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PHOTOS: African International Film Festival, AFRIFF, Media Parley

PHOTOS: African International Film Festival, AFRIFF, Media Parley

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, Entertainment.
The Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, a platform for the world to zoom in on the talent and beauty of Africa through film, held a press parley and cocktail at Rhapsody Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday 19 May2013. The event, which was attended by various dignitaries and Nollywood stars, was used to present the ...
Gov ordered police to bring my head – Ombatse chief priest

Gov ordered police to bring my head – Ombatse chief priest

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Chief Priest of the Ombatse cult group in Lakyo, Nasarawa South Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Ala Agu, on Wednesday said that security men that invaded the community were ordered by the state governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura, to kill him. The 76-year-old Agu, popularly called Baba Lakyo, spoke with journalists on Wednesday at... [Read More...]
Thunderstorms fear for Mikel, Moses

Thunderstorms fear for Mikel, Moses

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, Sports.
Super Eagles midfielder, John Obi Mikel and his Chelsea pals are likely to face severe weather condition ahead of Thursday morning’s post-season friendly against Manchester City at the Busch Stadium, St Louis. Reports coming out of the USA after Sunday’s deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, suggest the potential exists for another round of violent tornado-producing ...
Mikel to return for Kenya clash

Mikel to return for Kenya clash

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
John Obi Mikel will make a return to Nigeria squad for the World Cup qualifier against Kenya on June 5, after he pulled out of Super Eagles friendly against Mexico. Nigeria will play an international friendly with Mexico on May 31 in the United States, and the midfielder has requested coach Stephen Keshi to leave ...
Emenalo prepares to welcome Jose

Emenalo prepares to welcome Jose

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, Sports.
Michael Emenalo is staying in London as Chelsea’s squad begin their post-season tour of the US. The Daily Mail says incoming manager Jose Mourinho has agreed with Emenalo, the Blues’ director of football. Emenalo has not gone to New York for Chelsea’s post-season friendlies with Manchester City, deciding to stay in London to prepare for ...
Soldiers arrested for aiding Boko Haram

Soldiers arrested for aiding Boko Haram

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, on Wednesday said some soldiers and officers of the Nigerian Army had been arrested for conspiring with insurgents in the ongoing face-off between the military and militants. The COAS however did not give the number of soldiers that were arrested. Ihejirika said that the affected troops were... [Read More...]
Chukwu worried over injured Eagles

Chukwu worried over injured Eagles

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, Sports.
Former Nigerian coach, Christian Chukwu has expressed deep concern at the spate of injuries picked up by Super Eagles players ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifying matches in June. As at the last count, Chelsea duo of John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses as well as Kalu Uche, Reuben Gabriel and Ahmed Musa, among ...
2nd Edition Of Gov. Amaechi’s Street Football Tourney gets underway

2nd Edition Of Gov. Amaechi’s Street Football Tourney gets underway

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, Sports.
The preparations for the second edition of Governor Chibuike Amaechi’s street football tourney are underway, says the Rivers state sports boss, Fred Igwe. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the Port Harcourt Township sports facilities management team, Igwe said it was the desire of the Rivers state government to ensure that the numerous sports facilities ...
NGF: Forget re-election bid, PDP elders tell Amaechi

NGF: Forget re-election bid, PDP elders tell Amaechi

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, not to seek re-election as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum. Amaechi had maintained that he would seek re-election for the NGF chairmanship tentatively slated for Friday, not minding if he wins or loses. But the PDP elders, who... [Read More...]
Oyo police foil kidnap attempt by teenagers

Oyo police foil kidnap attempt by teenagers

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The police in Oyo State have foiled an attempt by two teenagers to kidnap a 15-year-old. The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Indabawa, told reporters that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday around 2pm at Adegbaji in Ibadan, the state capital. He said: “Policemen attached to Egbeda Division got information that the teenagers were trying to ...
Petition stalls Ekiti ACN chairman’s trial

Petition stalls Ekiti ACN chairman’s trial

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The trial of the Ekiti State Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Jide Awe, was yesterday stalled by a petition to the National Judicial Council (NJC) by Pa Gabriel Adewumi. Awe and four others are on trial for the alleged murder of Mr. Ayo Jeje, who was killed on March 30 in ...
Police arrest killers of Kwara ex-CP

Police arrest killers of Kwara ex-CP

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, on Wednesday said the suspected killers of former Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, had been arrested. Asadu was murdered about three months ago at his Amorji-Nike residence in Enugu State. Making the disclosure in an interactive session with journalists in Enugu during his working visit... [Read More...]
Lagos urges Fed Govt to pay N13.3b pension arrears

Lagos urges Fed Govt to pay N13.3b pension arrears

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Lagos State Government yesterday urged the Federal Government to pay the N13,374,189 billion it owes retired public servants in the state. The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Florence Oguntuase, spoke with reporters on the second anniversary of the Governor Babatunde Fashola administration. She said the non-payment of the arrears has brought untold ...
NBA boss kicks against immunity for lawmakers

NBA boss kicks against immunity for lawmakers

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Iwo, Osun State, Mrs. Connie-Jean Aremu (SAN), has advocated against immunity for lawmakers. Speaking on Tuesday at the Bowen University, Iwo, during the association’s Law Week, Mrs. Aremu said the legislators only have privilege on the floor of the House to comment on issues. She said ...
NBA boss kicks against immunity for lawmakers

NBA boss kicks against immunity for lawmakers

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Iwo, Osun State, Mrs. Connie-Jean Aremu (SAN), has advocated against immunity for lawmakers. Speaking on Tuesday at the Bowen University, Iwo, during the association’s Law Week, Mrs. Aremu said the legislators only have privilege on the floor of the House to comment on issues. She said ...
NBA boss kicks against immunity for lawmakers

NBA boss kicks against immunity for lawmakers

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Iwo, Osun State, Mrs. Connie-Jean Aremu (SAN), has advocated against immunity for lawmakers. Speaking on Tuesday at the Bowen University, Iwo, during the association’s Law Week, Mrs. Aremu said the legislators only have privilege on the floor of the House to comment on issues. She said ...
Seven Kwara CP murder suspects held

Seven Kwara CP murder suspects held

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Seven people suspected to have taken part in the killing of former Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu, have been arrested. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, broke the news yesterday in Enugu during his one day working visit. He said the suspects, who were arrested with the arms and ammunition allegedly used in ...
Seven Kwara CP murder suspects held

Seven Kwara CP murder suspects held

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Seven people suspected to have taken part in the killing of former Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu, have been arrested. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, broke the news yesterday in Enugu during his one day working visit. He said the suspects, who were arrested with the arms and ammunition allegedly used in ...
Seven Kwara CP murder suspects held

Seven Kwara CP murder suspects held

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Seven people suspected to have taken part in the killing of former Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu, have been arrested. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, broke the news yesterday in Enugu during his one day working visit. He said the suspects, who were arrested with the arms and ammunition allegedly used in ...
Mark, Archbishop of Canterbury, others eulogise Achebe … as burial holds today

Mark, Archbishop of Canterbury, others eulogise Achebe … as burial holds today

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Thousands of people gathered at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, on Wednesday to celebrate the literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, whose final burial will take place at his village, Ikenga Ogidi, on Thursday. After extolling the virtues and achievements of the author of the famous Things Fall Apart, speakers at the Celebration of Life, a... [Read More...]
Man, 62, gets seven years for defiling minor

Man, 62, gets seven years for defiling minor

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
A 62-year-old man, Godwin Bassey, has been sentenced to seven years in jail for defiling a 13- year-old girl, Mercy Sunday. The accused, a trader in Akpanadem Market, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, was arraigned in Uyo High Court 4 on Wednesday by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related... [Read More...]
FRSC to reduce crashes in Ogun

FRSC to reduce crashes in Ogun

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Ogun State Command of Federal Road Safety Commission on Wednesday said it would work tirelessly to reduce auto crashes on highways and other roads in the state. The command’s new Sector Commander, Mr Christopher Ademuluti, who assumed office on Monday, said he had the support of all unit commanders and officers towards achieving his objectives.... [Read More...]
Cripple jailed six months for drug trafficking

Cripple jailed six months for drug trafficking

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced 34-year-old cripple, Wale Arowolo, to six months imprisonment for drug trafficking. Justice Musa Kurya convicted and subsequently sentenced Arowolo after pleading guilty to a one count of dealing in a restricted substance, called, Cannabis Sativa. The accused on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the charge after his counsel,... [Read More...]
Police arrest Ogun pastor for N200m WAEC scam

Police arrest Ogun pastor for N200m WAEC scam

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
A pastor with one of the largest pentecostal churches in the country has been nabbed by the police in connection with the N200m West African Examinations Council fee fraud in Ogun State. So far, over N20m had been discovered by detectives in a personal bank account of the pastor (names withheld) who is one of... [Read More...]
Who made that eye chart?

Who made that eye chart?

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Buying eyeglasses in the 1700s was tricky: you had to diagnose the problem yourself and then pick the correct lenses. Some vendors helped customers along by scratching ages onto their spectacles, so that a 40-year-old would be steered to “40” lenses — the assumption being that everyone’s vision deteriorated at a similar rate as they... [Read More...]
Opon Imo: Between politics and dementia

Opon Imo: Between politics and dementia

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
The piece titled, “Osun: Why launch Opon Imo in Lagos,” by Ayo Aluko-Olokun, in The PUNCH of Thursday, May 16, 2013, confirms a Freudian slip reflecting the puerility and poverty of ideas in the rank and file of the Peoples Democratic Party as opposed to the fecundity of ideas and pragmatism brimming within the Action... [Read More...]
Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man

Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
A Florida man was shot and killed when he became violent while being questioned by Boston bombing investigators, FBI officials say. The shooting took place early on Wednesday in Orlando as officials quizzed 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev. The FBI initially said their agent had killed Todashev, but an updated statement left unclear the question of who... [Read More...]
Floods: Let’s follow the money

Floods: Let’s follow the money

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Last week, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, again, warned that people should relocate from flood plains. This warning came on the heels of various reports that some of the victims of the 2012 floods, especially in Benue State, were returning to the flood-prone areas in spite of earlier warnings. Considering that these flood victims should have... [Read More...]
Faith, delusion and mental health

Faith, delusion and mental health

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
The crave for meaning is a universal need that transcends race, colour, class or religion. This need is equally strong and challenging in developed countries, as it is in the underdeveloped, primitive countries. I am  oftentimes    surprised when epidemiological findings demonstrate substantial incidence of psychiatric disorders in varying populations of our developed world, just as... [Read More...]
Ogun threatens to sack civil servants in politics

Ogun threatens to sack civil servants in politics

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Ogun State Head of Service, Mrs. Moduke Adekunle, on Wednesday warned civil servants who were card-carrying members of political parties to quit or risk sacking. The call, she said, had become imperative following the partisan role of some civil servants in the state. She spoke at a workshop organised for new employees of the state... [Read More...]
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