United States warns Citizens Over Violence in Nigeria

AS a fallout of the post-election violence in the north, the United States (U.S.) Department of State has issued travel warnings to her citizens travelling or had plans to travel to Nigeria, alleging high crime rate and insecurity.

Ekiti State PDP Rally

Policemen yesterday allegedly killed two supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area.

N3.2bn scam: EFCC to seize Igbinedion’s properties

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday got an asset forfeiture order from a Federal High Court, Lagos, to seize properties of former Edo State governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, over an alleged N3.2billion scam.

Workers stay off duty as snakes invade ABSUTH

Workers of Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba were on Wednesday asked to stay away from duty to enable the authorities of the health institution fumigate the premises following alleged invasion by snakes.

Shiloh 2010 "Breakthrough Unlimited" Kicks Off

Shiloh 2010 with the theme “Breakthrough Unlimited” drew worshippers from over fifty-three (53) nations of the world to Canaan Land Ota, Ogun State, where the Living Faith Church's (Winners' Chapel)  headquarters is situated.

Hundreds of thousands of people viewed the live transmission of the program and thousands of souls were saved and diverse kinds of miracles were recorded.

Deutsche Bank & CitiGroup to run $500m sovereign bond

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the appointment of Financial Managers for Nigeria’s five hundred million dollars bond issuance in the International Capital Market.

EFCC detains Halliburton Managing Director

The Managing Director (MD)of Harlliburton in Nigeria, Mr. Louis Mera, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] since Tuesday. Mera was taken into custody when he reported at the anti-graft agency’s head office in Abuja alongside eight of his Nigerian officials for interrogation over the reopened $180 million Halliburton bribe scandal.

Pfizer builds $25.5 medical centre in Kano

Tuesday, last week, was simply a turning point for the people of Kano State. But it was much more than that for the victims and relatives of the 1996 Trovan clinical trial conducted by the American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer Inc in the Northern part of Nigeria.  

South East State Universities Unending Strike Action

A meeting convened last weekend by governors of the south-eastern states to attempt a resolution of the strike embarked on by lecturers in state-owned universities in their region failed to reach an amicable resolution.  

EFCC raids Halliburton office in Lagos

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) this afternoon conducted a raid on the Victoria Island, Lagos office of Halliburton.
During the raid, backed by a contingent of armed policemen and soldiers, officials of the company said EFCC officials ransacked their offices and pushed the staff around. They later left with documents and some officials of the company.

RATTAWU Suspends Strike Action

The striking members of Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) have suspended their three day warning strike after the Federal Government negotiation team promised to work with the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission to expedite action on the processing of the proposal concerning the remuneration for Media and Cultural workers.

Stampede in Kirikiri Prison as DCP deploys dogs to chase female inmate

Pandemonium reportedly broke out on Friday at the female Kirikiri Minimum Prison, Apapa, Lagos, as Alsatian dogs were allegedly let loose to “arrest” a female inmate, who is said to be mentally unstable.

An insider in the prison, who spoke with our correspondents in confidence, alleged that the Deputy Controller of Prisons in the female section, Mrs. Ada Oputa, had directed the female inmate, known simply as Shine Your Eyes, to be tracked down at all costs.

Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ),RATTAWU declare 3 day warning strike

The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union and the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) formally declared a three-day warning strike beginning from next Monday.
The Minister of Information and Communications, Dora Akunyili had called RATTAWU to a meeting in Abuja to avert the three-day warning strike it threatened to embark on from November 22 to press its demand for a new salary structure for media workers.

Abomination: Daughter delivers Baby for her Father

The 14-year -old girl in Lagos, Kehinde, who allegedly had a baby for her father, Yesiru Onojobi, is now in a dilemma over the custody of the baby.
The embattled girl told Daily Sun that she couldn’t
stand the shame of making the list of girls who had illicit
affairs with their biological fathers which resulted in having
abominable children.

According to her, because of the stigma
and sad memories associated with such baby, she has decided
to donate her to the government.

Security agents (NDLEA and NCS) seize heroin shipment at Lagos port

The Nigeria Customs Service and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a consignment of heroin aboard a vessel, MV Montenegoro, at Tin Can Island port in Lagos.

The Head, Public Relations, NCS, Mr. Wale Adeniyi, told Sources on the telephone on Thursday that the cargo was concealed inside propellers and cylinders found in the containers. He said the manifest for the shipment, which was seized on Wednesday, had indicated that it was building materials.

Hajiya Asabe King, Maryam Babangida’s Mum dies in Cairo

Hajiya Asabe King, mother-in-law to former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is dead. She was aged 88. She died barely one year after the death of her daughter and wife of the former military leader, Maryam Babangida who passed away in an American hospital on December 27, 2009. The deceased died in Cairo, Egypt where she was hospitalized for what family sources called old age related ailment.


The late Hajiya Halima was said to have taken ill about a week ago. She was on Tuesday transferred to the Egyptian hospital where she died yesterday morning.

Nigerian Muslim Pilgrims Will Return tomorrow

Airlift of Nigerian Pilgrims from Saudi Arabia begins tomorrow.
No fewer than 85, 000 Nigerian pilgrims performed this year’s pilgrimage to the islamic holy land.
The pilgrims from Ogun, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory will be the first set to return home.
The airlifting of the pilgrims from today was part of the decisions reached at a meeting between by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and Chairmen of Muslim Pilgrims Boards from the States on Tuesday night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Goodluck Jonathan: 20,000 Megawatts Power Supply by 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigeria will generate enough power by April 2011 if the reform in the power sector is fully implemented.
The President also projected that in the next four years, domestic power generation in the Country would rise to about twenty thousand megawatts.

Nigerian British MP Chuka Umunna Supports Jags Foundation

Fast rising Streatham Labour MP, Chuka Umunna has recently offered his support to Jags Foundation, an ambitious charity aimed at teaching kids how to get money, power and respect without resorting to crime.
Jags Foundation is created by black British Mum, Tracy Ford, in memory of her late son James Andre Godrey Smartt-Ford, who was gunned down in front of witnesses at a public rink, on February 3, 2007, at the age of 17.

Nigeria Elected Into Board Of UN Women Agency

Nigeria has been elected to the 41- member executive board of the newly created UN agency on gender equality and women empowerment.

The 54 -member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the UN, elected the new board members on Wednesday in New York .

Basis of selection

The board members were chosen from the five regional groups at the UN and top financial contributors to the agency.