Why many may not travel for Christmas
MR. Emeka Nwokeke is a driver with Chisco, a popular transport company that has buses plying different parts of the country. Emeka left Lagos about 7p.m. penultimate Friday en route Port-Harcourt. Unfortunately, he ran into a traffic gridlock at Ore and by 12.30 pm the next day, Emeka who was totally worn out was still trying to manouvre his way out of the jam which he attributed to bad spots along the expressway, the illegal parking of trailers on both sides of the expressway and the recklessness of drivers.
Project Uduaghan inaugurates natn’l exco
The National Executive of Project Uduaghan International (PUI) will be inaugurated today, Novem-ber 24.
A statement by the chairman planning commit-tee, Mr. Steve Moeteke and Public Relations Officer, Mr Dotie Augustine, said the ceremony will take place at the squash court, Govern-ment House, Asaba.
NPAN flays devilish Press Bill
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), has condemned the strange Press Council Bill now circulating at the National Assembly which seeks to impose government control on the Nigerian press.
Jonathan assures on steady power supply next year
By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said Nigerians will not depend on generators for their electricity supply by this time next year. Jonathan spoke at the commissioning ceremony of the production lines of the new Peugeot 307 Sedan cars at the premises of the Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited (PAN) in Kaduna. […]
Ibori: Anxiety in Asaba as Judge shifts ruling again
Loyalists of the immediate past governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, were apprehensive yesterday as the much- expected ruling by the Federal High Court, Asaba, on the application filed by Ibori seeking to strike out the 170-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) did not hold.
Forgery : Police lose bid to send Aregbesola to prison
By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—The Nigeria Police yesterday arraigned the 2007 gubernatorial candidate of the opposition Action Congress (AC), Engineer Rauf Aregbesola and a lawyer, Mr Olayinka Okedara before an Abuja high court sitting on a six count charge of conspiracy and forgery. The arraignment followed an earlier order procured from the court to prosecute the […]
