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Best Regards kadiri Ibrahim Bragadoe.............."Never let them see you coming" --- On Mon, 7/26/10, Confabee <[email protected]> wrote: From: Confabee <[email protected]> Subject: , Latest Nigeria News this Afternoon, July 26, 2010 To: [email protected] Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 12:31 PM Nigerian News West AfricaAfrica World Ogbonna Onovo on kidnapping Ogbonna Onovo on kidnapping “Since these criminal elements have dared the might of the police and the might of the federal government, it has come to a point where we have to pay them in their own coins.” “I deployed a contingent to start combing the bush, house to house search and with a charge [...] >> read more Lack of trust hampers police anti-kidnapping work Lack of trust hampers police anti-kidnapping work At 75, Sunday Awazieama thought he had seen it all. Violence, after all, was not new to the retired medical assistant, a survivor of the Biafra War. But the events of the early hours of May 1 left him shaken. At about 2 am, several anti-riot policemen and [...] >> read more 600 kidnap suspects in police net 600 kidnap suspects in police net More than 600 kidnap suspects arrested by the police in various parts of the south-east are being detained in different police cells in the zone. The Inspector General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, said early this month during an interactive session with traditional rulers and union leaders at the Women’s [...] >> read more Mosquito nets aren’t just enough Mosquito nets aren’t just enough Florence Olawole was full of gratitude and relief, when she found herself at the front of the queues at the Eko Free Health Mission; gratitude to the state government for making her an owner of an insecticide-treated net, and relief that she would be spending less on treating her two [...] >> read more Anarchic Aba is our kidnap capital Anarchic Aba is our kidnap capital Aba, Abia—Seven months after kidnappers snatched him at dusk on a major road on his way to the court within this anarchic city, Chinenye Emelogu is still too terrified to get on that road to visit his aging mother in a nearby village. Although he can afford to do [...] >> read more The battle for Nuhu Ribadu’s future The battle for Nuhu Ribadu’s future Ahead of an active political campaign season for the 2011 general elections, the presumed presidential candidacy of Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s former anti-corruption czar, is raising more than a few eyebrows across the political landscape, NEXT investigations in Abuja and Lagos, found at the weekend. Mr. Ribadu who was widely [...] >> read more POLITICAL MANN:Shirley Sherrod and America’s racial guilts POLITICAL MANN:Shirley Sherrod and America’s racial guilts A soft-spoken African-American woman with a gentle manner became the most famous face in U.S. politics this week, in Kafkaesque confusion involving race, right-wing media and officials of the Obama administration. “On behalf of the administration, I offer our apologies,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. Until this [...] >> read more Government procures $3.5m aircraft for training of pilots Government procures $3.5m aircraft for training of pilots The federal government has purchased a $3.5million (N525 million) brand new TBM 850 Super-Fast turboprop aircraft for the training of pilots. The aircraft, bought to boost the competence level of pilots trained in the country, as well as to enhance aviation safety, is to be used at [...] >> read more Illegal laterite excavation threatens Abuja residents Illegal laterite excavation threatens Abuja residents A NEXT investigation has found that construction companies and individual miners operating within the Federal Capital Territory have been involved in the illegal mining of laterite. The excavations have degraded the environment and pose a great threat to the lives of residents, especially in rural areas. The excavations are [...] >> read more Kwankwaso says ANPP government destroyed Kano Kwankwaso says ANPP government destroyed Kano Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, had expressed shock over the level of infrastructural decay in the state since he left office in 2003. Mr. Kwankwaso was speaking to a mammoth crowd of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters in Dala local government at the end of [...] >> read more Lawyer says postponement of election is illegal Lawyer says postponement of election is illegal Whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and political parties are prepared or not, the organization of next year’s election must follow the law, Kayode Ajulo, a lawyer has said. Despite the visible challenges posing threats to the possible conduct of a free and fair election, Mr Ajulo [...] >> read more Emir of Bauchi buried Emir of Bauchi buried The Emir of Bauchi, Suleiman Adamu Gumba, who died at the weekend, was buried yesterday. President Goodluck Jonathan expressed shock and sadness over his death. In a message of condolence to the government and people of Bauchi State, Mr. Jonathan said the death of the 77-year-old emir was a great loss [...] >> read more Gadzama to run for NBA presidency Gadzama to run for NBA presidency Abuja-based lawyer, Joe-Kyari Gadzama, has announced his intention to contest for president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a letter of intent to the bar, Mr. Gadzama called on the NBA to first clean up its own ranks before it can effectively fulfil its obligations to the larger [...] >> read more Bankole lists response to global economic crisis Bankole lists response to global economic crisis The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has spoken of “wide measures” Nigeria is adopting in response to the global financial crisis, in which he named the well-criticized anti-corruption campaign as one. Mr. Bankole spoke to journalists in Abuja on a presentation he made at the [...] >> read more Opposition cautions Alao-Akala against traditional rulers Opposition cautions Alao-Akala against traditional rulers The Oyo State chapter of the Action Congress (AC) has cautioned the state governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, against the deployment of threat and intimidation to cow traditional rulers in the state into submission to his second term bid. The party’s director of publicity in the state, Wasiu Olatunbosun, sounded the [...] >> read more PDP petitions minister over Lagos assembly certificate scandal PDP petitions minister over Lagos assembly certificate scandal The Nigerian Police Force is compromised and has refused to prosecute suspected certificate forgers in the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Peoples’ Democratic Party had accused. In a petition addressed to the minister of police affairs, Adamu Waziri, dated July 19, 2010, and signed by Ishola [...] >> read more Party canvasses support for INEC Party canvasses support for INEC The opposition Action Congress has urged the federal government to provide the N72billion that the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) said it needs to prepare a new voter register towards the preparation of a credible election in 2011. “Let the Jonathan administration back up the president’s persistent assurance of organising credible [...] >> read more Former transport union chairman raises another alarm Former transport union chairman raises another alarm Despite the huge insult he received from the police for alerting them on an alleged plan to disrupt the peace of the state by men of the state National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), former chairman of the union, Lateef Akinsola (aka Tokyo), has again warned the [...] >> read more Nigeria » newstoday Confabee News is a place where you submit your news, articles, videos or podcast and get instant readers See stories. 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