Daily Archives: October 20, 2012
Ondo poll: ACN, government bicker over arrest of commissioner, LG boss
The news of the arrest of Sule and Ojomo, which spread very fast on Saturday morning, was premised on their being in possession of arms and ammunition as the Ondo State gubernatorial election was progressing Read More »
Boko Haram kills Cameroon mayor
The sect, which wants to radically alter the current education system and impose Sharia law across Nigeria, had been keeping an eye on his friendship and constant visits to the police commissioner of a town in northern Nigeria Read More »
Dead in Holy land: 12 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Twelve Nigerians have so far died in Saudi Arabia since the transportation of Nigerians to this year’s pilgrimage began on September 19, Dr Aliyu Tanko, the Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission in Mecca, confirmed the death of four pilgrims ... Read More »
33 drown as passenger-bus plunges into river
A passenger coaster bus loaded with passengers yesterday, ran-off a dual carriage bridge in Ogbere-Ijebu area of Ogun State and plunged into the river, killing about 33 persons. The vehicle, which was said to have left Lagos in the early ... Read More »
Jonathan in fresh bid for 2015
At a time the North and the South eastern parts of Nigeria have intensified their campaign to have the nation’s number one political seat conceded to their region in 2015, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan appears bent on having another shot ... Read More »
ONDO GUBER 2012: 11,000 policemen keep watch on Ondo
The Nigeria Police yesterday deployed over 11, 000 policemen to various parts of Ondo State ahead of today’s governorship election, with a warning that any policeman found wanting would be punished. Speaking with Saturday Sun in Akure yesterday, Read More »
Deadly gang, one million boys, for trial
Sanity seems to have been restored in the area of Lagos, where a group of criminals popularly known as the One Million Boys operate fearlessly. People residing in the Ajegunle area had complained of violent crimes, including rape and armed ... Read More »
Police raid Uba’s house, cart away documents, 3 posh cars
Plain clothed detectives from the Special Fraud Unit, Milverton, Ikoyi have stormed the Omole Phase 2 residence of detained Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Ltd, Dr. Ifeanyi Uba and ransacked the whole house Read More »
Chioma Ajunwa, mon Nigeria’s first Olympic gold medallist: My bitter-sweet story
Turn your calendar back to Friday, August 2, 1996. Does the date ring a bell? It should. For that was Nigeria’s finest day in sporting history. It was also the moment of glory for golden girl, Chioma Ajunwa, who zoomed ... Read More »
MY HOME FOR GIRLS WITH UNWANTED PREGNANCIES WILL FIGHT ABORTION – EX-LECTURER
A former lecturer and a one-time musician, who headed a live musical band to Australia, America and other parts of the world in the late 60s, has said that as part of his campaign against abortion, which started about 24 ... Read More »
