The British Government may soon begin to bar children of corrupt Nigerian politicians from its private schools. This follows last month’s conviction of a former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, by a London crown court for stealing millions of pounds from the treasury of his state and spending the same to acquire luxury […]
Lagos State government on Monday, made real its threat by sacking all the striking medical doctors in the state. Each doctor was served a dismissal letter dated Friday, May 4, 2012 and signed by the CMD of LASUTH, Professor David Oke. In the letter, the Personnel Management Board, PMB, the disciplinary organ of government which […]
BY OLA AJAYI, IBADAN A retired Nigerian footballer, Rashidi Yekini who scored the country’s first goal at the World Cup is dead. Yekini who was born in Kaduna was said to have died in his Kwara residence. Though, the circumstances surrounding his death were still sketchy at the time of this story, his death was reportedly […]
The second group we will also attack soon are PUNCH, Daily Sun, Vanguard, Guardian, Nation, Tribune, and National Accord” PUNCH logo advertisement The Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, has threatened to attack PUNCH and six newspapers, all based in the South. The sect issued the threats in an 18-minute video posted on Youtube. The […]
If the push by lawmakers sails through in a fresh amendment of the 1999 Constitution, the President, his deputy, all governors and their deputies may lose immunity from prima-facie criminal cases. Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution presently confers immunity on the President and governors. The extant section 308 (a) states: “No civil or criminal […]
IT was another day of horror and gnashing of teeth in the northern part of Nigeria on Monday, as 11 people, including three suicide bombers, were killed in an early hour bomb explosion that shook the city of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. The suicide bombers were said to have attacked the convoy of the state […]
President takes on Azazi: He must explain himself *PDP says he committed grave error By Jide Ajani, Henry Umoru and Ben Agande In what is becoming a very messy affair, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, took on his National Security Adviser, NSA, General Patrick Azazi, on his comment that the insurgency in the country could be […]
ABUJA (AFP) – A loud explosion rocked an area Abuja on Thursday followed by smoke and ambulances headed in the direction of the blast, with injuries reported. Reports have it that the bomb blast in Abuja Thisday office in Jabi was carried out by a suicide bomber who drove into the media house before detonating […]
By Kenneth Ehigiator THE Federal Government, yesterday, remained adamant over its decision to ban foreign airlines operating in the country for refusing to dismantle fare disparity between what they charge Nigerians and their counterparts in other countries in West Africa, even as Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, is expected to speak on the issue today. […]
There were indications on Sunday that security operatives in the Niger Delta had been placed on the alert following reports that Boko Haram was planning an attack on the region. Our correspondents learnt that the police, the Joint Task Force and the State Security Service had begun special collaboration in their efforts to clamp down […]
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