The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), says it has sealed nine filling stations in three states in the North-West zone for sharp practices. A Deputy Director in the Department, Mr Mordecai Danteni, disclosed this on Thursday in Sokoto in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the filling stations closed were in [...]
January 30, 2009, 10:41 pm | in
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Read More »The Progressives Coalition – PC, the CNPP and opposition parties in Ondo State, has described as jaded and partisan the pro-Agagu advertorial by traditional rulers of Akure-South Local Government Area of Ondo State, criticizing the move by the EFCC to stop the unholy contract bazaar and issuance of what the PC terms ‘Tsunami Cheques’ that [...]
January 30, 2009, 10:41 pm | in
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Read More »As part of his effort to see that information dissemination to the people is not hampered in any form or way, the chairman, Ijebu-Ode local government council, Giwa Mufutau Oseni has concluded plans to commence an interactive session every month to serve as meeting and planning points for both the elected and the electorate. Speaking [...]
January 30, 2009, 10:37 pm | in
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Read More »By Emma Una/ Calabar For his daring exploits while in service, assasins have taken their pound of flesh from a retired police officer, Mr. Solomon Aniyom by shooting him dead. The gunmen appeared to have settled the tragic scores with the retired Police Superintendent who was said to have foiled several armed robbery attempts, especially [...]
January 29, 2009, 10:35 pm | in
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Read More »By Damola Ogundimu Pandemonium broke out at Agric Bus Stop, Ikorodu, Lagos when some soldiers, attached to the 174 Battalion, Odogunyan clashed with some policemen from the Owutu Divisional headquarters, Ikorodu, on patrol. P.M.News gathered that trouble started when the soldiers in a vehicle, were stopped by a police patrol team for a routine check. [...]
January 28, 2009, 10:31 pm | in
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Read More »Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are in for the battle of their lives in the den of Cameroon’s Junior Lions in today’s semi final tie of the African Youth Championship at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda by 5:30 p.m. Rwandan time (4:30 p.m. Nigerian time). The Ladan Bosso tutoured side topped Group B by goal difference after [...]
January 28, 2009, 10:28 pm | in
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Read More »By Damola Ogundimu The executive chairman, Apapa Local Government Area, Lagos State, Hon. Ayodeji Joseph, made good his electoral promises on the advancement of education in the council area when over one hundred youths benefitted from the free JAMB forms initiative of the council recently. Speaking at the event, Hon. Joseph said the greatest weapon [...]
January 28, 2009, 12:14 am | in
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