Anambra: Soludo files objection against nomination
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The embattled former Central Bank Governor and gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, yesterday, approached the Abuja division of the Appeal Court, with a preliminary objection, seeking to void a subsisting appeal filed against his nomination by four […]
Senate refuses debate on Yar’Adua’s health
A motion seeking to debate the state of health of President Umaru Yar‘Adua was quashed in the Senate yesterday just as the lawmakers said they would be a busy-bodies to send emissaries to inquire on the President’s health status at the Saudi Arabian hospital.
Amodu ‘ll lead us astray – Ikenya
Senate sports committee member, Joel Danlami Ikenya, said that Nigerians should not put their faith on coach Shaibu Amodu if they want Nigeria to do well at the 2010 Nations Cup and SA 2010 World Cup.
Insecurity: Soldiers take over Asaba streets
FOLLOWING incessant cases of kidnapping and in anticipa-tion of possible increase in crime rate during Christmas, security has been beefed up in Asaba, Delta State capital, with armed soldiers taking over the streets.
Call Burutu chairman to order, Group urges Clark, Orubebe
The group claimed that the chairman stayed more outside the local government area, adding that his absence has affected the local government economically and otherwise, especially in terms of development.
Offshore oil industry has lost momentum, says Shell
THE Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO), a subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell, yesterday disclosed that the offshore oil industry in the country has lost momentum owing to uncertainties governing investment terms.
