By Taye Obateru Jos — The Plateau State Inter-Religious Council for Peace and Harmony, PIRPCH, has condemned the recent religious crisis in Bauchi, warning against hiding behind religion to perpetrate evil. The committee rose from a meeting yesterday advising adherents of various religions to live in accordance with the teachings of the holy books and […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate for the 6 February 2010 governorship election in Anambra State, Chief Okey Nwosu, yesterday said he would provide 400,000 jobs for the youths and unemployed university graduates within four years if elected Governor of the state. Speaking with reporters in his campaign office, Nwosu said the […]

KAINJI Power Station has to be enlarged as soon as possible to generate more horsepower to the Ajaokuta Iron and Steel Complex. If more Hydro Electric Power Stations are built on the River Niger, it will encourage industrial expansion in Nigeria in general and Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Niger States in particular.

I commiserate with the President’s immediate family and fellow Nigerians in general. Kidney and Heart conditions are not very good combinations for anyone. The President is in dire need of our prayers. While we carry out this humanitarian obligation, it is pertinent to objectively examine the scenarios to determine whether calls for Umaru Yar’Adua’s resignation were timely or ill advised.

By Chidi Nkwopara& Vincent Ujumadu OWERRI— Governors of the South East geo-political zone have agreed to inaugurate an Elders Council to among other things, harmonise issues and agitations for a consensus state to be created for the zone. The Governor of Anambra State, who doubles as Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Mr. Peter […]