Daily Archives: October 24, 2012
Nigeria opens fresh talks with Cameroon on Bakassi
Nigeria has commenced fresh talks with the Republic of Cameroon on the fate of Nigerians in the ceded Bakassi Peninsula. Senate President David Mark made this known at the ongoing 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Quebec Read More »
Costly prayer: Passenger causes scare on Arik flight
There was panic in Abuja, the nation’s capital yesterday when it was rumoured that an Abuja-bound Arik aircraft was laden with explosives suspected to be bombs. The rumour which spread like a wild fire in the harmattan on social media, ... Read More »
Hajj rites begin today
Rites for 2012 holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by Muslims across the world commences today with camping at Muna, the City of Tent. No fewer than three million pilgrims from all countries of the world are expected to arrive Muna ... Read More »
Ondo guber: How Mimiko retained his seat
During the party primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), towards the 2007 election, Abdur-Rahman Olusegun Mimiko entered the race along with his former party man, ex-governor Olusegun Agagu Read More »
Ondo PDP berates national leaders for congratulating Mimiko
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State yesterday berated some of its national leaders for congratulating Governor Olusegun Mimiko over his re-election victory. Read More »
Enugu Intl Airport: 6 landowners dead
Six landowners among persons whose houses were demolished and property acquired by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the expansion of the Enugu Airport have been reported dead, just as the legal battle for compensation continues to linger. ... Read More »
50 villages to be connected to electricity supply in Plateau
Over 50 villages in Plateau State will soon begin to get stable electricity supply with the completion of the Makeri 50 mega watts substation in Jos, even as the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, assured Nigerians that as from next ... Read More »
Gunmen kidnap lawmaker’s mother in Ogun
Suspected gunmen numbering about six were said to have kidnapped the mother of a federal lawmaker in Ogun State demanding an undisclosed ransom before she would be released Read More »
Mimiko confirmed
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko yesterday advocated a continuous voters registration exerise in Nigeria as away of preventing disenfranchisement of eligible voters. The re-elected governor also advocated the application of staggered elections system by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ... Read More »
Alaafin accuses police of aiding, abetting crime in Oyo
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111 has accused the state Police Command of what he described as aiding and abetting of criminality in Oyo Town. Oba Adeyemi alleged that the state police command has been providing security cover for ... Read More »
