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Robbers Storm Uniport Branch of UBA

Armed men susupected to be militant youths yestarday stormed the Choba branch of the united Bank for Africa and made away with undisclosed sums of money. The armed youths who were according to eyewitness accounts, very violent, did not aim … read more

SUICIDE BOMBERS

The nation may soon witness a deadlier dimension in the Niger Delta struggle as the militants have threatened to introduce suicide bombers as a new way of enforcing their demands. The militants also plan to intensify kidnaps, expanding their dragnet … read more

PDP Primaries: Odili Bows Out

Governor Peter Odili yesterday bowed out of the presidential race in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 24 hours to the national convention of the party. The withdrawal, it as learnt, was on the instruction of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Yesterday, another … read more

OPEC Agrees Output Cut in February

OPEC yesterday in Abuja reached a consensus to effect a production cut of 500,000 barrels per day but effective February 1, 2007. This immediately sent oil price in the international market above $62. President Olusegun Oba-sanjo, while addressing the 143rd … read more

Violence threatens polls

During a recent visit to the Nigerian city of Ibadan in Oyo State, I watched my brother Kunle tend to the chickens in his backyard. Like most residents on that morning, he was filled with anxiety, and had no intention … read more

N3b contract for Port Harcourt Airport

THE Federal Government has awarded a N3 billion contract to Julius Berger Plc for the asphalt resurfacing of the Port Harcourt Airport runways. The Federal Government late last year shut the airport to traffic, shortly after a Sosoliso plane crash … read more

Lagos Bank Robberies – 17 Killed

In an unusual manner, dare devil armed robbers yesterday struck two areas of Lagos metropolis, leaving about 17 people, including a mobile policeman dead. While a set of the robbers unleashed terror at the popular Lagos Alaba International Market in … read more