We Can Turn Tourism into our Main Source of Revenue
Everyone has seen the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, in full traditional garb. Very few know that he is a veritable sports enthusiast who takes his physical fitness very seriously. Standing well over six feet without his cap, in full sports gear and newly broken sweat , he joins Morenike Taire for a chat after a round of golf at the delightful IBB golf course in Abuja (the best in West Africa and one of the best in Africa), he could easily be mistaken for a tourist rather than their chief host.
Yar’Adua means well for all Nigerians, especially people of the Niger Delta — Elder Orubebe
Elder Godsday Orubebe is Minister of  State in the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. In this chat with Abayomi Adeshida he speaks the mandate of the Ministry and how its objectives are being realized . Orubebe swears that the Yar’Adua administration believes strongly that “the renewal we are expecting, will take place.†Excerpts: What are […]
The Yar‘Adua approach to Niger Delta: Is it fiscal discipline or contempt?
By EMMANUEL AZIKEN ABUJA-The disappointment on the faces of the Niger Delta Senators was not hidden after their first meeting with President Umaru Yar‘Adua in January 2008. Their expectation that the former university teacher turned President would quickly resolve the Niger Delta question as he promised during his electioneering campaign had turned into a vapour. […]
Niger Delta: Still yearning for Yar’Adua’s action
By Femi Ayantola “The crisis in the Niger Delta commands our urgent attention. Ending it is a matter of strategic importance to our country. I will use every resource available to me, with your help, to address this crisis in a spirit of fairness, justice, and cooperationâ€, President Umaru Yar’Adua at his inauguration in Abuja […]
Elumelu, others did not commit fraud, group insists
THE Legal Relief Group, an Abuja based organization, says Rep Ndudi Elumelu, Senator Nicholas Ugbane, Dr. Aliyu Abdulahi and others standing trial for allegedly breaching the Public Procurement Act by disbursing Rural Electrification Agency’s funds (N5.2 billion) to contractors for projects in the amended 2008 budget did not commit any fraud. The group said it […]
Guild of Editors hails Gov Obi
BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA-THEÂ Nigerian Guild of Editors, at the weekend, in Awka, hailed Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State for his developmental strides, noting that his performance would come handy when the time comes for the people to take a decision on which direction things would go in the state. President of the Guild […]
