Nigeria Sun news Nigeria Sun news Rss feed

  • Call box business is booming in Cameroon

    There's no official figure to determine its role in the Cameroonian economy but there is evidence that the "call box" business is a booming informal business in the country's mobile telephone sector. The informal business, practised by thousands of Cameroonians in both in the urban and rural areas, entails one getting a mobile phone and a table in an open area on a street, reports Xinhua. This ...

  • Nigeria rules on Iran arms shipment

    A Nigerian court has sentenced an alleged member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and his Nigerian accomplice to five years in jail each over an illegal arms shipment.Azim Aghajani and Nigerian Ali Abbas Jega were detained in 2010 when authorities at a Lagos port discovered 13 containers of weapons that had been declared as construction materials.The case attracted wide international ...

  • Update On Daura Attack - Three Nigerian Soldiers Five Gunmen Killed

    The Nigerian Army on Friday confirmed that three soldiers were killed in an attack by gunmen in Daura, Katsina State. Garba Wahab, the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna, said several of the attackers were also killed. Earlier, the police commissioner in Katsina, Abdullahi Magaji, said five of the gunmen were killed. The police ...

  • EFCC Docks Man for N10 Million Scam

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday, arraigned Amadi Nsirim before a Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on a 2- count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence. The commission said the man sold land that is not his and got paid for it. When the charges were read to the accused person, he pleaded not guilty. One of the charges reads, ...

  • Nigeria Seeks Prisoner Swap With South Africa

    Nigeria and South African are working towards a prisoner exchange agreement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, said on Friday in Abuja. Mr. Ashiru said a discussion on the swap was one of the positive outcomes of the recent visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the country. During the visit, Mr. Jonathan had lamented the huge number of Nigerians in South African prisons, ...

Movie Review

Sleepaway Camp [DVD]

Sleepaway Camp [DVD]

With so many slasher films coming out in the early 1980s, it took something special to stand out from the crowd. And, while Robert Hiltzik's Sleepaway Camp consists almost entirely of characters, situations, and settings that are interchangeable with any number of other Frid ... ...

On Facebook

  • Coca-Cola Kicks Off Crazy for Good Campaign in Nigeria

    Coca-Cola has kicked off its latest global campaign, the Crazy for Good Campaign, in Nigeria. The campaign is geared towards inspiring and celebrating individuals who spread happiness by performing random acts of kindness in their daily lives. Coming as a sequel to its widely acclaimed campaign 'A Billion Reasons to Believe in Africa', which focused on inspiring Africans to see the ...

  • FCTA Will Not Release Parks Gardens Title Documents

    The FCT Administration has said that it would not release title document on any Park and Garden within the 8,000 square kilometers of the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, made this disclosure while receiving the 17-member delegation of the Indian Defence College who were in Abuja on a study tour of Nigeria, at the FCDA Conference Room, Abuja. The minister ...

  • Police Kill Gunmen Who Bombed Two Police Stations in Daura Katsina

    The police in Katsina State said they killed five gunmen responsible for bombing two police stations and four banks in Daura, Katsina State. The Commissioner of Police in Katsina, Abdullahi Magaji, said the armed robbers were killed after the attacks on Thursday ...

  • From Village Ethics to a Moral No-Mans Land

    One of the enduring lessons in Achebe's Things Fall Apart is that the ethical interests of the Umuofia community assert themselves, again and again, over the overweening pride and impulsive actions of the novel's tragic hero, Okonkwo. It's true that the protagonist "was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond," and his "fame rested on solid personal ...

  • Kannywood Golden Voice Naziru Ahmad Takes Time Off From Music

    Naziru Ahmad has announced that he will take a recess from music. The reigning Kannywood golden voice made this known via a post on his Twitter page. "I shall take a leave (from) singing for some time. I shall also use the time to explore other opportunities," he wrote. Naziru became a household name in Kannywood because of his remarkable voice. His single, Sardaunan Dutse, is one ...

More Nigeria Sun news