2011: Who’ll challenge Amaechi?
Before now there was only one opposition political party in Rivers State and that was Accord Party. The governorship candidate of the party in the 2007 elections Chief Bekinbo Soberekon has been begging the courts since 2008 to remove Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi from the Brick House in Port Harcourt. Soberekon wants to be the tenant of that sprawling premises.
NDDC gets evaluation, monitoring c’ttee
By Charles Kumolu IGBOKODA—THE Commisioner representing Ondo State on the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Rev Benson Enikuomehin, has disclosed that the Commission had set up a monitoring and evaluation committee to ensure that developmental programmes in the state’s oil producing communities achieved the desired results. He also noted that most challenges in […]
Ex-militants’ leader tasks FG on post-amnesty
FORMER Commander of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, Sobomabo Jackreec, alias Egberipapa, has called on the federal government to fast-track its post-amnesty programme for repentant militants in the Niger Delta.
Kill us or free us, five condemned prisoners tell authorities
FIVE condemned inmates awaiting the hangman for over 10 years at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos, will soon know their fate as a Federal High Court in Lagos is set to give judgement in their case.
FG spends N2trn on fuel subsidy in 7 years — Rep
…backs deregulation By Tordue Salem ABUJA—Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Rep. Aro Bamidele (PDP/Yagba/Kogi) has revealed that from 2003 to date, the Federal Government has spent about N2trillion on subsidy for petroleum products. Mr. Bamidele, who threw his weight behind a full deregulation of the energy sector, said the plan of […]
Bini chief, wife arrested over 2 actors’ death
A Benin palace chief and his wife (names withheld) have been arrested by the police in Benin in connection with the recent murder of two movie stars in his house.
N2.5bn scam: EFCC arraigns Bayelsa Accountant-General, 2 others
By Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed a six count charge against the Bayelsa State Accountant General, Mr Francis Okokuro, Director of Treasury, Mr Abbot Clinton and Director of Finance, Mr Ikobho Anthony Howells over alleged N2.5billion scam bordering on money laundering and advance fee fraud. It was gathered yesterday […]
Elite, Nigeria’s problem—Bakare
PASTOR Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assemblies has described the elite class as Nigeria’s problems, just as he said they had ensured that corruption continues in the country.
Atiku’s loyalist dumps AC
A chieftain of Action Congress (AC) and loyalist of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Chief Ejiofor Onyia, has decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a short but impressive ceremony held at the party’s state secretariat in Asaba yesterday.
Revenue allocation formula illegal— Bankole
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole has declared that the revenue allocation formula presently used by the Federal Government as illegal.
Vanguard’s driver survives robbery attack
A driver with Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Humphrey Nnamdi, escaped death by the whiskers in the early hours of yesterday on Benin–Warri road, as he was attacked at Oghara by men of the underworld on his way to deliver Tuesday’s edition of the paper to Port-Harcourt.
Iwu tasks political parties on internal democracy
The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu yesterday challenged the politicians and political parties to concentrate their energies on mobilizing Nigerians for the 2011 elections and ensuring internal democracy in their parties rather than dissipate energies calling for his removal.
Why Bayelsa commissioner was sacked, by Egba
By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa— Overseer of Bayelsa State Information Ministry, Mr. Nathan Egba, a former commissioner in the ministry, yesterday dismissed as a misplacement of facts, claims by the sacked Commissioner for Urban Development and Housing, Mr. Ayakeme Whiskey, that his sacked was based on his loyalty to the Acting President. Egba, whose appointment as […]
Prayer, solution to Nigeria’s crisis — Clerics
By Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS — As the sectarian and ethnic problems facing some parts of the northern Nigeria subside, Chief Missioner of the Ansar-Ud -Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Ahmad and Chairman, University of Lagos, Muslim Community, Professor Abdur-Rahman Bello, has said the failure of adequate prayer was responsible for the several crisis. The […]
Leave Chikwe alone, group tells EFCC
By Innocent Anaba LAGOS—Igbo Leadership Forum, ILF, has called on the Mrs Farida Waziri led Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to leave Chief Herbert Chikwe, husband of former Aviation Minister and Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland and Iceland, Dr Kema Chikwe, alone. ILF leader, Dr Eustace Ejikeme in a statement in Lagos, said “what does […]
EFCC rejects bail order for detained Bayelsa officials
Despite a Federal High Court order in Yenagoa that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, set free three Bayelsa State government officials in its custody over alleged diversion of N500 million into private accounts, the embattled men may spend more days in detention as the anti-graft agency yesterday said it was not aware of the order.
