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FG doles out N5m to each Paralympian gold medalist

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, September 16th, 2012

The Federal Government on Saturday announced a naira rain for the victorious Paralympics athletes and female Under 20 footballers, Falconets. President Goodluck Jonathan announced the cash gifts at reception organised in their honour at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Each Falconet will get N1m, while their coaches and handlers will receive N1.2m each. For the paralympians, […]

Open letter to Gov. Peter Obi

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, Letters, State News Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Obumselu Uzodimma Benjamin Your excellency, I am very happy for the good work you are doing in Anambra State. I appreciate your efforts to invest in what we know that works. May the good Lord guide, protect and give you knowledge and wisdom with which to impact positively on the lives of our people which will ultimately put smile on their […]

Canada plans new visa to lure high-tech immigrant entrepreneurs

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 15th, 2012

OTTAWA — Canada plans to create a new class of visa that it hopes will attract high-tech and other entrepreneurs to immigrate to the country to start new companies, officials said on Tuesday. It has put a moratorium on issuing its existing entrepreneur visa, which only required an immigrant to hire one person for one […]

Zimbabwe: Nigeria outraged by ‘humiliation’ of nationals

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 15th, 2012

NIGERIA has expressed concern over the alleged humiliation of its nationals living in Zimbabwe and urged Harare to address the situation to ensure strong bilateral relations are not undermined. The country’s Senate President, David Mark, expressed Abuja’s concern when he met Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe in the Nigerian capital Tuesday. Khupe said she was […]

US Embassy in Abuja sends staff home early

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 15th, 2012

Following the increased level of alert in United States missions across the world, the US Embassy in Abuja was closed to the public two hours ahead of schedule on Friday. An investigation by SATURDAY PUNCH showed that members of the staff of the embassy were allowed to go home earlier than the usual 1.00pm. Fridays […]

Nigerians on death row: SERAP drags Gambia to ECOWAS Court

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 15th, 2012

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and two Nigerians on death row in The Gambia who said they are about to be executed by the government have taken their case to the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja asking the court to urgently stop their impending execution. The Nigerians involved in the case are Micheal […]

Bandits on the loose in Imo

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Saturday, September 15th, 2012

OZIOMA UBABUKOH writes that in recent times, Imo State citizens and law enforcement agents now live in fear following indiscriminate killings and kidnappings, for which the government has offered cash incentives for information For Mr. Christian Iwunze, life was about family. He was the second of two siblings and the only son. But, as if […]

‘Most ex-governors should be in jail’

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Saturday, September 15th, 2012

A chieftain of the All Nigeria Peoples Party has said over 65 per cent of former governors would have been in jail if the Federal Government had been committed to the fight against corruption. Former National Vice-Chairman of the ANPP, Chief Asukewe Iko-Awaji, expressed concern that only one former governor had been convicted and jailed […]

Gambia suspends execution of Nigerians, other Africans

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 15th, 2012

Gambia on Saturday suspended its plan to execute two Nigerians, Micheal Ifunaya and Stanley Agbaeze, and nationals of some other African countries. This is just as some Nigerians launched a drive to raise thousands of signatures for an online petition to President Goodluck Jonathan to pressurise him to save the death-row inmates. Gambia President Yahya […]

Ibori’s $15m bribery scandal: Achigbu granted bail

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Saturday, September 15th, 2012

A businessman, Mr. Chibuike Achigbu, who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday over the alleged Chief James Ibori’s $15million bribery scandal has been granted administrative bail. The bribery was said to have been offered to the pioneer chairman of the EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu by Ibori when he was governor […]