http://infomister.com News and Information Portal in Nigeria Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:57:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://infomister.com/2013/01/unknown-gunmen-attack-emir-of-kano-kill-4-palace-guards/ http://infomister.com/2013/01/unknown-gunmen-attack-emir-of-kano-kill-4-palace-guards/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:44:51 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9889 UNKNOWN gunmen on Saturday attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, killing four of his palace guards. The incident took place in the early hours of the day, after the Emir’s convoy departed from a Qur’anic graduation ceremony at Murtala Muhammed Mosque, in Kumbotso Local Government Area. A few minutes later, [...] Related posts:

1. Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen Attack Military School Near Kano, Kill Four
2. Unknown Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack in Kaduna State
3. Unknown Gunmen Shoot and Injure LG Chairman in Kano
4. Gunmen Attack Police Station in Kano
5. Gunmen Attack Military Base in Borno, Kill Seven

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1. Petrol Tanker Blow Up in Rivers, Kills 100
2. Mile 2 Tanker Fire: Transporters Over the Weekend Count Losses at Edo Garage
3. 8 Die in Benin as Tanker Collides With Vehicles
4. Four Tankers, Seven Other Vehicles Burnt in Oyo Accident
5. Tanker Drivers Shut Down Oshodi-Apapa Expressway •As Navy shoots Oil Worker

]]> http://infomister.com/2013/01/petrol-tanker-fire-kills-3-members-of-a-family-in-ogun-state/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2013/01/kidnappers-kidnap-7-children-in-ebonyi-state/ http://infomister.com/2013/01/kidnappers-kidnap-7-children-in-ebonyi-state/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:46:05 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9760 Three communities in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state, yesterday, protested the kidnap of seven children from the area by gunmen even as they gave the state police command a seven day-ultimatum to secure the release of the children. The three communities, Ovumte, Ayaragu and Ekembe, alleged that unknown gunmen stormed the communities between [...] Related posts:

1. Man Killed Over Inability to Pay N8,000 Debt in Ebonyi
2. Police Rescue 15 Kidnapped Children in Abia State
3. Police Arrest Kidnappers, Robbers, Student for Rape in Bayelsa State
4. Gunmen Shoot LG Boss, Police Orderly, Councillor in Ebonyi
5. Ex-Imo State Speaker yet to Regain Freedom from Kidnappers

]]> http://infomister.com/2013/01/kidnappers-kidnap-7-children-in-ebonyi-state/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2013/01/covenant-university-allegedly-expels-200-students-for-not-attending-church-service-and-misconduct/ http://infomister.com/2013/01/covenant-university-allegedly-expels-200-students-for-not-attending-church-service-and-misconduct/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:13:30 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9747 About 200 students may have been expelled by the authorities of Covenant University, Cannanland, Ota, Ogun State, recently for what was described as “disregard of paramount core values.” Frustrated and angered by the development, some of the affected students who gave account of what happened battled emotions while narrating their situations to Saturday Vanguard recently. [...] Related posts:

1. Covenant University Expels Over 200 Students Over Varied Misconduct Offences
2. Ebonyi State University Expels 33 Students , Suspends 88 Others for Misconduct, Exam Malpractice and Admission Racketeering
3. Kwara State Polytechnic Expels 45 Students Over Exam Malpractice
4. Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology Expels Three Students for Misconduct
5. University of Ilorin Expels 13 Students

]]> http://infomister.com/2013/01/covenant-university-allegedly-expels-200-students-for-not-attending-church-service-and-misconduct/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/12/part-of-murtala-muhammed-international-airport-razed-by-fire/ http://infomister.com/2012/12/part-of-murtala-muhammed-international-airport-razed-by-fire/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:33:01 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9673 Part of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos was on Thursday gutted by fire. According to an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, the fire emanated from some cables, which apparently melted under heat, as some welders were working at the extension of ‘D’ Wing of the international airport. It was learnt that airport officials in [...] Related posts:

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2. Bomb Scare at Murtala Muhammed Airport Cause Anxiety
3. FAAN Reiterates Commitment to Demolish illegal structures
4. President Jonathan Opens Upgraded Enugu Airport
5. Lagos airport: Remodelling, Concession Row Leave Passengers Stranded

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/12/part-of-murtala-muhammed-international-airport-razed-by-fire/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/11/court-sentence-proprietor-of-illegal-middle-belt-university-to-5-years-jail/ http://infomister.com/2012/11/court-sentence-proprietor-of-illegal-middle-belt-university-to-5-years-jail/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:28:04 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9307 The efforts by the National University Commission (NUC) sanitise tertiary institutions yielded positive result, following the arrest of Mr. John Agbo, the proprietor of illegal Middle Belt University and North Central University. Agbo who also posed as the Director of Research and Innovation of the Commission, was convicted on a two-count charge of impersonation and [...] Related posts:

1. Court Sentence Ex Boko Haram Spokesman to 3 Years in Jail
2. Jos High Court Sentence Man to Death for Robbery
3. 9 NECO Staff Sentenced to Jail for Forgery
4. Nigerian Student in Malaysia Sentenced to 2 Years Jail Term for Use of Counterfeit
5. 85 fake NYSC Members Jailed in Nasarawa State

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/11/court-sentence-proprietor-of-illegal-middle-belt-university-to-5-years-jail/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/10/suicide-bomber-drives-jeep-into-church-8-killed-100-wounded/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/suicide-bomber-drives-jeep-into-church-8-killed-100-wounded/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:18:27 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9254 A suicide bomber drove a jeep full of explosives into a Catholic church during morning mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least eight people, wounding more than 100 and triggering reprisal attacks that killed at least two more. There was no claim of responsibility but Islamist sect Boko Haram has bombed several churches [...] Related posts:

1. 2 Killed, 45 Wounded in Suicide Car Bomber in Bauchi
2. Suicide Bomber Detonates Bomb at ThisDay Newspaper Offices
3. How Suicide Bomber Nearly Killed Police Inspector General
4. 2 Suicide Bombers Die in Jos As They Attempt to Bomb Church

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/suicide-bomber-drives-jeep-into-church-8-killed-100-wounded/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/10/taraba-governor-involved-in-plane-crash-in-critical-condition-at-hospital-in-yola/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/taraba-governor-involved-in-plane-crash-in-critical-condition-at-hospital-in-yola/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:08:24 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9248 The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai and five of his aides were, yesterday, involved in an air crash after their private plane, Cessna 208 aircraft marked 5N-BMJ, crashed in Yola, Adamawa State capital. Governor Suntai, who is now in a critical condition at the German Specialist Hospital in Yola, was said to be piloting [...] Related posts:

1. 2 Die in Kaduna Plane Crash
2. Dana Air Crash: Patience Jonathan Denies Being The Cause Of Dana Plane Crash
3. 153 People Feared Dead as Plane Crashes in Lagos
4. Gombe Deputy Governor David Miyims Albashi Dies in German Hospital
5. Planes In Crash Scare In Abuja and Jos as Arik Air Plane Skid Off Runway

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/taraba-governor-involved-in-plane-crash-in-critical-condition-at-hospital-in-yola/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/10/two-federal-polytechnic-auchi-students-arrested-for-kidnapping-raping-and-killing-female-student/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/two-federal-polytechnic-auchi-students-arrested-for-kidnapping-raping-and-killing-female-student/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:44:17 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9245 TWO students of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Henry Edewo, 21 and Emmanuel Isikhuime, have been arrested by the Police for kidnapping, raping and murdering a female student, one Mercy Peter, 21, also a student of the institution. They were alleged to have buried their victim in a shallow grave in a forest at Ugbor [...] Related posts:

1. Female Student of Federal University of Technology Akure Arrested for Stealing Condoms in Shopping Mall
2. Security Agents Arrest 7 Man Student Gang of College of Education in Kwara Over Rape and Abduction of Female Student
3. 2 Students of Fidei Polytechnic Die in Cult Voilence
4. 5 Students of a Private University in Ibadan Arrested Over $27,000 Fraud
5. Killing of Four UNIPORT Students: Rivers Govt Order Arrest of Traditional Ruler

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/two-federal-polytechnic-auchi-students-arrested-for-kidnapping-raping-and-killing-female-student/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/10/12-year-old-student-dies-after-being-flogged-by-teacher/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/12-year-old-student-dies-after-being-flogged-by-teacher/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:27:57 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9241 Miss Chidimma Ukachukwu, a 12-year-old, JSS 1 student of a secondary school in Awka, Anambra State has died after she was allegedly flogged by her teacher for failing to do her home work. A source in the school told newsmen in Awka yesterday that the girl died on Thursday last week after the incident. The [...] Related posts:

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2. Student Dies During Church Baptism
3. Family of Five Die in Ondo After Eating Amala
4. Kidnapped 6-yr-old Girl Yet to be Released
5. Policeman Kidnaps Lover, 17 Year Old Girl, Shoots Sister

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1. UNIPORT Murder: Traditional Ruler, 10 Others Charged to Court
2. Police Arrest 13 Persons Over Brutal Killing of 4 UNIPORT Students, Urge Students Not to Seek Revenge
3. 26 Dead Persons, Including Three Pregnant Women in Port Harcourt Boat Accident Buried
4. Outrage Over Killing of Three University Of Port Harcourt Students Accused of Stealing Blackberry Phones and Laptops
5. Bizman Shot Dead in Front of Church …As killing of Suspected Thief Causes Fracas

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/three-persons-shot-dead-near-aluu-community-barely-two-weeks-after-the-murder-of-aluu-four/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/10/police-arrest-monkeys-in-lagos-over-theft/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/police-arrest-monkeys-in-lagos-over-theft/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:50:39 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9147 There was a mild drama at the weekend when the police at Ikotun Division, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, arrested three monkeys and their minders suspected to be Fulani herdsmen who were allegedly using the monkeys to breach public peace and to steal. Police arrested the monkeys and their minders at the popular Ikotun roundabout. But [...] Related posts:

1. Protest in Lagos as Police Kill NPA Staff over N50 Bribe
2. Police Arrest Man for Selling Day Old Baby for N350,000
3. Breaking News: Police Arrest Boko Haram Leader ‘Muhammed Aliyu’
4. Police Arrest Man in Connection to Bayero University Kano Bombing
5. Ghanaian Police Arrest 5 Men With Truck Loaded Guns and Ammunitions Enroute Nigeria

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/police-arrest-monkeys-in-lagos-over-theft/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/10/ndlea-impound-n351-million-drugs-hidden-in-balls/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/ndlea-impound-n351-million-drugs-hidden-in-balls/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:45:46 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9045 Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday impounded three consignments of heroin hidden inside balls and woollen carpets at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Shed, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos worth N351million. The consignments of drug, imported from Pakistan, were detected through the help of the agency’s sniffer dogs weighing [...] Related posts:

1. NDLEA Nab Woman with 66 Wraps of Narcotics Hidden in Private Parts
2. 28 Year Old Mother, 4 Others Arrested Over Alleged Ingestion of 398 Wraps of Nicotine
3. Baba Suwe to Get $155,000 Compensation From NDLEA
4. NDLEA Arrest Two Men Who Alledgedly Ingested Liquid Cocaine Sealed in Condoms
5. Court Orders Release of Baba Suwe

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/ndlea-impound-n351-million-drugs-hidden-in-balls/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/10/20-wedding-guests-killed-in-kobape-abeokuta-road-accident/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/20-wedding-guests-killed-in-kobape-abeokuta-road-accident/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:43:21 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9043 No fewer than 20 people were reported dead in auto crash yesterday along Kobape-Abeokuta. The accident occurred at Ototo village located between Paramount F.M Radio Station and Police Computer College, Abeokuta around 7.30 a.m. The accident was reportedly caused by a truck with registration number, Lagos, JJJ 489XB, which allegedly veered off its lane and [...] Related posts:

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2. 3 Student Union Leaders from Ondo Killed in Accident on Akure-Owo Road
3. 52 Killed in Multiple Road Accidents …FRSC Blames Crash on Over-Speeding
4. Amosun Rescues Accident Victims in Ogun State
5. 26 Dead Persons, Including Three Pregnant Women in Port Harcourt Boat Accident Buried

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/20-wedding-guests-killed-in-kobape-abeokuta-road-accident/feed/ 1 http://infomister.com/2012/10/1200-houses-submerged-7000-persons-displaced-by-delta-flood/ http://infomister.com/2012/10/1200-houses-submerged-7000-persons-displaced-by-delta-flood/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:07:17 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=9028 No fewer than 1,200 houses had been submerged and 7,000 persons displaced at Abare and Toru-Angiama in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State. Also, 46 communities across Isoko South, Ndokwa East and Ndokwa West affected by the surging flood, are now taking refuge in Ivrogbo, an upland community in Isoko South Local Government Area [...] Related posts:

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2. Flood Kills 4 in Bauchi
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4. Boy Killed in Australian Flood as Death Toll Reaches 10
5. Lagos Govt Evacuates 681 in Flood Disaster

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/10/1200-houses-submerged-7000-persons-displaced-by-delta-flood/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/09/ndlea-arrest-akure-high-chief-over-possession-of-8-bags-of-indian-hemp/ http://infomister.com/2012/09/ndlea-arrest-akure-high-chief-over-possession-of-8-bags-of-indian-hemp/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:37:07 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=8945 The NDLEA in Osun has arrested an Akure high chief for allegedly being in possession of eight bags of Indian hemp. The agency’s acting Commander, Mr Samuel Gadzama, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Osogbo that the 52-year-old suspect was arrested with his cousin on Sept. 23 in Iwo town. “The [...] Related posts:

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2. Female Student of Federal University of Technology Akure Arrested for Stealing Condoms in Shopping Mall
3. Civil Defence Corps Arrest Man With Human Skulls
4. Police Arrest Kidnappers, Robbers, Student for Rape in Bayelsa State
5. SSS Rescue Kidnapped 6 Year Old, Arrest Five Suspects

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/09/ndlea-arrest-akure-high-chief-over-possession-of-8-bags-of-indian-hemp/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/09/shocking-flood-photos-as-river-niger-overflows-its-banks/ http://infomister.com/2012/09/shocking-flood-photos-as-river-niger-overflows-its-banks/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:07:25 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=8930 The images were released by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and shows the extent of the flooding in the city caused by the overflowing River Niger, which is virtually cutting off the Northern part of the country from the South. A lot of small villages in Lokoja and Kogi will soon be wiped out [...] Related posts:

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3. Millions of Flood Victims Still at Risk in Pakistan
4. Boy Killed in Australian Flood as Death Toll Reaches 10
5. Serial Promises on Second Niger Bridge

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]]> http://infomister.com/2012/09/man-matchetes-wife-to-death-in-nsukka/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/09/four-lecturers-of-igbinedion-university-die-in-ghastly-car-accident/ http://infomister.com/2012/09/four-lecturers-of-igbinedion-university-die-in-ghastly-car-accident/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:58:25 +0000 admin http://infomister.com/?p=8729 Tragedy struck Nigeria foremost Private University, Igbinedion University Okada as four of it lecturers died on Wednesday night when their car plunged into the Ovia river as they made their return journey to Benin City after a trip to the Ivory tower community. Those who died are Mr Morgan Efosa Uwogiren, Lucky Ehiorobo, Mrs. Shirley [...] Related posts:

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4. Edo Governor’s Convoy Accident: 3 Journalists, 1 Driver Die
5. 57% of University Lecturers Do Not Have PHD – TETFund

]]> http://infomister.com/2012/09/four-lecturers-of-igbinedion-university-die-in-ghastly-car-accident/feed/ 0 http://infomister.com/2012/09/birthday-turns-sour-as-student-pours-chemical-on-friend/ http://infomister.com/2012/09/birthday-turns-sour-as-student-pours-chemical-on-friend/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:19:44 +0000 Soloheater http://infomister.com/?p=8708 The birthday celebration of a 17-year-old female student of Yaba College of Technology, Omodesola Olusoji, turned sour last Wednesday as an unidentified school friend of hers poured a substance suspected to be a corrosive chemical on her. PUNCH Metro learnt that it is a tradition in the 65-year-old institution for students to pour water on [...] Related posts:

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5. Obafemi Awolowo Students Want Student Unionism Ban Lifted

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