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16 killed in P-Harcourt

THE new year began on a bloody note in Port Harcourt early yesterday after gunmen attacked two police stations and the famous Presidential Hotel in the city, killing at least 16 people, seven of them policemen. A petrol tanker also … read more

New salary for Yar�Adua, VP, others

THE Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has proposed a new salary structure for the president, the vice president, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, ministers and other top government officials in the country. The proposal is contained in a … read more

2008: Yar’Adua, others pledge new dawn

PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday urged Nigerians to resolve, in the spirit of the New Year, to renew their commitments towards “earnestly and actively” moving the nation further along the path to true greatness. On its part, the National Assembly, … read more

Ribadu, EFCC Top Shots in Crucial Talks

CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, met in Abuja for several hours, with top officials of the commission, in what one source said might be the first in the series of his valedictory … read more

Suspected militants kill 4 policemen

Suspected militants have killed four policemen in a New Year dawn attack on two police stations in Borokiri and Trans-Amadi areas of Port Harcourt, capital of Nigeria’s oil state of Rivers, the state’s police commissioner, Felix Ogbaudu, said. He said … read more