PDP’s debt to Nigeria
The heat of the Obasanjo era occasioned by day-to-day meddlesomeness of the former president is off. Ogbulafor, a compromise candidate who is neither for an all-out war on the Obasanjo camp nor on a mission to restore his hold on the party, came on the platform to reunite the party and push harder to democratise its affairs.
2010: What draw in Tunisia means to us — Eagles
Minutes after President Umaru Yar’Adua spoke to the Super Eagles and urged them not to let the country down, they filed out at the stadium in Rades, Tunisia, and got a result that has put Nigeria back on track for the qualification of the 2010 World Cup that will be staged in South Africa.
PDP won Lagos bye – election, says Tinubu
Ogbulafor, in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday said “This victory, in the midst of intimidation and vain propaganda by agents of the meddlesome Action Congress whose discredited candidate was rightly disqualified from the elections once more proves that the fortunes of our great party are on a steady rise in Lagos.
Militants bomb 3 Shell facilities in Rivers
MEND, in an online statement claiming credit for yesterday’s attacks, said:
“Hurricane Piper Alpha unleashed its fury in Rivers state today (yesterday), Sunday, June 21, 2009, leaving in its wake two battered oil installations. At about 0230 Hrs, the hurricane pounded the Shell major pipeline located at Adamakiri before moving on to another major Shell pipeline in Kula at 0300 Hrs. Both pipelines are located in Rivers state of Nigeria.
Ogun state first N50bn bond to open the state for investors — Gbenga Daniel
OGUN state Governor Otumba Gbenga Daniel has disclosed that the state was going to the capital market to raise N50 billion with N28 billion as the first tranche to invest in projects that will help open up the state for investment and have lasting multiplier effect on the economy of the state.
It’s not yet uhuru –Amodu
Nigeria head coach Amodu Shaibu said Saturday evening that his players must be thoroughly focused on their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia billed for Abuja on September 6. His lads came out of the ‘Rades cauldron’ with a valuable point from a 0-0 draw that could prove decisive for the campaign but the 50-year-old was not celebrating as he addressed them in the dressing room after the game.
Youths protest delay of Obot’s certificate of return
His opponent, Mr. Bassey Etim, who is currently in the House of Representatives, was given a certificate of return, a development that prompted the aggrieved Obot to sue for redress at the tribunal.
Stop bombardment, open waterways, Izon-Ebe urge FG
They further urged the federal government and multinationals to brace up to the responsibilities of creating massive employment and empowerment opportunities through the central employment committee thus curbing youth restiveness and criminality in the society.
2010 World Cup now in our hands, says Toro
Former Secretary-Gener-al of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Sani Toro, has said that the Super Eagles now have their 2010 World Cup qualification in their hands after their goalless draw with Tunisia in Rades on Saturday.
12 Nigerian varsities for SIFE final
By Henry Umoru ABUJA—TWELVE  tertiary institutions in Nigeria with over 300 students weekend emerged to vie for a chance and fly the Nation’s flag at the Students in Friendship Enterprise, SIFE World Cup slated to hold in Berlin, Germany from the 4th-6th October 2009.
Oyinlola, Ooni of Ife pledge support for Bankole, FG reforms
Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Olubuse II, has pledged continued support for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole and the various reforms of the Federal Government in the areas of Constitutional Review, Electoral Reforms and resolution of the Niger Delta crisis. Governor Oyinlola stated this weekend when the Speaker paid him a visit.
