Militancy: How far can amnesty go?
A FEW months ago the Federal Government muted the idea of amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta with a view to ending the rumble in the creeks, which has massively affected oil export and exploration, crashing the nation’s revenue to its ebb. As it was expected, the amnesty announcement was greeted with mixed reactions. While some Nigerians hailed President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for the magnanimity others called for the prosecution of the militants for their past sins.
OECD says recession ‘near bottom’
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says the world economy is near the bottom of the worst recession in post-war history. The body that represents the 30 most industrialised nations said that those economies would shrink 4.1 per cent this year. But it adds that recovery is likely to be “weak and fragile†for some time.
SATOUR rewards campaign winner
“We know South Africa will deliver on his expectations… and more’ Roshene Singh, CMO at South African Tourism
ROBERT Crozier, a New Zealand national arrives in South Africa in early September to take up his prize as winner of the South African Tourism, BBC World ‘Journeys’ global marketing campaign.
Qatar Airways buys 24airbus A320
Doha_based national carrier, Qatar Airways, has signed a firm contract for 24 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. The agreement includes the firming up of a contract for four A321 aircraft announced at the Farnborough Air show in July 2008.
Ebonyi reads Riot Act to contractors
By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI – Ebonyi State government has charged various contractors executing different contracts in the state to brace up and meet their expected dates of project completion or have them terminated.
NAFDAC to set up control point in China, India
ABUJA—In a strategic move to totally block the major sources of fake drugs importation into the country, Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Dr. Paul Orhii said the Agency will soon establish control points in China and India.
Saved from the jaws of death
By Godfrey Bivbere When Lt. Commander Tanko Ibrahim finished preparing for work that fateful morning and bid his family goodbye as he drove out of his Close B, House 9, Navy Town Ojo residence, little did he know what danger awaited him. He had decided to visit some of the boys working for him around […]
Pro-Chancellor calls for speedy resolution of ASUU strike
Isekhure, who is also the Chief Priest to the Oba of Benin, fielded questions from newsmen in Benin yesterday on the on-going nationwide strike embarked upon by ASUU over the failure of the federal government to implement an earlier agreement it reached with the body and said there was no need for the government to have entered into any negotiation with the university teachers if it knew it was not ready to implement such an agreement.
I won’t surrender — Boyloaf
Asari was picked up Tuesday by men believed to be officials of the State Security Service (SSS), operating at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 8:00 pm on arrival from Frankfurt, Germany, where he had gone on a medical check-up.
Senators accuse Yar’Adua of bias against South
At the meeting yesterday, Senators particularly flayed what they described as the lopsided appointments made by the administration claiming that the South had been severely marginalised in the sharing of choice appointments by the present administration.
Drama as alleged ritual murder victim surfaces in court
The make-belief shots from that event, allegedly taken by Steve Chinuwa-Ogwu, had been generously published by www. pointblank news.com as evidence of murder of Muyideen Alayande for ritual purposes.
