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Jos Crisis: We were sponsored, suspects tell police
The Acting Commissioner of Police in Plateau State, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, has said that some “faceless influential persons” are behind the March 7 killings in three villages of Shen district in Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
Aduba, who briefed the press on the latest development in the state, said that confessional statements extracted [...]
MASSOB protests Uwazurike’s detention
MASSOB protests Uwazurike’s detention
AFIKPO—THOUSANDS of members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, took to the streets of the ancient city of Afikpo in Ebonyi State, in a peaceful protest, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of their leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, who is being held in Kuje [...]
Jos Crisis: 49 Persons face murder charge
JOS—THE police said, yesterday, that 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, police spokesman Mohammed Lerama told the BBC.
The Nigerian Army High Command, yesterday, hit back at Plateau State Governor Da Jonah Jang, over comments [...]
Horror and Gruesome Murder in Lagos-Benin Expressway?
There is a Breaking Rumour about this gruesome murder in Lagos Benin Express way
Man’s inhumanity to man. A bus was ambushed by armed robbers, the passengers were robbed and raped, those that had nothing to give were asked to lie down on the road face down and the driver on gun point was commanded by [...]
Over 200 killed in reprisal attack in Jos
Over 200 killed in reprisal attack in Jos
Over 200 people mostly women and children were today massacred at three villages near Shen in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State by suspected Fulani herdsmen on reprisal attacks. At least 45 children including toddlers were among those hacked to death, gunned [...]
CBN suspends deadline for old N50, N10 and N5 notes
LAGOS—CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has suspended the March 31 deadline for acceptance of old N50, N10 and N5 paper notes as legal tenders.
Last year, CBN introduced new N5, N10 and N50 polymer banknotes into circulation and gave a deadline of six months ending March 31, 2010, after which the old paper notes would cease [...]
Oil Firms asked to leave Niger Delta
LEADER of the Niger-Delta Peoples’ Volunteer Force, NDPVF, and the Joint Revolutionary Council, JRC, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari and National President, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Dr. Chris Ekiyor, have accused multinational oil companies of fuelling the crises in the Niger-Delta.
They accused the firms of stealing the oil belonging to the people and taking sides with the [...]
Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN Blames outage on poor generation
IBADAN—The Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, Dugbe District, Oyo State has explained the reasons behind the power outage being experienced by customers in some parts of the district.
According to a statement by the Senior Manager (Public Affairs) of the District, Mr Tokunbo Peters, the prolonged outage at Apata, Owode, Command, Odo-Ona, Bembo, Oloko, Oluyole [...]
Doctors Denied Nigerians Access to Yar’Adua
NIGERIA’S Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Abdullah Aminchi said, yesterday, that it was doctors attending to ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua who had denied Nigerians access to their President in his Jeddah hospital and not Saudi authorities. He said he visited the President last Saturday and that “he is really feeling better now.”
Meanwhile, the Saudi authorities [...]
Niger Republic Coup: A day after
ABUJA, Nigeria — A day after soldiers in Niger overthrew President Mamadou Tandja, the military junta on Friday identified its chief as Squadron Leader Salou Djibo and said civil servants would run ministries and regions until a new government was formed, news reports said.
Reuters reported from Niamey, the capital of the landlocked, uranium-producing country in [...]
NITEL, Sold to the New Generations Telecommunications Consortium for $2.5 biliion
Nigeria’s first National Telecommunications carrier, NITEL, sold to the New Generations Telecommunications Consortium
ABUJA—AFTER a rigorous bid which saw five consortia, jostling for the soul of Nigeria’s first National Telecommunications carrier, NITEL, the New Generations Telecommunications Consortium, Tuesday, emerged winners of the new NITEL with a bid of $2.5 billion.
The amount is approximately N375 billion, [...]
‘Malaria and weak bones’ Killed Egyptian King Tutankhamun
The Egyptian ‘boy king’ Tutankhamun may well have died of malaria after the disease ravaged a body crippled by a rare bone disorder, experts say.
The findings could lay to rest conspiracy theories of murder.
The scientists spent the last two years scrutinising the mummified remains of the 19-year old pharaoh to extract his blood and DNA.
This [...]
Nigeria General Elections To Hold November 2010
Barring any last minute changes, the 2011 general elections may hold in November this year.
This followed a recommendation for the adoption of the Justice Mohammed Uwais Electoral Reform Committee’s report by the joint technical committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the review of the constitution.
It was gathered in Abuja on Monday that [...]
How the British Colonial Masters Empowered the North – Chief Mbazulike Amechi
By Ochereome Nnanna Vanguard Nigeria Newspapers
*Why Zik did not work with Awolowo
*The genesis of agitation for COR state
Getting to the country home of Chief Mbazulike Amechi in Ukpor Nnewi, was no easy task, even in a Jeep. But when we eventually got there on Wednesday, February 3rd 2010, we met a man of 80 plus [...]
Goodluck Jonathan Assumes Chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Nigeria’s Acting President Dr Goodluck Jonathan has moved further to extend his consolidation of power to the international community with his assumption of the Chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Jonathan will perform his first official function as the ECOWAS chairman by presiding over a summit of the Heads of Government of [...]
President Jonathan Pledges to Resolve Power Crises
ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday has said the Federal Government was determined to make electricity available for all Nigerians.
He stated this when he received Mr. Samuel Jonah, Director of Jonah Capital Companies; a pan-African mining investment group, in State House, Abuja.
Dr. Jonathan affirmed that improved power supply will fast-track wealth creation for the citizenry and [...]
US lists 4 conditions to delist Nigeria from terror list
For Nigeria to be delisted from the United States list of terror nations, Foreign Affairs Minister, Ojo Maduekwe has revealed the four conditions that must be met.
The US Government included Nigeria among 14 countries placed under terror watch after a failed attempt by a 23-year old Nigerian, Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab to blow up a passenger [...]
Goodluck Jonathan is Now Nigeria’s Acting President
The Senate in a unanimous voice vote on Tuesday passed a resolution directing Vice President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to henceforth discharge the functions of the office of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Acting President. In this wise, Vice President Jonathan is expected to formally assume office as Acting President and [...]
Peter Obi Wins Anambra State Governorship Election 2010
The governor of Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Anambra, Peter Obi, has been re-elected, the electoral commission has announced.
The result was rejected by all other parties, who said their supporters were disenfranchised because their names did not appear on the electoral register.
The Nigerian government has admitted there were some irregularities during Saturday’s election.
A BBC reporter in [...]
