Ex-Jigawa State Governor, Senator Saminu Turaki along with his loyalists may soon dump the ruling PDP for one of the three political parties over alleged sidelining and breach of trust from the government of Governor Sule Lamido in the last three years.

By George Onah

Port Harcourt—There was a fierce gun battle at about 9.55 a.m., yesterday, at Ihie Obieku, Abia State, along the Port Harcourt – Aba Expressway between a joint military/ police team and some gunmen, who blocked the road and were robbing and kidnapping travellers.

At the peak of the gun duel, which lasted [...]

There was a fierce gun battle at about 9.55 a.m., yesterday, at Ihie Obieku, Abia State, along the Port Harcourt – Aba Expressway between a joint military/police team and some gunmen who blocked the road and were robbing and kidnapping travellers.

ABA, the commercial capital of Abia State was literally shut down yesterday on account of the activities of hoodlums, especially kidnappers.

Former President Obasanjo, has said the country had a lot to celebrate at 50. Obasanjo who was speaking in a lecture entitled: “Nigeria – 50 years after independence: What manner of celebrations?” at the graduation of the Redeemer’s University of Nigeria, at Ibafo, Ogun State, said: “I see hope and great future for Nigeria. Nigeria is land-abundant, resource-abundant and labour-abundant.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, commended the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for stimulating growth of the Nigerian economy even as former President Olusegun Obasanjo said that Nigeria has a lot to celebrate at its 50th independence anniversary because the country is ‘God’s work in progress.’

Kwara State Governor and presidential hopeful on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2011 general elections, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has maintained that all efforts to zone out the presidential slot contrary to the PDP constitutional provisions must be thwarted.

AREWA Consultative Forum, ACF, and the Northern Political Leaders Forum, NPLF, yesterday, took President Goodluck Jonathan to task over his claim that the zoning policy of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, does not apply to the offices of the President and the Vice President.

ABOUT 100 Anglican priests in Enugu Diocese led by the Bishop, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest over the abduction of 15 pupils of a private school in Aba, Abia State and handed down a three-day ultimatum to the kidnappers to release their victims or be cursed.