Monday, March 26, 2012
Terrorism: Multi-billion naira satellite project fails Nigeria
Despite spending 40.12m pounds (about N9.94bn) to build two earth observations satellites in 2011, Nigeria has turned to Britain to get images from the satellites, launched into the orbit on August 17, 2011.
At least six killed in Islamist-linked violence in Nigeria
Nigeria - A former police officer and two of his friends were killed Sunday in a shootout in Nigeria that also killed three suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist group.
Fabio Capello is ready to manage again, with Chelsea a possible destination - report
Former England manager Fabio Capello is ready to return to management, and Chelsea could be his desired destination, according to The Mail on Sunday.Capello resigned from the Three Lions job just under seven weeks ago and his enthusiasm to get back into the game could put Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich on alert.
S/Court affirms death sentence on security guard
The Supreme Court has affirmed the death sentence passed on a security guard who killed his employer, Miss. E. N. Igwe, an Assistant General Manager, Legal, working with the Power Holding Company of Nigeria.
Number plate: Senate summons FRSC, FIRS, minister
Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs has invited the Minister of Transport, Mr. Idris Umar, and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mrs Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, to its public hearing on Tuesday.
Imo poly warns lecturers against extortion
OWERRI - Management of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, has warned that it will not hesitate to administer appropriate and commensurate punishment on any lecturer found to be extorting money from students.
SSS steps up search for abducted German
SECURITY agents are battling to locate the whereabouts of a German, Edgar Fritz Raupach, who is believed to have been taken hostage by Boko Haram, the dreaded Islamic sect in whose custody two foreigners died three weeks ago.
Heat wave: Lagos warns against over exposure to sun
LAGOS — Following the prevalence of heat wave in Lagos State and other parts of the country in the past two weeks, the Lagos State Government has urged residents to reduce the time they stay in the sun by staying indoors more.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Boko Haram: JTF rescues housewives, 13 children
Two suspected members of the Islamist group, Boko Haram, died, yesterday, when a primed vehicle exploded during an encounter with security forces from the Joint Task Force (JTF) at their hideout in Sabo Gandu, Kano metropolis.
2015: We don’t trust Jonathan —Northern leaders
Northern leaders have again expressed doubts about the willingness of President Goodluck Jonathan to fulfil his promise not to contest a second term in 2015.
Man kills two to avenge son’s murder in Bayelsa
Calamity befell the Gbarain community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Friday after a man identified as Levi Ibibi allegedly ordered the killing of two persons to avenge the murder of his son, Ebibofa.
How Messi, Barca team-mates sent ‘secret’ signals to Syrian rebels
Barcelona’s footballing superstars sent secret signals to Syria’s gun-smuggling rebels during a match, the beleaguered nation’s state TV has astonishingly claimed.
Okorocha signs MoU with Kosovo
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Kosovo to build an independent power plant and establish an agro processing plant in the state.
Police arrest two suspected stolen cars receivers
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men who allegedly specialise in receiving stolen cars from robbers.
Lawyers kick over N70bn rice deal
A group, Lawyers Unite Against Corruption in Nigeria, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its sister agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to look into an alleged plan by the Kwara State Government to seal a N70 billion rice production and processing investment deal with Vasolar Consortium Company of Spain.
Insecurity: OOU lecturers to stay - off campuses
Labour crisis at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago – Iwoye, Ogun State took a worrisome dimension yesterday as its branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resolved to stay away from the campuses of the institution from tomorrow.
Kidnapped senator’s wife: JTF takes over manhunt
The whereabouts of Asime, wife of Senator George Sekibo representing Rivers East and two others kidnapped with her remained unknown yesterday.
UTME holds amid tight security in states
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted across different states on Saturday was peaceful and hitch-free.
Indian grandmother, 78, is believed to be the world’s oldest professional sharpshooter
At 78, most pensioners are reliant on the glasses to even read a newspaper.But not Indian grandmother Chandro Tomar.
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