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Confederations Cup: Neymar’s magic sends Brazil into semi-finals

Ifreke Inyang — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:06:54 +0000

Neymar scored yet another cracker, and set up substitute Jo for Brazil’s second, as the hosts marched into the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup, with a 2-0 victory over Mexico. The Barcelona player was a minor doubt for the game, after picking a knock against Japan in the first game, but with just nine minutes [...]

Confederations Cup: Neymar’s magic sends Brazil into semi-finals

FRSC arrests 144 traffic offenders in Enugu

Emmanuel Uzodinma — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:31:44 +0000

The Federal Road Safety Corps,FRSC, says 144 traffic offenders have been arrested in Enugu State within the last one week. Mr. Mr Fumbiyi Olawoyin, the sector commander of the FRSC in the state, who disclosed this said that 136 motorists were arrested for light sign violation between June 9 and June 16. Olawoyin added that [...]

FRSC arrests 144 traffic offenders in Enugu

Woman delivers baby girl after getting arrested with marijuana

Feyi Afisunlu — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:44:42 +0000

Operatives attached to the Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service have arrested a woman who gave birth to a baby girl shortly after being apprehended for being in possession of weeds suspected to be marijuana. Also arrested was the driver of the vehicle in which the pregnant woman was travelling. The Comptroller of [...]

Woman delivers baby girl after getting arrested with marijuana

NPHCDA says 3.2 million Nigerian children not immunized in 2012

Emmanuel Uzodinma — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58:33 +0000

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency,NPHCDA, on Tuesday raised the alarm over high number of unimmunized children in Nigeria. The Chief Medical Officer/ head Routine Immunisation of the agency, Dr. Mahmud Zubair who disclosed this during a two day Routine Immunization Stakeholders’ Meeting held at Roban Hotel, Enugu said that about 3.2 million children [...]

NPHCDA says 3.2 million Nigerian children not immunized in 2012

2012 flood disaster: Over 360 lives lost, 2.3 million displaced, over 600,000 houses destroyed

Agabus Pwanagba — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:15 +0000

The National Emergency Management Agency,NEMA, said over 360 persons lost their lives, 2.3 million people displaced and over 600,000 houses destroyed in the flood that ravaged many states in the country last year. The North-Central Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency,NEMA, Abdulsalam Muhammad, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Jos at a Two-day [...]

2012 flood disaster: Over 360 lives lost, 2.3 million displaced, over 600,000 houses destroyed

Meningitis has killed over 560 persons in four years – NEMA

Agabus Pwanagba — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:38:31 +0000

National Emergency Management Agency, said Nigeria has the highest cases of cerebral spinal meningitis epidemic in Africa, saying that over 562 persons have died as a result of the epidemic from 2009 to date. Mr. Apollos Jediel, who is the Head of Operations of the National Emergency Management Agency,NEMA, Gombe, stated this in Bauchi on [...]

Meningitis has killed over 560 persons in four years – NEMA

Tinubu’s Speech: ACN lambasts presidency over reaction

Ameh Comrade Godwin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:34:49 +0000

Leading opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has blasted the presidency’s over its reaction to the recent speech delivered by its national leader and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the British African Diaspora Conference in London, saying that it was a personal attack against the ACN leader. The [...]

Tinubu’s Speech: ACN lambasts presidency over reaction

Brazil 2014: FIFA confirms dates for final round of qualifying matches for African nations

Phillip Eta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:22:29 +0000

FIFA has announced that dates for the final round of African qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. The draws will be held in Cairo on September 16, with the top ten teams from the current phase paired against each other, for just five slots. The top five teams according to FIFA rankings will be seeded. [...]

Brazil 2014: FIFA confirms dates for final round of qualifying matches for African nations

Send him home, he can no longer function normally – US doctors give up on Suntai

Ameh Comrade Godwin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:13:00 +0000

Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai can no longer function as a normal person, Neurological Doctors treating the embattled Governor in the United States have told his family and the state government. It was gathered that after several months of treatment in the US, the Doctors have now informed the family of Suntai and the [...]

Send him home, he can no longer function normally – US doctors give up on Suntai

PDP crisis gets messier: Metuh, others resign

Ameh Comrade Godwin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:00 +0000

The crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is getting messier, as its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, would tomorrow, Thursday, June 20, tender his resignation letter before the commencement of the party’s National Executive Committee,NEC, meeting. The secretary, while confirming his resignation to newsmen in his PDP secretariat office, Abuja, on Wednesday, [...]

PDP crisis gets messier: Metuh, others resign

Platini admits he is helpless about Monaco’s spending

Phillip Eta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:00 +0000

UEFA president Michel Platini, has revealed that there is nothing that the football can do about Monaco’s spending, until they qualify for competitions in Europe. The Ligue 2 champions, who are owned by Dmitry Rybolovlev, have already spent over €100 million on Falcao, James Rodriguez, Joao Moutinho and Ricardo Carvalho. Their spending spree, has led [...]

Platini admits he is helpless about Monaco’s spending

DSS rescues 17 pregnant girls in Aba [PHOTO]

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:26 +0000

SIXTEEN pregnant girls have been rescued from a ‘Baby Factory’ in Aba, the commercial city of Abia state by the Abia state Command of Directorate of State Service,DSS. Aba and its environs have of recent become notorious for illegal charity homes where babies are delivered and sold to buyers who are always available to patronize [...]

DSS rescues 17 pregnant girls in Aba [PHOTO]

Governor Orji’s wife donates food items to destitute homes, others

Leo Maduabuchi — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:01:33 +0000

Lady Mercy Odochi Orji, wife of the Abia state Governor, yesterday distributed food items and other materials to over 37 destitute homes, orphans, prison inmates and people living with HIV/AIDS in the state. She said the donation exercise was part of her “complimentary roles in the governance of our dear state, Abia”. The First Lady [...]

Governor Orji’s wife donates food items to destitute homes, others

Shrine’s saga: Ondo Assembly suspends lawmaker

Abiodun Badejo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:20 +0000

Sequel to the revelation of how a member of the Ondo State House assembly, Hon. Folashade Olasehinde a.k.a “Yeye Oge” allegedly operate a shrine in her former house by her ex-landlord, the lawmaker was today suspended by the state Assembly. Additionally, the State Assembly has also constituted a committee headed by Hon. Fatai Olotu to [...]

Shrine’s saga: Ondo Assembly suspends lawmaker

Plateau unrest: Don’t communalize criminality, fish out perpetrators without bias – Senator Pwajok

Pwanabeshi Agabus — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:15:21 +0000

The Senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District, Gyang Pwajok has called on the people of the zone not to communalize criminal activities, rather, they should individualize it, by fishing out perpetrators without any form of bias. He made the call on Wednesday, at the NUJ Secretariat in Jos, while commissioning a Conference Hall he renovated [...]

Plateau unrest: Don’t communalize criminality, fish out perpetrators without bias – Senator Pwajok