Customs intercept shipment of bomb-making materials

Customs intercept shipment of bomb-making materials

Customs officials in Nigeria, buckling under a spate of bomb attacks blamed on Islamists, have seized an illegal shipment of materials used in bomb-making on a Chinese vessel, an official said Saturday.
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NFF, Lagos Govt want fans to fill up Stadium

NFF, Lagos Govt want fans to fill up Stadium

The Nigeria Football Federation and Lagos State government have appealed to football fans to enable an electric atmosphere at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, tomorrow, when the 66th Federation Cup comes to a grand finale.

It’s an open race, says Ukeachu

It’s an open race, says Ukeachu

Coach Tony Ukeachu began hisplaying career in Owerri as the founding captain of the defunct Spartans of Owerri. He later coached the team in their later years as Iwuanyanwu Nationale FC. He was in Aba in 2000 as Enyimba handler.

Factionalization: Borno IPMAN gets new management committee

Factionalization: Borno IPMAN gets new management committee

THE lingering crisis bedeviling the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Borno state branch, which led to the factionalization of its leaders and members, has been resolved with the appointment of its new management who are to run the affairs of the association for the period of three years.

Love Thy Neighbour….

Love Thy Neighbour….

Who are the people in your neighbourhood? They are the people that we meet when we are walking down the street; they are the people that we meet each day.

Suspension of Justice Salami is not  a violation of  Constitution (2)

Suspension of Justice Salami is not a violation of Constitution (2)

I submit that the power to appoint or recommend for appointment ju dicial officers vested in NJC by Section 158[1] of the Constitution and Paragraph 21[a] and [g] of the Third Schedule to the Constitution includes the power to remove or suspend such judicial officers: See Section 11[1][b] of the Interpretation Act, which provides: When an enactment confers a power to appoint a person either to an office or to exercise any functions, whether for a specified period or not, the power includes

Court frees Deltans detained by police

Court frees Deltans detained by police

DELTA State High Court of Justice, sitting at Oleh, Wednesday ordered the release of Mr Clement Oyibo (Baku), Ese Okogba, Oriona Ekrebe and Ekrebe Oghenechoja by the police in zone 5, Benin city, Edo State, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the protracted Irri crisis.

Ini Edo, Bryan dance their way to Akwa-Ibom

Ini Edo, Bryan dance their way to Akwa-Ibom

Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State capital is bound to play host to a galaxy of movie stars as they storm that city for the premiere of the much awaited block buster movie, ‘I’ll Take My Chances’, billed for today, September 24.

Constitutional amendment: Monarchs to get roles

Constitutional amendment: Monarchs to get roles

SENATE President, Senator David Mark Saturday in Benin assured traditional rulers in the country that the Constitution would be amended to provide a role for them in the good governance and development of the country.

Uche  Ogbodo lands in trouble?

Uche Ogbodo lands in trouble?

Sultry actress, Uche Ogbo-do is in trouble and except a miracle happens, the Enugu State born screen diva may lose her licence and right to practice.

Day ‘disabled’ bus operators went gaga in Lagos

Day ‘disabled’ bus operators went gaga in Lagos

Created by the administration of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assist the police in traffic control in the state, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, means different things to different people.

Ex-militants protest in Imo

Ex-militants protest in Imo

Angry ex-militants, numbering over 100 staged a peaceful demonstration in Owerri to protest what they termed “inexplicable dissolution of the State Amnesty Committee by the present administration”.