AKOKO EDO RERUN: Oshiomhole, Anenih in titanic clash
THERE is fresh tension in Edo State following the Appeal Court decision annulling the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly candidate, in Akoko Edo constituency 1, Mr Anslem Agbabi.
Religion and Politics in Nigeria
The British under Lugard perceived the north as the location of the superior race. Islamic religion of the so called finer race was a better regarded form of paganism than the fetish practices of the savage south.
Is INEC ready for Anambra 2010?
By Emeka Ezenwaka A RECENT visit to Anambra State confirmed that the state is caught in the web of another election fever. Available spaces in the state capital – walls, signboards, trees and open spaces -have been covered with campaign posters of many gubernatorial candidates jostling to take a shot at the Government House, Awka, […]
Anambra Speaker urges ASUU to end strike
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Chief Anayo Nnebe has called on the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call of the strike in the interest of the Nigerian students. In a statement in Awka, the speaker urged the federal government and […]
Ebonyi records zero maternal mortality
By Dennis Agbo Abakaliki – Ebonyi state government has stated that in the past one year, no pregnant mother died in the state as a result of child bearing, acknowledging the success to government’s intervention in assisting private sector primary health cares in the state. The state government maintains that since there is a worldwide […]
Romanian Supreme Court overturns pay cuts for judges
Romania’s Supreme Court said on Thursday it had irrevocably overturned a Finance Ministry decision to cut pay for judges. The decision also highlighted the battle the government faces in cutting spending to meet IMF demands.
Nigeria begins campaign for UN Security Council seat
Nigeria has commenced campaign to clinch a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2010-2011.
NSCIA caution Muslims on moon-sighting
The Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), on Wednesday advised Muslims to be weary of peddlers of unverifiable reports of the new month of first Ramadan.
Man, 26, arraigned for stealing 12 goats
A 26-year-old man, Babatunde Olalekan, was on Wednesday at Orilowo Ejigbo, Lagos arraigned for allegedly stealing 12 goats valued at N150,000.
Afghans vote inspite of sporadic violence
Two Taliban insurgents were killed in a gun battle in the Afghan capital on Thursday as millions voted in the presidential election marked by sporadic violence across the country.
Police trail man for setting pregnant wife ablaze
By Chidi Nkwopara Owerri – Imo State Police Command has spread its dragnet to apprehend a middle aged man, Nnamdi Amadi, from Amauzari, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, for allegedly setting his pregnant wife, Chibuzor, on fire. Vanguard gathered that the late 25-year old Chibuzor, from Amaraku,graduated from Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, […]
