Daily Archives: January 17, 2013
Ohanaeze Ndigbo: MASSOB spits fire…Warns S’East governors
The new Igbo leader and leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has warned the Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi, to desist from distracting Ndigbo trying to conduct another ... Read More »
Man who raped grandma to death …To die by hanging
A High Court in Ekiti State has condemned a 27-year-old man to death by hanging for raping and killing a 63-year-old woman. The accused person, Mr. Emmanuel Tometin, who hails from Ekore Village in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross ... Read More »
Jonathan nominates 2 new ministers
President Goodluck Jonathan has commenced moves to replace former defence minister, Haliru Bello Mohammed and former minister of power, Barth Nnaji in the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The president had forwarded the nomination of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (Kebbi) and Prof. ... Read More »
236 bureau de change owners lose licences…Microfinance banks may follow soon
Operating licences of 236 out of about 730 bureaux de change operating in Nigeria have been withdrawn by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is even as operators of MFBs have remained jittery over rumours that most of them ... Read More »
No plot to sack Tukur –Uduaghan
The speculation that the current crisis, rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is because the governors are working against the National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has been dispelled by the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. The governor does ... Read More »
Arrested Osun goat dies in custody
The five goats arrested by the Osun State Waste Management Agency (OWMA) in Osogbo last week were on Tuesday dragged before an Osogbo Magistrate Court along side their owners. Three owners of the goats including Mrs. Aduke Adetona, Mrs. Esther ... Read More »
Lassa fever kills doctor, 2 others in Benue
No fewer than three persons including a medical doctor have been confirmed dead between 24 and 48 hours interval in Benue State from an ailment suspected to be Lassa fever. Daily Sun gathered that the deceased were among four who ... Read More »
Babalakin appears in court today
After two failed attempts to stop his trial, the embattled Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Mr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) is expected to appear in court today over alleged money laundering for convicted former governor of Delta State, James Ibori. The Economic ... Read More »
Reps divided over Jonathan’s request for centenary celebration
Members of the House of Representatives were yesterday divided over President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for their approval for a centenary celebration of Nigeria’s existence. House Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal had read Jonathan’s letter asking the House to allow the Secretary to ... Read More »
