From the monthly archives: January 2011

Widow hacked to death by lover’s son

On January 28, 2011 · In Crime Guard

The Police in Asaba are now interrogating two youngmen and their mother in connection with the murder, last Saturday, of their father’s alleged lover at Ubulu-Uku in Delta State.

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Police demand for N400 bribe caused our sister’s death

On January 28, 2011 · In Crime Guard

It was already past dinner time in many homes last Saturday. In some others, like Mrs. Olayemi Ewetan’s, dinner was just being prepared. Her children, 4 and 2, were yawning, their eyes badly itchuig for sleep. And they were hungry, at the same time.

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Trader shot dead a month after wedding

On January 28, 2011 · In Crime Guard

Like many of his brethren, Moses Eze, an Agbado-Oja (Ogun State) based trader travelled to his native Imo State for the celebration of the last Christmas and New Year. He even used the period to get married and he returned to Agbado-Oja a boundary town between Lagos and Ogun States, only after the festivities.

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FG begins rebuilding Ayakoromo community

On January 28, 2011 · In News

Warri – The Nigerian Government has begun the repair of Ayakoromo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta, which was destroyed during a raid by soldiers, last year.

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Nestle urged to avoid Cote d’Ivoire’s cocoa

On January 28, 2011 · In News

Global activists challenged major western chocolate makers, including Swiss food giant, Nestle, not to buy cocoa from Cote d’Ivoire as long as exports are controlled by Laurent Gbagbo.

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CAF to announce 2015, 2017 Nations Cup hosts on Saturday

On January 28, 2011 · In Sports

Lagos, The President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Issa Hayatou, will on Saturday in Lubumbashi, Congo DR, announce the hosts of the 2015 and 2017 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Richard Goes On…

On January 28, 2011 · In Crisp Shots, Sports

I GUESS it must be true – Richard Animam is gone, yes, dead. When the news first broke last week in the office, I did not pay any attention. I did not know it was about someone I knew or should know. I continued contributing at the office meeting, oblivious that Richard was the subject.

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ACN, CPC talks on going

On January 28, 2011 · In News

PRESIDENTIAL flag_bearer of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, General Muhammadu Buhari, for the first time, Wednesday, came face to face with realities of the merger/alliance talks between his party and the leaders of Action Congress of Nigeria, CAN.

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JTF intercepts drugs worth N2.6bn at Tin Can Port

On January 28, 2011 · In News

Joint Task Force, JTF, on Customs Physical Examination of goods, yesterday, impounded 165 kilogrammes of substances suspected to be Cocaine at Tin Can Port, with a street value of about 10.2 million pounds (about N2.55 billion).

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Banks defy CBN order on lending rates

On January 28, 2011 · In News

THE Central Bank of Nigeria is worried that the gap between the deposit and lending rates was still wide apart despite earlier directive that banks should lower their rates to reflect the spread between the rates.

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JAMB contests restraining order on 2011 exams

On January 28, 2011 · In News

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, yesterday, asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to vacate the order restraining the board from registering candidates for the 2011 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

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Buhari, Ihonvbere bemoan leadership situation in Nigeria

On January 28, 2011 · In News

FORMER Head of State and Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and former Presidential aide, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, yesterday, in Benin City, bemoaned leadership failure in Nigeria, regretting that the situation had thrown the nation 50-years backward politically.

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Our problems self-inflicted, say S-East leaders

On January 28, 2011 · In News

SOUTH-East leaders, yesterday, admitted that the problems confronting the zone where persons who occupy positions zoned to them are often removed from office are self inflicted.

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Labour Minister denies statement on new minimum wage

On January 28, 2011 · In News

MINISTER of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, yesterday dismissed report quoting him of saying the Federal Government could not pay the N18.000 new minimum wage, stressing he never said so because, knowing that government was fully committed to paying the new wage once it became legal.

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