Daily Archives: November 7, 2012
Blinded forever
• 7-yr-old boy loses eyes to suspected ritualist … Begs to have sight restored Read More »
Dickson to Amaechi: Tell your people the truth
Despite a presidential directive that there should be a ceasefire in the on-going media war between Bayelsa and Rivers states over the Soku-oil wells, there seems to be no end in sight to the face-off between Governors Henry Seriake Dickson ... Read More »
Sacrilege: Hoodlums attack Catholic Church, warn against idolatry
Palpable fear has gripped the entire parishioners of Catholic Diocese of Enugu following a midnight attack on St Leo The Great Catholic Church on Monday. An unidentified group broke into the church and destroyed the altar, where the sacrifice of ... Read More »
Air fares disparity: Senate dumps Uzodinma panel report
Senate has stepped down the report of its Aviation Committee for failing to address disparity in air fares charged by foreign airlines. In returning the report, Senate also noted that the committee went beyond its brief by recommending that Arik ... Read More »
527 ghost teachers in Ogun payroll
•800 may be dismissed for certificate forgery Ogun State Government has uncovered no fewer than 527 ghosts workers in the initial results of its ongoing audit of the state primary school teachers. Read More »
Mechanic, 33, missing from home in Abeokuta
The family of a 33-year-old mechanic, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, is not celebrating even though his wife has just been delivered of all female triplets. Mr. Yemi Oyeniyi had left home without trace early this year shortly after ... Read More »
Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Osun
A downpour, which lasted about 30 minutes on Monday night, has wreaked serious havoc in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, destroying property worth millions of naira. Mostly affected by the rainstorm were houses located at Atelewo area of the town ... Read More »
Amnesty International working in favour of Boko Haram –Army
...Says report is fraudulent, capable of escalating conflict The Nigerian Army High Command yesterday accused the Amnesty International of working in favour of the dreaded Boko Haram sect in the country. Read More »
Pension for former leaders: Merit pay or bonanza?
In the midst of poverty, infrastructure and development deficit, former leaders at both the federal and state levels enjoy staggering sum of money and other perks as pension benefits annually to the consternation of other citizens. Read More »
Boom in Nollywood to boost GDP growth rate in Africa – Report
A report released in London, yesterday, by Euromonitor International and Reed Exhibitions Limited, organizers of the World Travel Market (WTM), has predicated a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Africa, as a result of the boom in the local film ... Read More »
