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Dana Air crash: Lagos govt commences release of victims’ bodies today

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

MORE than two months after the crash of the ill-fated Dana Air plane in Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos State on June 3, the state government will, today, commence the release of the remains of 107 victims of the crash at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant […]

Kogi church, mosque killings: Suspects arrested in Edo

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, State News Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

Adepegba and Friday Olokor THE police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested three suspects in connection with the Monday and Tuesday gun attacks in Okene, Kogi State, in which a total of 24 persons, including two soldiers, were killed. The Kogi State Police Command said the suspects were arrested at a hide-out on Idare Hills […]

Come for relief, Adeboye charges Nigerians

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

GENERAL Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has requested Nigerians, who desire a relief from troubles of life, as well as restoration of lost oppor-tunities, to come over to the Redemption Camp, where God has promised Jubilee blessings. He made this known at the headquarters of the mission, located […]

EFCC arraigns bankers, others for N855m fraud

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned three officials of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank Plc), the bank itself and a firm, Nulec Industries Limited for fraud totaling N855,000,000. The bank officials, Ananyo Nwosu, Olajide Oshodi, Sunny Obazee, and the Managing Director, Nulec Industries, Mr. Ashok Isran, were arraigned before a Laos […]

Policeman arraigned for shooting girlfriend’s sister

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

The police on Tuesday arraigned Emmanuel Okujo, a 31-year-old police corporal, who allegedly shot his girlfriend’s sister, Blessing Isanbor, with an AK47 rifle on February 10, 2012. Okujo, who also absconded with the victim’s 19-year-old sister, Patience Isanbor, was charged with attempted murder before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court. The charge reads in part, “That you […]

Olympics Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigers: So gallant in defeat

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

The buzzer sounded the end of the fairy tale, and the Nigerian team limped off the court in slow motion, unwilling, unable to let go. As they filed into the tunnel, the crowd stood in unison and cheered the team they call D’Tigers. D’Tigers lost again on Monday, this time to France, standing ovation […]

EFCC to challenge Delta on $15m Ibori money

Posted by admin Delta, EFCC Politics, Headlines, State News Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

There were indications on Tuesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will go to court to challenge moves to claim for Delta State, the controversial $15m cash said to have been received from an undisclosed agent of a former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, in 2007. EFCC lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, informed […]

Arewa youth warn Clark, Asari Dokubo

Posted by admin Arewa House, Headlines, Niger Delta Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

Northern youths under the aegis of the Arewa Youth Forum on Tuesday in Kaduna asked President Goodluck Jonathan to “call to order,” his kinsmen – former Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark; and the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo – for their “unguarded utterances” which could lead […]

Soldiers, others killed in fresh Kogi attack

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines, Kogi, State News Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

WHILE the Deeper Life Bible Church was still counting its heavy losses to the ruthless Monday night attack on its church in Otite, Okene, Kogi State, four persons again died in an attack on the Central Mosque in the city on Tuesday. Reports from Kogi on Tuesday indicated that the death toll in the attack […]

Press Release: As Imo State groan under rudderless government, where are the modern day democrats?

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, Letters, State News Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

One thing nobody can take away from Imo State is the fact that she boast of quality democrats in the South-East Geo-political zone. When one talks of Professionals, Intellectuals of repute, Lawyers, accomplished Politicians etc, Imo State rank high in supply of men and women in these cadres. Happenings in the State today appear to […]