The Supreme Court And the Nigeria’s Election Industry….
’Under the PDP the only thriving industry in Nigeria is Elections. Local Government Elections, State Elections and Federal Government elections are run through the years and most of those processes are never concluded. Most of the brilliant legal luminaries rotate from one court to the other, prosecuting or defending election petitions. The Judiciary have abandoned criminal cases and millions are in prisons awaiting trials.
Banks shun FG’s order as Oceanic sacks 1,000
The wave of retrenchment is being aggravated by a directive from CBN to the eight troubled banks that they should reduce cost, including staff emolument by 30 per cent. Last week, Intercontinental Bank sacked 1,500 staff two weeks after it sacked about 50 senior managers. UBA also sacked 1,000 staff last week about a month after it had sacked 400.
Christmas: NNPC assures of uninterrupted fuel supply
Group General Manager of the Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr.Levi Ajuonuma stated this while briefing newsmen after a fact finding mission to the Suleja depot of NNPC to ascertain the root cause of the recent fuel scarcity being experienced in Abuja and environs.
Messi is King of football
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been named Fifa World Footballer of the Year to complete a stunning 2009 for the Argentine forward.
New tax regime, tariff policy out Jan – Finance Minister
he Federal Government will in January introduce a new tax regime, tarrif and other fiscal policy measures.
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mansur Muhtar, said this in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, in Abuja.
Minister laments state of facilities at National Stadium, Lagos
The minister who flew into Lagos Monday for a first hand inspection of the state of facilities at the National Stadium complex looked sad after the inspection, particularly the state of the Olympic size swimming pool, the indoor sports hall, the boxing gym and the table tennis knock up hall.
NFF ready to get help for Amodu
Determined to ensure Nigeria win the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, the Nigeria Football Federation has made provision for a physical trainer for the national team and has actually begun search for one.
Veterans mourn Etim Henshaw
Association of Sports Veterans of Nigeria has expressed shock at the death of the first captain of the pioneer Nigerian National football team, Etim Henshaw, who passed on recently in his country home in Calabar.
Ex-militant leaders urged to shun violence
A former militant leader in the Niger Delta, Soboma Jackrece, also known as Egberipapa, has urged former militant leaders in the region to re-direct the minds of youths in the region from the culture of violence and bloodletting.
Scarcity: Controversy trails 90m litres of fuel
As millions of Nigerians continue to suffer untold hardship over the unavailability of petrol just four days to Christmas, some controversy over the volume of products in stock appears to be brewing in the downstream sector of the nation’s petroleum industry.
Bilikisu shines at Lagos-GTBank Principal Cup
PETIT Bilikisu Raji of Epetedo Girls Grammar School, Logos Island was the toast of soccer fans at the Saint Gregory’s College play ground Obalande weekend when her side clashed with Akande Daunsi Community High School Lekki at the females final of District three of the on-going Lagos – GT Bank Principals’ Cup.
