Ex-militant leaders urged to shun violence
A former militant leader in the Niger Delta, Soboma Jackrece, also known as Egberipapa, has urged former militant leaders in the region to re-direct the minds of youths in the region from the culture of violence and bloodletting.
Motorists, residents groan as fuel scarcity bites harder
FUEL scarcity which resurfaced last week in Ibadan has continued unabated as motorists and residents in the city spend endless hours at few filling stations that dispensed the products.
2011: I’ll not be discouraged, says Ajimobi
SENATOR Abiola Ajimobi, the governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, in the 2007 election, now a member of Action Congress (AC), has said the intrigues that led to his loss at the Court of Appeal would not discourage him from contesting the 2011 elections.
AC asks FG to give Nigerians daily update on Yar’Adua’s health
The Action Congress (AC) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to give Nigerians a daily update on the health of President Umaru Yar’Adua to stem the growing rumours surrounding his state of health.
Fuel price hits N150 per litre, as scarcity persists
PETROLEUM products marketers across the country appear to have finally gone ahead of the Federal Government to commence a full blown deregulation of the downstream sector as price of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol has gone to an all time high of N150.00 a litre, even as some major oil marketers have also started a strategic sale of petrol at black market prices right inside their stations.
No plans for post-Yar’Adua era, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied reports that its national leadership has commenced secret plans with Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan for a post Yar‘Adua administration.
