By admin on May 25, 2010
United States President Barack Obama may visit Nigeria soon.
A statement by the US State Department on Sunday, said that ahead of the expected visit, whose date was not given, the US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. Jacob ‘Jack‘ Lew, would meet with President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the National Assembly this week.
Posted in Nigerian News, Nigerian politics | Tagged barack obama, goodluck jonathan
By admin on May 25, 2010
THE Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Mallam Muttaqua Rabe Darma, has announced plans by the Fund to end its popular Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS) by the year 2013.
Darma, who made the announcement on Friday in a chat with journalists at the end of the Fund’s maiden ‘Catch Them Young’ Quiz/Debate Competition for Secondary Schools in the country, explained that the decision was prompted by the Fund’s desire to harness potentials of local universities for training of students in petroleum technology_related courses.
Posted in Education News in Nigeria
By admin on May 25, 2010
No fewer than 16 fuel trucks were burnt yesterday in a fire incident that occurred at the truck park along Orile-Ijora Road, Lagos. According to eye witnesses, the incident started at about 2 p.m., but no life was lost in the inferno. At press time, the cause of the inferno was yet to be ascertained.
Posted in Nigerian News
By admin on May 13, 2010
The International Police (INTERPOL) has arrested Chief James Ibori, who fled the country after the EFCC declared him wanted, in Dubai
Information reaching us states that he was arrested, arraigned and granted bail pending when the British authority will bring his case file to ague for extradition to the UK.
Posted in Nigerian News
By admin on May 6, 2010
Nigerian president Umaru Yar’Adua has died, his office confirmed late on Wednesday.
“It is true that the president is dead,” an official at the office said.
Presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi said Yar’Adua had been ill for a long time and he had died at 9pm on Wednesday (0600 AEST, Thursday) at the Aso Rock presidential villa.
Posted in Nigerian News, Nigerian politics | Tagged goodluck jonathan, umaru yar adua
By admin on May 6, 2010
Presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi told The Associated Press that Yar’Adua died at 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) Wednesday at the Aso Rock presidential villa. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan had assumed the presidency Feb. 9.
Source: washingtonpost.com
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Posted in Nigerian News, Nigerian politics | Tagged associated press, umaru yar adua
By admin on April 26, 2010
A former president of the Ijaw Youths Council and former militant leader in the Niger Delta, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has been arrested by security operatives at the Nigerian end of the Seme border with Republic of Benin.
Investigations revealed that Dokubo was coming into the country from Cotonou, when operatives of the State Security Service arrested him.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged Asari Dokubo, niger delta, state security service
By admin on April 26, 2010
LAGOS—TOP Nigerian tycoon and Group Managing Director of NICON Group and Global Fleet, Chief Jimoh Ibrahim, weekend, bought over Virgin Nigeria Airline, the nation’s official carrier. Ibrahim, during an interactive session with select journalists in his Energy House, Broad Street, Lagos office, said the acquisition of Virgin Nigeria Airline followed the successful negotiation and eventual take-over of the airline on Friday, a process which started last year.
Posted in Nigerian Business News
By admin on April 21, 2010
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, USA— Don’t send money to scam artists, warns St. Lucie County Sheriff Mascara, or you may be falling for the “Nigerian scam.”
If you recently received an official looking check in the mail and a letter telling you that you’ve won a prize, a sweepstakes or a lottery jackpot, don’t deposit that check in your account, warns Mascara.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged nigerian scam
By admin on April 21, 2010
At least nine persons were killed as fresh clashes erupted in Nigeria’s northern state of Plateau where hundreds have already died in recent sectarian conflict between the Muslims and Christians.
Yesterday, about seven bodies were exhumed from a shallow grave in Riyom in the neighbouring town of Jos which has been severely affected by the killings.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan, plateau state
