*AC singing discordant tune, says Akala

By Ola Ajayi

IBADAN—Action Congress, AC, in Oyo State has challenged the State Governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala to publish how his administration has spent mind-boggling amount of money it realized in the past 31 months as the people of the state reserve the right to know [...]

By Gbenga Olarinoye

OSOGBO—There was complete apathy on the part of the electorate in the re-run elections for Osun East Senatorial District and Osogbo State Constituencies held yesterday in Osun State as voters loyal to the opposition Action Congress, AC, stayed away from the voting centres.

Contrary to widespread belief that the re-run election will [...]

By Peter Duru

MAKURDI — Irked by the disregard for its orders, the Benue State House of Assembly has issued an ultimatum to the chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote to appear before it on 12th January 2010, failure upon which necessary laws would be invoked against him.

Speaker of the Assembly, [...]

By Emmanuel Aziken

Abuja—The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs yesterday vowed that it would in 2010 cut down the N2.7 billion expended by Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, in his international travels in 2009.

The Senate’s pledge was despite strong arguments by Chief Maduekwe for an increase on the amount as he argued that [...]

…commend Abike Dabiri for press bill

By Tordue Salem

ABUJA—The Tony Momoh-led ad hoc committee set up to review the amendment to the Nigerian Press Council Bill, laid its report before the House of Representatives Committee on Information and National Orientation yesterday, as it declared that the National Assembly lacked the constitutional powers to legislate [...]

By Daniel Idonor

ABUJA—THE Federal Government yesterday approved the award of a contract for the construction of a befitting permanent residence to serve the accommodation need of the Vice President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at the cost of N7.5 billion.

The Nigerian Vice President has been operating without a permanent residence since the inception of democratic [...]

By Emma Ujah

ABUJA—The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, raked in more than N1.1billion between January, this year and last weekend.

The Corps Marshal of the commission, Mr. Osita Chidoka, who disclosed this during a chat with Abuja Bureau Chiefs, yesterday, said his organization was working round the clock with a view to ensuring [...]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad

KANO — Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State has presented a N110 billion budget estimate for 2010.

Presenting the bill before the Kano State House of Assembly, Governor Shekarau said the budget with recurrent expenditure of over N48billion, also had over N61billion dedicated to capital projects.

Tagged “Budget of Sustainable Economic Growth [...]