Kolade harps on national interest
Former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and former Chief Executive and Chairman of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Dr Christopher Kolade, CON, weekend, said that if Nigerians continued to treat issues pertaining to national interest as was currently being done, then the future of the country is bleak, even as he carpeted public office holders who ignore their oath of office in their service to the nation.
Governors may stay away from Jonathan’s declaration
Indication that some governors are not comfortable with President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential aspirations can be confirmed as Saturday Vanguard has gathered that some of them will boycott today’s event.
Northern elders warn against fielding Jonathan, insist on Northern President
Some elders within the People Democratic Party, (PDP) have warned that fielding President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate may affect the peace and unity of the country. It will also destroy the ruling party.
Over 7,000 Facebook supporters back Jonathan
LESS than 48 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan announced his intention on Wednesday morning to declare for the 2011 Presidential polls, today, in Abuja, more than 7,000 followers on his Facebook site have thrown their weight behind him, saying God has ordained him and no man can stop him.
Suspected killers of Soboma George arrested
POLICE authorities in Ondo State yesterday paraded four persons including a herbalist and those that allegedly killed the militant leader Soboma George in Port Harcourt last month.
‘The gains of Dangote cement/BCC merger, NSE listing’
The Chairman of the National Salt Company of Nigeria Alhaji Aliko Dangote has assured shareholders of increase in profit and turnover in the next financial year, stressng that plans have reached an advance stage for the company to go into local packaging of tin tomato (Dangote Tomato), a move that will allow it to further entrench its position in the market.
