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Mystery of Child Theft in Anambra

Mystery of Child Theft in Anambra

From Nweke Nweke, Onitsha   As trafficking of Children today become most ‘lucrative’ business in AnambraState, the outgoing administration of His Excellency, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi   has not…

March 4, 20141 CommentRead More

U.S. Releases Damning Human Rights Report About Nigeria

U.S. Releases Damning Human Rights Report About Nigeria

The most serious human rights abuses during the year were those committed by Boko Haram.” A new report by the United States has described Nigeria as a country…

March 4, 20141 CommentRead More

Reports

Insecurity: First Lady To Lead Peace Concert Today

Insecurity: First Lady To Lead Peace Concert Today

Worried over the spate of killings in the North Eastern part of the country, the…

March 8, 2014No CommentRead More

Chime’s Security Men Shoot and Kill Youth Protesters at Enugu Government House

Chime’s Security Men Shoot and Kill Youth Protesters at Enugu Government House

Information reaching 247ureports.com from sources near the government house in Enugu State indicate that not…

March 8, 20141 CommentRead More

Violence Mars CGC Elections In Imo

Violence Mars CGC Elections In Imo

Violence took the better part of the Community Government Councils elections being organised by the…

March 8, 20142 CommentsRead More

Unknown Gunmen Kill Soldier In Rivers

Unknown Gunmen Kill Soldier In Rivers

From Vivian Israel, Port Harcourt It was a shocking ordeal for the residence at D-line…

March 8, 2014No CommentRead More

Guest Viewpoint

National Confab of Elites, Septuagenarians & Octogenarians – By Alex O. Atawa Akpodiete

National Confab of Elites, Septuagenarians & Octogenarians – By Alex O. Atawa Akpodiete

Gradually Nigeria is becoming an elitist society, unless you believe it is already there. Elites are usually privileged and out of touch with the plight of the common…

March 9, 2014No CommentRead More

Nonsense in the Financial Reporting Council Report on the CBN – By Dr. Peregrino Brimah

Nonsense in the Financial Reporting Council Report on the CBN – By Dr. Peregrino Brimah

Nigeria’s ministries, ministers and law makers are the highest paid in the entire world. Equipment purchases and renovations for these departments run into billions with computers purchased at…

March 8, 2014No CommentRead More

Presidential Victimization of Sanusi and the treasonable theft of $20 billion Dollars – By Obinna Akukwe

Presidential Victimization of Sanusi and the treasonable theft of $20 billion Dollars – By Obinna Akukwe

    Whether President Goodluck Jonathan decides to victimize, sack or prosecute Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria’s sacked Central Bank Chief, the truth is that a $20 billion dollar…

March 8, 20141 CommentRead More

What I Saw At Oraifite! – By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi

What I Saw At Oraifite! – By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi

As an independent writer, one which spans almost a decade, my writings have always tilted towards political issues, especially as it affects the mass of the poor both…

March 8, 2014No CommentRead More

Interviews

Akon Brings Light to Africa, Talks New Album

Akon Brings Light to Africa, Talks New Album

Five-time Grammy-nominated artist Akon is working to improve the lives of others with a cause that’s close to home.  Over two-thirds of people…

March 8, 2014No CommentRead More

Interview with Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic [ASUP] President

Interview with Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic [ASUP] President

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has been on strike for the past eight months; there has been allegations and…

February 25, 2014No CommentRead More

Akon planning concert for Africa

Akon planning concert for Africa

Akon is thrilled his crusade to provide African homes with…

51 collapse at Tema Independence Day Parade

51 collapse at Tema Independence Day Parade

51 students collapsed in the Tema Metropolis on Thursday…

South Africa police filmed beating naked man on Cape Town street

South Africa police filmed beating naked man on Cape Town street

Johannesburg: South Africa’s under-fire police faced a fresh scandal…

President Mugabe: A living legend

President Mugabe: A living legend

Certainly, the country has laid heroes and heroines at…

Tony Rebel’s defence in copyright lawsuit struck out

Tony Rebel’s defence in copyright lawsuit struck out

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Singer/producer Tony Rebel’s defence against his…

How ‘Sleng Teng’ Changed Reggae

How ‘Sleng Teng’ Changed Reggae

THE DEATH of Wayne Smith, one of the great…

Police Probe Into Claims Of Fake Visas For Haitians

Police Probe Into Claims Of Fake Visas For Haitians

CONCERNS have been raised that the Bahamas Embassy in…

Jamaica’s ‘badness’ culture highly admired at street level

Jamaica’s ‘badness’ culture highly admired at street level

IN the mid-1990s when I met him, the glory…

Iran weapons ship’ arrives in Israel

Iran weapons ship’ arrives in Israel

A ship allegedly carrying advanced rockets from Iran to…

Three-day Arab Hip Hop Festival 2014 set to begin on April 3

Three-day Arab Hip Hop Festival 2014 set to begin on April 3

Qatar-based social enterprise The Youth Company has announced that…

Riyadh gives jihadists 15 day ultimatum to return

Riyadh gives jihadists 15 day ultimatum to return

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Friday called on its citizens…

Egyptian Court Bans All Hamas Activities In Country

Egyptian Court Bans All Hamas Activities In Country

  Order prohibiting terrorist group from operating across Gaza…

US unemployment rate climbed in February as men and college grads faced job losses

US unemployment rate climbed in February as men and college grads faced job losses

The U.S. unemployment rate edged up to 6.7 percent…

Documentary film shows African-American teens tracing heritage

Documentary film shows African-American teens tracing heritage

“Black to our Roots” is a documentary that follows…

Ohio driver finds $12,000 stash of marijuana in spare tire

Ohio driver finds $12,000 stash of marijuana in spare tire

CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio woman took the car…

President Obama & The First Lady Are Bringing More Soul To The White House

President Obama & The First Lady Are Bringing More Soul To The White House

There’s going to be a soouuuul party at White…

‘Jihadist plot to take over Birmingham schools’

‘Jihadist plot to take over Birmingham schools’

Secret documents allege extremist conspiracy to remove heads and…

Russia’s Number One Ally, China, Finds Itself In a Tough Spot Over Ukraine, Crimea

Russia’s Number One Ally, China, Finds Itself In a Tough Spot Over Ukraine, Crimea

These are testing times for Chinese diplomats. As they…

Italy appeals to Russia to negotiate, not invade Ukraine

Italy appeals to Russia to negotiate, not invade Ukraine

ROME (Reuters) – Italy appealed to Russia on Sunday…

Pope emeritus Benedict’s resignation hastened by World Cup

Pope emeritus Benedict’s resignation hastened by World Cup

The soccer World Cup taking place in Brazil this…

News

TCN Rations Power Among Ekiti, Ondo, Osun States

Teddy Oscar, Abuja Three southwest states, including Ekiti, Ondo and Osun, are now experiencing power rationing among them, after a 150MVA, 330/132/33kV power transformer belonging to the…

March 8, 2014No Comment

Reports

2015: Don’t Abort Democracy, Labaran Maku Begs Military

Mr Labaran Maku Minister of Information pleaded with the military not to interrupt democratic governance in the country, just as it gave assurance that the problem of…

March 8, 2014No Comment

Editorial

North/South Nigeria: A Structured Discrepancy

Recently a heated debate over sharing of Nigeria resources and the necessity for diversification of revenue earning avenues was raising hell among the bloggers of ukpakareports.com. The…

February 24, 2014No Comment

Interviews

“Ohaneze is no longer relevant, they have turned political jobbers” – Igbo Leaders of Thoughts

The ongoing tussle between organizations that would mount the leadership role to represent the collective Igbo interests have continued to spell trouble for the people of the…

February 22, 20142 Comments

Africa

Ghana Endorses Cyber Crime

Barely 48 hours ago that the Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong loosesly revealed that, he prefers the youth of the country to take…

March 7, 2014No Comment

Middle East

Iran keen on joint air drills with neighbors

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Iran’s air force is ready to conduct joint military exercises with neighboring states, Lieutenant Commander of Iran’s air force Brigadier General Alireza…

March 3, 2014No Comment

Caribbean

295 Pakistani doctors graduate in Cuba

Thursday, March 06, 2014 – Islamabad—The dreams of 295 young people of Pakistan have become in reality in Villa Clara with the first graduation of Pakistani doctors in Cuba. The University of Medicine “Dr. Serafín…

March 6, 2014No Comment

USA

Michelle Obama plans pricey trip to China as the First Family is criticized for spending hundreds of millions of dollars traveling on the taxpayer’s dime

Michelle Obama, her daughters and her mother plan a week-long solo visit to China this month that includes meetings with China’s first lady and high school and…

March 6, 2014No Comment