Security! Jonathan swings into action
Indications emerged yesterday that the Presidency may have set machineries in motion towards probing alleged mismanagement of about N550 million released out of the multi-billion naira Seven- Cities Project which seeks to ensure that states with high crime rates are provided more equipment to ensure that criminality is reduced to the barest minimum in the country.
Court voids Akunyili’s cancellation of Mobitel’s 2.3GHZ slot
A Federal high court sitting in Abuja yesterday voided the cancellation by the immediate past Minister of Information and Communications, Prof Dora Akunyili, of the licensing process of national frequencies in the 2.3GHZ band.
Jubilation at National Planning Commission over Usman’s sack
By Henry Umoru ABUJA—WHILE the sack of the immediate past Minister/Deputy Chairman of the National Planning Commission, NPC, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, may not go down well with him, staff of the Commission yesterday described his exit as the best for them. Majority of staff who spoke with Vanguard when this correspondent visited the office located […]
PDP blasts el-Rufai over rotational presidency
…says he is ignorant By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday replied former Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Malam Nasir el-Rufai for criticising the party’s decision to zone the 2011 Presidency to the North. Rufai had described the PDP’s provision for rotational presidency in its constitution as akin to ‘insanity’. But the […]
Jos crisis: Ajibola-led probe panel dismisses insinuations
By Taye Obateru Jos — As efforts continue to find a solution to the incessant crisis in Plateau State, the Justice Bola Ajibola Commission which investigated the November 2008 crisis in Jos has dismissed insinuations of bias in its report. The commission said in a statement in Jos that the process of arriving at its […]
Anxiety as Kidnappers, robbers regroup in Anambra
By Enyim Enyim Onitsha—Anambra Leaders of Thought have raised alarm over alleged regrouping of kidnappers and armed robbers in the state to disrupt the peace that is now reigning in the state. The group raised the concern in a communique in Onitsha, made available to newsmen after their emergency meeting, which centered on the state […]
