Daily Archives: February 21, 2013
FG approves payment of N384bn benefits for PHCN workers
The Federal Government has approved the payment of the agreed benefits accruing to the staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), totalling N384 billion Read More »
I ’ll kill more – Jilted lover
Johnson (not his real name), the jilted lover, who last Saturday went on a shooting spree killing seven people in Igando, a Lagos suburb, has come out belching more threats. He insists he is out to kill more members of ... Read More »
2015: Don’t distract me, Jonathan tells PDP govs
As the controversy continues on the alleged pact between President Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP governors, limiting the former to spend one term as president, the Presidency has cautioned the governors and party chieftains Read More »
Lagos bomb blast: Police arrest prime suspect • 9 others named
The principal suspect who masterminded the explosion that rocked Lagos on Monday morning has allegedly confessed to the crime. The suspect simply identified as William was said to have named nine other accomplices. Police sources at the Area E Command, ... Read More »
Constitution review: Senate to grant Auditor–General financial autonomy
Senate has commenced legislative proceedings to amend the 1999 Constitution that will grant financial autonomy to the Auditor-General of the Federation which will enable it fight corruption in the public service Read More »
Endless ordeal of Anambra flood victims
The flood that ravaged many parts of Anambra and other states in the country has since receded but the impact and the memories will linger long in people’s minds. In Anambra, such flooding had not been experienced in the last ... Read More »
Plot to kill IBB, Dasuki foiled…As SSS busts Iranian-backed terror group
The State Security Service (SSS) yesterday paraded a suspected terror kingpin and two of his lieutenants. The security agency said that the suspects were backed by Iranian terrorist group. They had planned to site a cell in Lagos State.Their target ... Read More »
Police rescue pastor kidnapped in Aba
Police from the Aba Area Command in Abia State have rescued a pastor of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) kidnapped in the commercial city Read More »
Kidnappers abduct 6 foreigners in Bayelsa
Kidnappers have abducted six expatriates off the coast of Bayelsa State and are demanding N200 million ransom. The incident had caused panic among expatriates on board vessels operating in the coastal areas of the Niger Delta Read More »
House advocates single digit interest rate
The House of Representatives, yesterday, ordered its Committee on Banking and Currency to work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to consider the possibility of implementing a single digit benchmark interest rate for Nigeria Read More »
