Tuesday night’s […]