Daily Archives: February 8, 2013

50 Cent heads for Nollywood

50 Cent heads for Nollywood
February 8, 2013 11 Comments »

If what we hear is true then American rapper, 50 Cent is on his way to Nigeria to feature in a flick, which would be produced and directed by Emeka Ike Read More »

Emmanuel Emenike: I’m just lucky!

Emmanuel Emenike: I’m just lucky!
February 8, 2013 7 Comments »

Emmanuel Emenike was on cloud nine after he helped Nigeria to send hot favourite, Cote d’Ivoire, out of the ongoing Nations Cup in South Africa with a declaration that seems to assure Nigerians of more to come from him Read More »

Mikel ‘ll win golden ball – Kalu

Mikel ‘ll win golden ball – Kalu
February 8, 2013 4 Comments »

Creative midfield maestro, John Mikel Obi, yesterday earned five stars as the Abia State former governor Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, tipped him for the Golden Ball trophy, with the sobriquet 'Field Marshall' of the ongoing Nations Cup Read More »

El-Rufai, a liar – Obasanjo, Atiku

El-Rufai, a liar – Obasanjo, Atiku
February 8, 2013 51 Comments »

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el- Rufai, yesterday launched his much-publicised book in Abuja. El-Rufai, a former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), allocated some portions of the book to comments on ex-President ... Read More »

Merger: APGA disowns APC

Merger: APGA disowns APC
February 8, 2013 40 Comments »

The emergence of a new opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday received more knocks yesterday as some stakeholders of one of the parties involved, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), dissociated themselves from the merger arrangement Read More »

Chime storms Enugu today

Chime storms Enugu today
February 8, 2013 18 Comments »

Exactly 141 days after Governor Sullivan Chime left the Enugu State Government House for what government officials termed “consolidated leave,” the governor yesterday returned to the country through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Read More »

Repair 3rd Mainland, Niger bridges now, Senate tells Fed Govt

Repair 3rd Mainland, Niger bridges now, Senate tells Fed Govt
February 8, 2013 15 Comments »

Senate has urged the Federal Government and the Ministry of Works to repair the Niger Bridge, Onitsha and the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos immediately, to avert their imminent collapse. The decision came after lawmakers considered two separate motions brought ... Read More »

Ezu River corpses: Victims were our members – MASSOB

Ezu River corpses: Victims were our members – MASSOB
February 8, 2013 91 Comments »

Following the startling discovery of over 30 bodies found floating on Ezu River, the boundary between Anambra and Enugu states, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has revealed that the victims were their members ... Read More »

$620,000 subsidy scandal: Court to rule on Lawan’s bail application today

$620,000 subsidy scandal: Court to rule on Lawan’s bail application today
February 8, 2013 5 Comments »

An Abuja high court will today rule on the bail application brought by the embattled Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc Committee on Monitoring of Fuel Subsidy Regime, Farouk Lawan and the Secretary of the committee, Mr. Emenalo Boniface Read More »

Lagos white cap chief assassinated

Lagos white cap chief assassinated
February 8, 2013 13 Comments »

A white cap chief, Kayode Adeshina, was shot dead yesterday by suspected assassins at the Iga Iduganran on the Lagos Island. The man known by the title of Onimole of Lagos was shot dead by two gunmen at about 3.00am Read More »