By Kingsley Omonobi
ABUJA—Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oluseyi Petirin justified yesterday, the in-country repairs and rehabilitation of Airforce aircraft within the country since he took over the helm of affairs of the NAF, saying that in the last nine months, the Nigeria Airforce has saved the country over N1billion that would have gone [...]
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi
ABUJA — The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTDs) have lashed out at the Federal Government over the deplorable state of federal roads in the country, which, they noted, has greatly harmed their operation over the years.
Addressing a joint press conference yesterday in Abuja [...]
By Babajide Komolafe
Nigerians in Diasporas remitted $10 billion in 2008, indicating a 10 per cent increase to amount remitted in 2007, says a World Bank report.
The $10 billion inflow represents 4.7 per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) and puts Nigeria at number six among the top ten recipients of migrant [...]
FORMER Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, has identified fiscal federalism and the amnesty programme as the most urgent political challenges confronting the Federal Government and the Niger Delta people.
By Charles Kumolu
ONITSHA—GOVERNORSHIP Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo has regretted that his state had been governed by inefficient people in the past, saying that he is in the gubernatorial race to change the trend.
He also declared that his wealth of experience makes him a better [...]
By Emma Ovuakporie
ABUJA — Minister of Information and Communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, has said Nigerians will never be treated like criminals again abroad after the showdown the country had with Sony Incorporation over the damaging advertisement that was eventually withdrawn.
In her words: “We need the international community to increasingly alter its unwholesome impression [...]
By McPhilips Nwachukwu
ABUJA—AT the closure of the 2009 Abuja Carnival yesterday, Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Jonathan Goodluck prescribed the development of the culture sector as the basis for speedy socio-economic and political growth of the country.
He said the present administration of President Yar’Adua-led government believes strongly in the development of culture as [...]
By AbdulSalam Muhammad
KANO—The Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) has adjudicated on 300 cases with a monetary value of N100billion, in the last 6 years.
Chairman of the Tribunal, Dr. Nnenna Adaeze, told newsmen during the formal opening of the Kano office of the tribunal that the recent global meltdown of the financial markets has [...]
PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State police command has announced a N2 million reward for anyone who could come up with information that would lead to the arrest of killers of former member of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Charles Nsiegbe.
Victor Ladipo Akintola, Akintola’s son in his book, Akintola: The Man and the Legend, wrote that there were demands by the late Oba D. C. Akran that he with his richer political experience deserved to be Deputy Premier not Fani Power. He wrote: “It was a silly, irrational demand since Fani-Kayode was a man whose extreme toughness would be useful to the party in the rough political ride that was to comeâ€. And the rough and tough times actually came with burning and looting, thuggery and murder of political opponents.
“I am a jealous God. I am the God that brought you out from the land of Egypt. You have no other God beside me.”
— Exodus 20 verses 2, 5
SOME governors insist on being called executive governors though the Constitution just assigned titled of governor to them. The misappropriation of our resources [...]
EDO State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said that about N200million was wasted by previous administrations on the review of Laws of Bendel State.
Dear Bunmi,
EARLY last year, a young couple moved into the house next door and the wife became a regular visitor as mum treated her like a younger sister. With time her husband became more familiar and he told us he was pleased we were close by as he worked away at an oil [...]
By Enyim Enyim
ONITSHA—A cross section of Anambra State elders, mainly from Awka, yesterday appealed to the state Governor, Mr Peter Obi to sign into law the bill for the establishment of the Awka Capital Development Authority, passed two weeks ago by the State House of Assembly.
Spokesman of the group, who addressed reporters, Chief [...]
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