USAID/MARKETS to assist goods movement in Nigeria
By Daniel Gumm NIGERIA, which has been hit hardest by collapse in movement of goods around as a result of inefficient transport system, poor road governance, delays, corruption or bribery, etc. will soon say bye to cargo delays, courtesy of USAID/MARKETS. And in order to facilitate the movement of agricultural commodities within Nigeria and the […]
Riot as truck kills 6 women in Warri
SIX market women were killed in the early hours of yesterday at Effurun, Delta State, by a trailer suspected to be laden with stolen crude oil, while a mob partly razed the Ebrumede Police Station in a spur-of-the-moment reaction to the unpleasant incident.
Did Yar‘Adua’s health cook a budget crisis?
Only God and perhaps some of the principal actors in the crisis that rocked the National Assembly prior to last Tuesday’s presentation of the 2010 budget can confirm if the whole brouhaha was indeed a farce.
NOC Elections: Ndanusa didn’t forge papers – CAT
Confederation of African Tennis has cleared the air on the alleged falsification of document by the sports minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Engineer Sani Ndanusa, in his bid to contest the NOC elections due next month.
FCMB posts N7bn loss
*Share value drops by N25bn By Michael Eboh & Chinedu Ibeabuchi First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc has announced a loss of N6.9 billion in its five months financial statement, for the period ended, September 30, 2009. According to the result released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Wednesday, its gross earnings dipped by 7.42 […]
Barka de Sallah
ABRAHAM, as it is universally accepted, is the symbol of faith for both Muslims and Christians. He is a common denominator and should be a unifying factor. His significance to both Islam and Christianity can never be down-played. Each year, Muslims enact an ancient ritual of demonstrating unquestioning faith in the Almighty Allah as exemplified […]
Community in Edo laments ‘unjust’ demolition of homes
THE people of Ebo community in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State are lamen-ting what they described as unjust demolition of their houses by agents of the state government.
Pray for Yar’Adua’s health, Oshiomhole urges Nigerians
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, called on Nigerians to fervently pray for the quick recovery of President Umaru Yar’Adua to enable him fulfill his vision of a great Nigeria.
Foreign coach: Nigeria goes for another goose chase
AS the rest of the world map out strategies for the World Cup after going through the tough qualifiers, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are still groping over the choice of Coach that would lead the Eagles to Mandela’s Rainbow nation after they scraped through the skin of the teeth. Coach Amodu Shuaibu who guided the Eagles to their second world cup qualification was said to have divided the NFF over his continued stay .
Polls rigging ‘ll worsen in 2011 – Kanu
FORMER National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, chieftain, Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu (rtd), yesterday said electoral reforms and the attempt to ensure that people’s vote count will not prevent rigging in 2011, rather, the problem will be worse.
FOR THE RECORDJCCR SUIT: Federal High court preliminary ruling
It was supposed to be a retreat of the Joint Committee on Constitutional Review of both chambers of the National Assembly in Minna to reflect on process of reviewing the 1999 Constitution. But rather than Senators and Representatives achieving the purpose of their gathering, controversy ensued over chairman cum Co-chairman of the committee.
