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Wigan finally accepts Chelsea’s bid for Moses

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, August 24th, 2012

WIGAN Athletic yesterday accepted a bid for Victor Moses from Chelsea, which finally met the valuation set by the club. The midfielder was at the receiving end of four unsuccessful bids by Roberto Di Matteo but Dave Whelan has finally agreed to sell the player on the fifth attempt. The club announced on its website […]

Govt vows to defend citizens, Akinyemi, Imoke decry Bakassi’s handover

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Friday, August 24th, 2012

THE Federal Government has vowed to defend the sovereignty of the country as calls for a review of the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICT) on Bakassi Peninsula continued yesterday. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, who stated the government’s position, however, re-affirmed Nigeria’s respect for the […]

Press Release: Recent Campaign of Falsehood And Calumny Against Dr.Okupe by Lai Mohammed

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, August 24th, 2012

We have observed the massively orchestrated campaign of calumny against the person of Dr Okupe on the issue of Contractual obligations of two companies where he had interest and used to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Firstly, these companies are duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission with the full complement of […]

Nigeria doctors denied visas for Hiroshima confab

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, August 24th, 2012

Japan won’t grant visas to most members of a group of Nigerian doctors planning to attend a conference in Hiroshima sponsored by the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, its U.S. affiliate said Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry said it rejected requests from nine of the 13 Nigerian applicants. Kazuo Inamura, a senior official […]

CBN to introduce N5,000 note next year

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

NEW legal tender will be introduced in the country early next year by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), it has now been confirmed. It’s a N5,000 bill, which will, among others, have the features of three female Nigerian nationalists: Margaret Expo, Funmilayo Kuti and Gambo Sawaba on it. According to the CBN Governor, […]

Mother recalls last conversation with slain Cynthia Osokogu

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

SURROUNDED by sympathisers at their ECWA Staff Quarters home in Farin Gada on Zaria Road, Jos North Local Council of Plateau State, Mrs Joy Osokogu, mothers of Cynthia Osokogu who was killed in a Lagos hotel room, yesterday spoke of the family’s anguish upon learning of her death. The huge toll the anxiety and uncertainty, […]

Gunmen attack Yobe prison, injure policemen, civilians .

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Yobe Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

ALTHOUGH the military Joint Task Force (JTF) is up and doing in the seven troubled wards of Damaturu metropolis in Yobe State, gunmen have struck again. They attacked the Satellite Prison in the area with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol-bombs and wounded four policemen guarding the building, as well as two residents. Eyewitnesses said […]

Police parade suspected killers of General’s daughter in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

POLICE in Lagos State have arrested two undergraduates, suspected to be responsible for the death of Cynthia Osokogu, daughter of a general in the Nigerian Army, whose remains were discovered in one of the mortuaries in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, while parading the suspects before newsmen at the state police […]

FG asks airforce to patrol borders

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

THE Federal Government has tasked the Nigerian Airforce with additional responsibility of patrolling and surveilling the country’s border. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, who announced this on Wednesday while declaring open a two-day retreat for unit commanders and directors, said already, the operational bases were active with over 65 per cent […]

Ghanaian private varsities rue activities of education agents in Nigeria

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

IN recent times, education agents have destroyed working relationship between educational institutions in Ghana and Nigeria by fraudulently making shoddy arrangements for Nigerian students who want to study in Ghana. This are the conclusions of institutions in Ghana, a situation which is now reason the institutions have decided to embark on Nigerian tour to woo […]