May 21, 2013

London police arrest two Arik cabin crew members over alleged drug trafficking

• Airline may be fined, NDLEA begins probe TWO workers of Arik Air were on Tuesday arrested at London Heathrow Airport in connection with alleged drug trafficking. Both the National [...]

Crisis rocks ANPP in Niger as two factions emerge

A MAJOR crisis may be rocking the Niger State chapter of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) as two factions of the party have emerged with each claiming to be [...]

Court upholds forfeiture order on brothel over human trafficking

JUSTICE James Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Lagos Tuesday dismissed an application seeking to quash an order, forfeiting a brothel to the National Agency for the Prohibition of [...]

Senate approves emergency rule in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa

SENATORS on Tuesday “unanimously” approved President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for the declaration of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. The Senate President, David Mark reported the [...]

May 20, 2013

Arisekola Alao, cleric back Ajimobi

THE Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola Alao, has pleaded with the Oyo State Muslim community to bear with Governor Abiola Ajimobi on some of his administration’s religious policies [...]

Court orders release of subsidy fraud suspects’ passports

JUSTICE Lateefa Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja Monday ordered the release of the international passports of two alleged oil subsidy fraud suspects, Walter Wagbatsoma and Adaoha [...]

May 19, 2013

War against secessionists rages in North-East

• 14 more terrorists killed, 20 captured  • Three soldiers die, one missing • Jonathan thanks Nigerians for support  • U.S. urges restraint by military NIGERIAN troops in the North-East [...]

Obasanjo decries Yar’Adua’s reversal of policies

• Ties economic growth to local content • Laments stock market crash ALMOST six years after he left office, erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo Sunday reflected on his administration and deplored [...]

Lack of funds threatens doctors’ overseas training, says NMA

Seeks holiday for health check-up DEARTH of funds is threatening the recommencement of the overseas clinical programme for doctors which the Federal Government reintroduced last December, the Nigerian Medical Association, [...]

APGA faults INEC over crisis, Okwu defends Obi

•Raises peace panel CITING inconsistency, the Enugu State chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of playing to the gallery and prolonging [...]

May 18, 2013

Anti-smoking Bill: Stakeholders Caution Lawmakers

PRO-TOBACCO campaigners and labour groups have urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to exercise caution in its debate on a bill banning cigarette smoking in schools, hotels, bars, nightclubs [...]

May 17, 2013

State Of Emergency: Military Bombards Boko Haram Camps

THE aerial bombardment, involving jets and helicopter gunships, targeted at Boko Haram terrorist training camps in the southern and northern parts of Borno State, continued Friday with unconfirmed number of [...]

Fears Over Influx Of Foreigners Into Benue, Abia

THE influx of people suspected to be foreigners into Makurdi and other parts of Benue State in the wake of the security challenges tormenting the country is generating a lot [...]

Ashiru Lists Condition For Suspension Of State Of Emergency

• Defends Government’s Action • Explains Jonathan’s Visit To South Africa THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government would suspend the state [...]

Insurance FirmDebunks Allegation Of Bond Default

AN Insurance Firm, Leadway Assurance Company Limited (Leadway), has debunked an allegation of defaulting to meet its obligations on an Advance Payment Bond (APB) it issued on behalf of a [...]

Nigeria Lost N570 Billion To Last Year’s Flood, Says NIMET

THE Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has said that Nigeria lost N570 billion to last year’s flood that affected several states of the federation. The revelation, has however, made the Nigerian [...]

My Pikin Producers Bag Seven Years Imprisonment

JUSTICE Okechukwu Okeke of the Federal High Court Friday convicted the producers of the killer teething syrup, my pikin and sentenced them to seven years imprisonment, ordering the company to [...]

May 16, 2013

Police to dismiss killer-officer, says AIG

FOR shooting to death a certain Ndubuisi Onyibe Nwanga of Ezza-South Local Council of Ebonyi State during last weekend’s road traffic confusion around the Abakpa Market in Abakaliki, the state [...]

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