By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Micheal Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) yesterday, refuted allegations that he was behind the leadership crisis presently rocking the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a statement by the Minister in Abuja yesterday, he denied insinuations in some quarters that he actually pulled the […]

By Laide Akinboade ABUJA— Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, has said Nigerian women have to do more in promoting gender related issues especially issues that concern women. Akunyili who stated this yesterday at the African Regional Conference organised by Third  World Organisation for Women in Science (TWOWS),  in Abuja, said it was […]

By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT —  HUNDREDS of students of the University of Port Harcourt, yesterday, stormed Government House, Port Harcourt, to demand that the state government relocates ex-militants from their rehabilitation camp at Aluu, Choba to any other place in the state very far from the institution. The police in Port Harcourt has arrested […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—NATIONAL Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East zone, Chief Olisa Metu says the zonal working committee of the party will work tirelessly to ensure that the party won the February 6, Anambra State gubernatorial election. He said that the party will support its candidate and former Governor of […]

By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI— Contrary to the allegation that the 10-year ban on immediate past governor of Bauchi state, Adamu Muazu, from holding public office by the state Government will affect the electoral fortunes of the present government in  the 2011 election, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Sanusi Muhammed, said Governor Isa […]

By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HARCOURT — The Joint Task Force (JTF) has warned that it would not tolerate any attempt to threaten the peace in any community  in the Niger Delta. Spokesman of the security body, Col  Timothy Atinga, who spoke against the backdrop of alleged shooting in Kula community, Rivers State, assured those in […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin—Kwara state government, in partnership with foreign experts, has concluded arrangements to establish an ultra-modern  diagnostic centre, first of its kind in the entire sub-Sahara Africa at the cost of N2bn. The diagnostic centre, to be constructed by Tangent Nigeria Ltd, when fully completed in the next six months, would diagnose all […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU— CONTRACTORS handling  the rehabilitation of the Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway and the Enugu – Onitsha Expressway have been  seriously reprimanded by the Senate Committee on Works for failing to perform, six months after the contracts were awarded. The Committee after an inspection tour of the two roads, expressed disappointment at the slow pace […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—CONTROVERSY has trailed Governor Peter Obi’s nomination of seven persons as chairman and members of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC). This is coming, as the State House of Assembly, yesterday  returned the list of nominees to the executive over allegation that the letter forwarded to the House stayed 26 days […]

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