http://thepmnews.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:39:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Cyriacus Izuekwe A pregnant woman and a soldier were among the 10 victims burnt to death this morning, when two petroleum tankers fell and exploded at Orile Iganmu, Lagos. Investigations by P.M.News revealed that the accident occurred at about 5.30 a.m. when a petrol tanker hit another tanker carrying diesel. A spill ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/oil-tanker-explode-kill-pregnant-woman-soldier-others By Ejiro Ejekukor Mother of Obafemi Martins, Nigerian international footballer, Alhaja Sherifat Martins, is dead. She was aged 60. She died this morning at the Joedan Hospital, Orile Iganmu, where she was rushed to after she allegedly collapsed at her residence, kilometre 15, Badagry Expressway, Orile Iganmu. P.M.News investigations revealed that Alhaja Martins ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/obafemi-martins-mother-is-dead By Tokunbo Olajide\Akure Journalists and lawyers wishing to witness tomorrow’s ruling of the Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal have been subjected to scrutiny by the State Security Service, SSS, just as security has been beefed up around the state. The SSS is also screening and limiting the number of party officials to ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/tribunal-verdict-security-beefed-up-in-ondo By Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Desperation by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Alhaji Abubakar Yar’Adua, to prove to President Umaru Yar’Adua that he can make the refineries work was responsible for his payment of N1.4 billion to militants in the Niger Delta, P.M.News gathered this morning, even ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/why-yar%e2%80%99adua-paid-n14bn-to-militants By Simon Ateba, Damilola Kolade & Ayorinde Fasugba A pro-democracy group, the United Action for Democracy, UAD, yesterday, called on the National Assembly to reconvene, and immediately commence impeachment proceedings against President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. Members of the group reasoned that with Yar'Adua in power for another three years, Nigeria is doomed ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/activists-call-for-yar-adua%e2%80%98s-impeachment By Eromosele Ebhomele It has been revealed that former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has no house in Dubai. A letter signed to that effect by an official of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Subair, showed that at no time did Ribadu purchase a house ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/%e2%80%98ribadu-has-no-house-in-dubai%e2%80%99 By Ayodele Lawal Ambassador Segun Olusola; the National Co-Ordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, and thousands of indigenes of Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State, recently celebrated Okota Day. The week-long activity came to its climax on Tuesday when Adams and the indigenes stormed the Okota river to shower the ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/ambassador-olusola-gani-adams-arigidi-indigenes-celebrate-okota-day By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, this morning, ordered the release of ex-Governor Ayodele Fayose’s international passport to enable him travel abroad for medical treatment. In his argument urging the court to allow Fayose travel abroad, his lawyer, Ahmed Tafa, argued that Fayose’s health is bad as he ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/court-orders-release-of-fayose%e2%80%99s-passport By Damola Ogundimu As the strike embarked upon by primary and secondary school teachers enter the fourth week, the teachers have turned to God in prayers to soften the hard stance of the federal government over their request. Their request is the implementation of the Teachers Salary Scale structure for teachers in ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/striking-teachers-turn-to-god Nigeria’s main militant group, Wednesday, threatened to destroy the nation’s major oil pipelines within 30 days to counter allegations it had struck a $12 million deal with the government to protect them. A spokesman for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta denied claims it said had been ... http://thepmnews.com/2008/07/24/mend-vow-to-blow-up-major-oil-pipelines