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Delta bans Okada, gives September ending as deadline

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

By Austin Ogwuda Asaba—DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday, announced the ban of commercial motorcycles otherwise known as Okada in Asaba, the state capital and other major cities, with effect from this month. Uduaghan, who received the new boss of Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in Delta State, Commander Ada Ajenge, who paid him […]

Air Nigeria suspends operations, sacks staff

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

AIR Nigeria has announced the suspension of all its operations -local, regional and international – with effect from Monday, September10, 2012. The suspension, according to the management of the frontline airline, is largely due to staff disloyalty and environmental tension, “which are not conducive for business in the aviation sector.” In a statement yesterday, the […]

Picture:Upcoming Yoruba actress Seun Ogunlade dead

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

DAYS after we lost our ‘unforgettable’entertainment editor, Ogbonna Amadi, news of another death has hit the entertainment industry and it was fast rising Yoruba actress Seun Ogunlade who was reported dead in the early hours of Monday.Beautiful and talented Seun is said to have been ill for just about three days before the cold hands […]

Brewery scandal: Peter Obi must go

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Monday, September 3rd, 2012

A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chudi Offodile has asked for the removal of Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra over the controversial Sabmiller Brewery located in Onitsha area of the state. In a statement, Offodile said it is obvious that Obi is the owner of the brewery, which was funded with the […]

MOSOP writes UN, Obama, other World Leaders, Alleges Oppression of Ogonis

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

MOVEMENT for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, says kinsmen and women of Ken Saro-Wiwa, in the Rivers State axis of Southern Nigeria, are currently living in great fear and frustration. This allegation is contained in a Save Our Souls letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, and […]

Keshi drops 9 Eagles ahead of Liberia clash

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

Kano Pillars central defender, Papa Idris was the biggest casualty at the weekend as the national team’s technical crew headed by Stephen Keshi gradually zeroes in on a final list of players that will tackle Liberia in this weekend’s Nations Cup final round qualifier in Monrovia. Idris along with eight others were dropped after lunch […]

Gunmen kill 5, burn church, police station in Borno

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI— Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram, weekend, stormed New Marte, Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, where they killed a Police Sergeant (names withheld), and two civilians. The gunmen also set ablaze the Divisional Police Headquarters, Cocin Church and the residence of the Unit Commandant of the […]

Falconets seek history

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

By KATE OBODO, Tokyo The national U-20 Women’s football team, the Falconets is on the verge of making history as they take on their American counterparts for a ticket to their second consecutive final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan. The Falconets, the first semi-final appearance by an African nation in a […]

Woman dies during prayer session in Delta

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

BY Austin Ogwuda Asaba—A Prophet and a landlord have been arrested by the police following the death of a woman who went for a prayer session conducted at a private residence in Agbor, Delta State. The incident, according to state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Charles Muka, occurred weekend, at the residence of the landlord, […]

Go to court, Amaechi tells ASUU

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State on Saturday called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities to take his government to court if it was convinced that it breached the law. Amaechi made the call in reaction to the one-day warning strike by ASUU over the re-appointment of Prof. Barineme Fakae as Vice-Chancellor of Rivers […]