WERE the issues at stake not serious enough to provoke constitutional crisis – and push the country to a brink again – Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, would have been winning awards from Nollywood for the imaginative stretches he is forcing on the law.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN), yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that President Umaru Yar’Adua would neither resign his office nor allow his Vice, Dr. Jonathan Goodluck, to act as President for a second on account of his health.
The National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday made a u-turn on the plans by its sitting Chairman and Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, to administer the oath of office on his successor, Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu, on Thursday 31 December 2009 which coincided with his (Kutigi) retirement date.
MAJORITY Leader of the House of Representatives, Col. Tunde Akogun (rtd), has canvassed the need for genuine electoral reforms to be put in place by the relevant authorities, saying problems confronting the conduct of a free and fair election in the country would persist unless concerted efforts were made now.
By Jimitota Onoyume
PORT-HARCOURT — OFFENDERS of traffic rules in Rivers State are to be sent to psychiatric hospital in the state for attention.
ELECTION related violence remains a major concern as the February 6 governorship election in Anambra State draws nearer. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and other commentators say Anambra would be a test case.
All Akunyili’s costly and noisy rebranding campaign, could not secure the rebranding of the country’s image; Youths like Kevin demonstrate that another country is possible
It was a gathering of the who’s who in the nation’s business and political firmament at Minna, yesterday, to await the arrival of former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), his son, Mohammed, and the body of the former First Lady, Mrs. Maryam Babangida, who died of ovarian cancer in a U.S hospital on Sunday
The Federal Government Monday night hosted the Green Eagles for qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa next year.
They rewarded them with gifts. Coach Shaibu Amodu got a jeep and N1m in cash. His assistants, Daniel Amokachi, Alloy Agu and Fatai Amoo, got half a million naira each.
Shaibu Amodu, Eagles Chief Coach, has promised to live up to expectations in next month’s African Cup of Nations in Angola. Amodu made the promise after he was given a brand new jeep of undisclosed model and brand for his efforts in qualifying the nation for the South Africa 2010 World Cup finals.
Chairman of Bayelsa United, Chief Victor Baribote’s quest to land in the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) Board, received a major boost yesterday in Abuja with Premier League clubs from the South-South zone endorsing his candidacy.
Eagles Players were excited over the customised wrist watches given to them by the Presidential Task Force for their qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. While the players were given watches, the Chief Coach, Shaibu Amodu, was given N1 million and a new jeep and his three assistants were given the sum of N500,000 each.
Nigeria boxing federation president, Rotimi George Taylor, disclosed yesterday that there are plans to keep Nigerian boxers in top shape for the competitions of 2010 including the Commonwealth Games in India.
Nigerian Boxing Federation (NBF) chief coach Obisia Nwamkpa has called for grass-roots competitions as a way of promoting boxing in the country.
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