Below are the headlines found on The Daily Sun Online Newspaper for today, Saturday, 2nd September, 2017.
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Says he's ready to plead guilty to all charges to teach others a lesson By CHIOMA IGBOKWE Wherever you are, please, lift your hands and pray for the 'billionaire kidnapper,' 'Evans' Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, the man whose Igbo native names roughly translate as 'God-leads-me-in-whatever-I-do' (for Chukwudumeme), 'Death-is-no respecter-of-a-warrior/great man' (Onwuamadike). He needs prayer, a lot of...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
The intrigues, politics of 32 new kings By YINKA OLUDAYISI FABOWALE 'Koseleri!' is a Yoruba word, which means unprecedented, historic, unique, exceptional. In Oyo State, this word is both a slogan and cognomen popularized by political sycophants in trumpeting the achievements of the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his All Progressives Congress (APC) government...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The ray of hope which emerged Wednesday for embattled students of public-owned universities with the announcement, that the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, had taken over the headship of the Federal Government team that will negotiate with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been denied by the Presidency....
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
The Joint Military Force deployed to the Niger Delta, has confirmed the death of two personnel, a soldier and a civilian during an ambush by suspected militants. Major Ibrahim Abdullahi, spokesman of the Joint Force, confirmed the development in Yenagoa on Friday. He debunked earlier reports that four soldiers and a civilian died in the...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
From Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said he is not against the current Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland and former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, from becoming Olubadan of Ibadanland if God permits. He spoke against the backdrop of an objection of Ladoja to the review of Olubadan chieftaincy...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
From Agaju Madugba, Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday splashed N250,000 on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in his home town of Daura. The President also gave them a bull and 10 bags of rice to mark the Muslim Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The youth corps members visited the President in his Daura residence...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
From tony osauzo, Benin Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure, and Laide Raheem, Abeokuta At least, 26 people including five children died in three accidents at Ogoneki in Edo, off Asaba-Benin Expressway on Thursday, Okitipupa area of Ondo State and Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State on Friday. Mr Samuel Odukoya, Edo State Sector Commander of the...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Liberation Ministries Inc. Nnewi, Anambra State, Bishop Abraham Chris Udeh, has written to the secretary general of the United Nations and other world leaders, including United States of America, Russia and Israel to urgently intervene and save Igbo youths from being exterminated by military...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Enugu State Executive Council has approved the disbursement of additional N310.23 million for the conduct of the Nov. 4 local government election in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Ogbuagu Anikwe, made the announcement on Friday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the exco meeting held on Thursday. Anikwe said the...
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately mobilise personnel and resources to come to the aid of victims of flooding in Benue. The President gave the directive in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. The News...
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