Gunmen seized a Nigerian-owned, Panama-flagged tanker with 16 Nigerian crew off Cote d’Ivoire's port of Abidjan as it prepared to unload 5,000 tonnes of fuel, port officials said on Monday.
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Obi Offers N5m Reward for Clue on Bodies Found in Anambra River
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State yesterday offered to pay N5 million as reward to anyone with useful information leading to the source of the unidentified corpses discovered floating on the Ezu River on Saturday.
Sex is Major Reason US Military Commanders are Fired
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, fired from his command in Afghanistan last May and now facing a court-martial on charges of sodomy, adultery and pornography and more, is just one in a long line of commanders whose careers were
Satanic mistress strangles lover’s 4 children
In what sounds like a movie tale, A woman in Obuno Umuochefu, Igbo-Ukwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state has snuffed life out of four children of her boyfriend by strangling them.
Odd world: Chukuku Village – Where it is taboo to fry ‘Akara’
Communities are known for particular things, some for agriculture, some for artworks, some for eating a particular food and some for a peculiar dance. But when things go from the normal to the absurd, like a community where it is a taboo to fry bean cakes (akara), it calls for surprise.
Monday 21 January 2013
SHOCKING: Image of extremely thin model on Paris runway sparks debate on ‘manorexia’ – See Photos
Thanks to recent tragic anorexia deaths and several high profile campaigns, seeing a scarily skinny model on the catwalk is becoming an increasingly rare event. see foto
Obama's Speech Sets Stage for Looming Policy Fights
President Barack Obama
AP
President Barack Obama has prepared a second inaugural address that broadly lays out his vision for the country's future, setting the stage for looming debates over taxes, guns, immigration and other issues while leaving the details for another day.
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Dancing on an Open Grave
Adeola Akinremi probed what led to the Federal Government’s revocation of the Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) concession agreement with Bi-Courtney Nigeria Limited. In this report, he exposes the power games that frustrated quick implementation of the project
When Susan Asiimwe, a Ugandan, first arrived in Nigeria, she compared the roads in Nigeria to the pictures she had seen of wide American roads, but she didn’t notice the neglect. Ms. Asiimwe assessed the Nigerian roads with a journey through the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from the Third Mainland Bridge.
Lagos City Monopoly: The Good Times Are Here Again
Abimbola Akosile and Ebere Nwiro review a novel approach to the revival of the popular board game, Monopoly, with the city of Lagos providing the backdrop for the streets and real estate
It has taken many to jail. Yes, jail, several times in the past, and they enjoyed their stay there. But the ‘jail’ was enjoyable simply because it was better to go to jail and remain there than come out and pay sky-high rental fees and fines to speculators and investors.
Bayero, Sons off to UK for Medical Check-up
•PDP, Mark, IBB, Tinubu, others condemn attack
•Three suspects arrested
•Christians avoid church services
Our Correspondents
Outrage and condemnations have trailed Saturday’s fatal attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, who departed Nigeria yesterday for the United Kingdom for
Oct 1 Bombing: SA Court Finds Henry Okah Guilty
Henry Okah
By Tunde Sulaiman, with agency report
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) leader, Henry Okah was Monday morning found guilty of terrorism charges by a Johannesburg Magistrate's Court.
The Nigerian failed to convince the court that he was not the leader of the group (MEND).
"The most damning evidence is that in her hand writing, his wife refers to him as the leader of Mend," Magistrate
He faced terrorism-related charges for his alleged involvement in the Independence Day bombings in Abuja on October 1.
Source: THISDAYLIVE
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