By Gbenga Ariyibi ADO-EKITI—The only way that could make our economy strong and devoid of challenges of the  current  global economic meltdown is to ban the importation of goods, especially items that could be produced locally in the country. This was the opinion of the Dean, School of Engineering, Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Mr  Olufemi […]

By  Anayo Okoli Umuahia—The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has accused the government of Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA) of non-performance. Consequently, the party vowed to wrest power from the PPA come 2011 gubernatorial election in the state. State chairman of the PDP, Chief Ndidi Okereke, who passed this verdict while interacting with journalists […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—THE governorship candidate of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) for the February 6, 2010, election in Anambra State, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, yesterday held a meeting with members of the Anambra State House of Assembly to solicit their support to enable her achieve her gubernatorial ambition. Though details of the meeting that lasted for […]

IBADAN—The world renowned evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke yesterday visited Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala who said his administration would continue to uphold its belief in religious tolerance and harmony. He stated this  during the visit. Reinhard Bonnke will start a crusade in the city for five days. Governor Akala attributed the relative peace and tranquility prevalent in the […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Government has threatened to publish names of individuals and corporate organizations it branded chronic tax defaulters should they fail to defray their liabilities to government. Addressing a news conference in Owerri, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Revenue Generation, Mobilization and Account Monitoring, Deacon Kierian Onwuzuruike, said the government […]

*Police spread dragnet for kidnappers By  Ogbonna Amadi, Benjamin Njoku, Lagos & Tony Edike ENUGU—POLICE commands in the South-Eastern states have been placed on red alert to fish out the kidnappers of Nollywood star actor and comedian, Nkem Owoh. He  was abducted on the  Enugu– Port Harcourt Expressway on Monday. The rise in kidnapping in […]

*Allegation untrue, says Govt By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—FORMER Governor,  Lamidi Adesina of Oyo State has alleged that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the state has already stuffed some ballot boxes with votes ahead of Saturday’s re-run election into the House of Representatives. He made the allegation yesterday while addressing newsmen on  the election that […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young ABUJA—NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday denied knowledge of any crisis in the leadership of Labour Party (LP), and called on all affiliates and the general public to discountenance reports of crisis in the party. NLC in a statement by its General Secretary, Comrade John Odah, insisted that the Comrade Dan Nwanyanwu-led national […]

ABUJA — President Umaru Yar’Adua has approved the appointment of Dr. Barclays Ayakoroma as Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation  (NICO). According to a statement signed by Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Senator Bello Gada, the appointment of Ayakoroma has been approved by President Yar’Adua. The appointment which took effect from […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday promised that he would neither shield nor protect any public official who runs foul of the law or breaches the Code of Conduct for public officers. He spoke on a day the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Constance Momoh called for abrogation of Section […]

THE Business Manager, Undertaking, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Ughelli, Delta State, Mr. Francis Iyayi, yesterday narrowly escaped being lynched by protesting residents of Emuobor Street in the metropolis.
Residents of Emuobor street came out in their numbers in the early hours of yesterday protesting the power outage in the area in last two months.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Director-General of the Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in West Africa (GIABA), Dr Abdullahi Shehu, yesterday in Abuja disclosed that Nigeria came top on the list of countries that has failed to comply with anti-money laundering standards as set out by the Economic Community of West […]

By Funmi Komolafe ABUJA—The meeting of representatives of the Federal Government and organised labour over the planned deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry ended in a deadlock yesterday. While government officials  led by the Minister of Finance, Alhaji Mansur Muktar, for several hours tried to convince labour on the merit of  the […]

By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Ifeanyi Okolie LAGOS—THE authorities of  the Kirikiri Maximum Prison may have tightened its rules of engagement  due to the horde of visitors  who besiege the gate daily, wanting  to see top politician, Chief Bode George. George, former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), was twoweeks agojailed by a Lagos High […]

*Govt, kingmakers’ meeting deadlocked By Dayo Johnson AKURE—THE crisis trailing the deposition of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Adepoju Adesina, has deepened as the peace meeting convened by the Ondo State Government with the aggrieved kingmakers and high chiefs ended in a deadlock. Also, no fewer than 50 thugs yesterday disrupted a meeting of the […]