Drama as Emeka Ike emerges new AGN president
A mild drama ensued on Monday at the secretariat of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, in Surulere area of Lagos, when embattled Segun Arinze’s attempt to halt the care-taker-committee of the guild from conducting a counter-election that produced actor Emeka Ike as the new president of the guild hit a brick wall.
Election tribunal resumes hearing in Ekiti
*As witness alleges affliction By Gbenga Ariyibi ADO-EKITI—The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti yesterday resumed hearing on the petition filed by the Action Congress (AC) gubernatorial candidate in the April 25 election re-run, with a witness telling the tribunal how he was afflicted with a disease which had made his signatures to be […]
Ondo Assembly rejects N27bn extra budget
By Dayo Johnson AKURE—LAWMAKERS in Ondo State yesterday rejected the N27billion supplementary appropriation bill forwarded to them by the state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, citing irreconcilable figures in the bill. Dr Mimiko last month presented the bill to the Assembly for ratification after making use of the budget inherited from the former Governor, Dr Olusegun […]
BNC begs Benin monarch to accept Igbinedion’s apology
“As a socio-cultural organization, we have been studying the trends of disagreements between Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion (the Esama of Benin) and His Royal Majesty, Oba Erediauwa, over breach of customary and traditional protocols with very keen interest.
Drogba, Essien, Eto’o gun for Glo/CAF Awards
Chelsea of England duo, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien, topped the list of the Glo/CAF African Footballer of the Year Awards unveiled yesterday by former Nigerian international, Victor Ikpeba, himself a one time African Footballer of the Year.
President Yar’Adua’s health and conspiracy theorists
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is reported to be getting better by the day, thank God, and we are told that he will return to Nigeria this week, and/or we will hear him broadcast to the nation before the week runs out.
