May 23, 2013

Blame your leaders for state of emergency, Erewa tells northerners

LAGOS—A prominent Itsekiri youth leader in Delta State, Comrade Benson Erewa, has called on northerners to blame their governors, elders and leaders, who failed to avert the declaration of state [...]

400 Nigerian prisoners transferred from Thailand

The Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr Zakari Ibrahim, on Thursday said the Service had transferred 400 Nigerians serving prison terms in Thailand, for various offences to the country. [...]

London terror attack: Micheal Adebolaja confirmed as suspect

The two men suspected of butchering a soldier on a London street in a gruesome Islamist attack were known to security agents, government sources suggested on Thursday. Read full story [...]

Nigeria’s troubles beyond emergency rule – Muslims

A network of Islamic organizations led by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged the Federal Government to look beyond declaration of state of emergency in tackling the security challenges facing [...]

Jonathan, Ghanaian President, govs, envoys, others honour Achebe

By Uduma Kalu President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Ogidi, the hometown of the late Prof Chinua Achebe for the final burial rites of the literary icon. Also attending the burial [...]

Man City target Pellegrini confirms Malaga exit

MADRID (AFP) – Manuel Pellegrini, strongly linked to the vacant Manchester City post, is leaving Malaga at the end of the season, the Chilean announced on Wednesday. Read full story [...]

Jilted lover rapes, stabs girlfriend to death

Operatives at the Ogun State Criminal Investigation Department, Elewe-Eran, have arrested a 25- year-old man who allegedly raped and stabbed his girlfriend to death in her parents’ apartment in Ogijo [...]

Abolish al-majiri system, Mark tells Northern Govs

SENATE President, David Mark, yesterday, blamed leaders and politicians from the North for the growing almajiri in the region, saying they must urgently rise up to ban the system. Read [...]

Boko Haram detainees ‘ll be released in phases – Presidency

THE Presidency,yesterday, disclosed that the order directing the release from Police, DSS and military detention centres of Boko Haram suspects detained in connection with the security challenge, would be carried [...]

10,000 megawatts to be generated by Dec – FG

THE federal government, yesterday, disclosed that plans had been concluded to move from the present position of power generation of 4,500 to 10,000 megawatts by December. Read full story on [...]

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