Boko Haram attack : Death toll rises to 5
he death toll in Sunday's Boko Haram militants attack at a relaxation centre in Gomari, Maiduguri has risen to five.
Two unidentified victims had died on Sunday after the attack, while five others who suffered gunshot injuries were rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH).
Seadogs plan elaborate 77th birthday for Soyinka
The National Association of Seadogs, aka Pyrates Confraternity, has concluded arrangements to celebrate the 77th birthday of Prof Wole Soyinka with lecture series holding next month, July 19, 2011, at the Shehu Yar’Adua Conference Centre, Abuja
With 4 ex-Supreme Court justices, I will nail CJN – Salami
President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, has prayed the National Judicial Council, NJC, allow him to call four retired Justices of the Supreme Court to give evidence before its probe panel, just as he stressed his resolve to prove that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, lied on oath.
High Court strikes out case against Citibank boss, 11 others
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has struck out the criminal charge against Managing Director of Citibank, Emeka Emuwa, former Chairman of the bank, Chief C. Sankey and 10 others by the Federal Government.
How Nigeria can win UN permanent security seat – Gambari
The UN Special Envoy to Darfur, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has said it would be difficult for Nigeria to get a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council unless issues of the country’s corporate existence were resolved.
Cement manufacturers disregard presidential order on price
THE Cement New Entrant of Nigeria, CNEN, weekend, expressed disappointment at the disregard of the directive of President Goodluck Jonathan to cement manufacturers to crash the price of cement from N2,700 to N1, 000 per bag, saying that the current price of N2,200 at the expiration of the 30-day presidential order was meaningless.
