Almost two months after quitting as Kaduna State governor to become Vice- President, Alhaji Namadi Sambo is still occupying Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, the official name of Kaduna State Government House.

From the lips of Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and other eminent Nigerians, it was eulogies galore yesterday for The Punch Newspapers.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, yesterday met for 30 minutes at the inner lounge of the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

By Victoria Ojeme

ABUJA—The Minister of Special Duties, Navy Captain Omoniyi Olubolade (rtd) has attributed the slow pace of infrastructural development of Abuja to the delay in the payment of compensation to indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Briefing newsmen, yesterday, at the end of the inspection of Federal projects in the country, Navy [...]

Vice President, Namadi Sambo yesterday announced Federal Government‘s approval for the construction of Zungeru Dam Hydro Power Plant in Niger State, expected to generate 32 Mw

 By Ndahi Marama

MAIDUGURI—CIVIL servants in Borno State as well as those in the 27 local government areas of the state have been mobilised by the state’s branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to proceed to an indefinite strike that could cripple government functions in the state.

The NLC circular urging union leaders in [...]

 By Dapo Akinrefon

LAGOS—CENTRE for Participatory Democracy, CPD, and National Youth Awareness Initiative, NYAI, said yesterday that the on-going face-off between the 11 suspended members of the House of Representatives known as Progressives and the House leadership was aimed at smearing the integrity of the Speaker, Mr Dimeji Bankole and that of the House.

The [...]

By Funmi Komolafe

The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, Juan Somavia has commended the resolve of the G-20 leaders’ which met in Toronto, weekend, especially their commitment to give the “highest priority to safeguard, strengthen the recovery and ensure full return to growth with quality jobs.”

Mr. Somavia noted that to actualise their [...]

OWERRI—The majority members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Progresive Peoples Alliance, PPA, are not happy with the confrotational attitude of the new chairman, Mr. Larry Esin, against Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State and Board of Trustees, BOT, Chaiman, Chief Orji Kalu, as such do not support a publication which ought to [...]

EDO State House of Assembly yesterday became the first State legislature to ratify the amended 1999 Constitution. It also agreed with the amendments by the National Assembly to expunge relevant sections of the constitution preventing corrupt politicians from contesting future elections.

NATIONAL President of Akaikenga, a pan-Igbo socio-cultural Organisation Dr. Sylvanus Ebigwei, has blamed the creation of so many autonomous communities in the South East for the involvement of some traditional rulers in the increasing cases of kidnapping.

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