Cabinet Shake-up : Yar’Adua moves Godwin Abbe to Defence Ministry

Cabinet Shake-up : Yar’Adua moves Godwin Abbe to Defence Ministry

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA – IN an apparent move to increase the pace of the ongoing peace process in the troubled Niger-Delta region, President Umaru Yar’Adua today announced a mini-cabinet reshuffle which led to the swapping of the portfolios of four members of the Federal Executive Council. A statement by the Special Adviser to the […]
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Bank bailouts cost £950 a household

Bank bailouts cost £950 a household

UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI), which manages public stakes in two banks, said every household had more than £3,000 invested in Lloyds and RBS shares.

Henry Okah freed, jets out tomorrow for medical care

Henry Okah freed, jets out tomorrow for medical care

In a brief chat with journalists, Okah said he alone does not hold the key to peace in the Niger Delta as there are other people who still need to be talked to. “I cannot guarantee peace, I am just one person. I have to go and talk to others now. Moreover I am not a militant, look at me do I look like a militant, I am a gentleman.”

Kogi Police arrest 4 over alleged murder

Kogi Police arrest 4 over alleged murder

By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA — THE Police in Kogi State have arrested members of a four-man gang who allegedly attacked and murdered Sadiat Mohammed, a secondary shool student, in Ankpa Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, members of the gang were said to have laid ambush for their victim on a […]

Rattawu suspends strike as FG pays N42.6bn arrears today

Rattawu suspends strike as FG pays N42.6bn arrears today

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—The Federal Government will today start the payment of N42.618 billion arrears of monetization money owed the striking members of Radio, Television and Theatre Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU), just as the union also yesterday announced the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon to protest the non-payment of the arrears. The decision […]