A militant kingpin and bomb specialist who identified himself as the “Udumegun of Niger-Delta” today detonated a bomb at the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) office in Warri, Delta state, causing fresh panic in the oil state.

 By Taye Obateru Jos — The Regional Council for Conflict Management and Mitigation, CMMRC, has appealed to the Plateau State government to consider a review of the current curfew period in the state in view of its adverse effects on business and the restoration of normalcy. The body in as statement, yesterday signed by its […]

 By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — National Chairman of the Citizens Popular Party, CPP, Chief Maxi Okwu, has indicated his interest to contest the 2011 presidency under the ticket of the Patriotic Alliance of Nigeria, PAN. PAN is an alliance of 10 political parties led by the APGA. Other parties in the alliance include the Action […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — Kano State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mallam Sagir Salihu Takai, yesterday resigned his cabinet position and formally joined the race for Kano Government House in 2011. He is believed to be Governor Ibrahim Shekarau’s anointed son. Briefing journalists in Kano, Takai said he took the decision to honour calls […]

 By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—To ensure timely release of candidates’ results, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has acquired 31 scanning machines worth over N465 million. The scanners used for the marking of the results were the types used in the e-voting system in the United Kingdom (UK). Each of the scanners cost about N15million […]

 By Tony Edike ENUGU — embattled Senator Joy Emordi, representing Anambra North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has instituted a fresh action at the Court of Appeal, Enugu, praying for an order disqualifying three justices of the court from sitting, adjudicating or taking part in any processes before the court relating to her earlier […]

The bullion van with its police escort jeep, according to sources, was returning to Warri from Benin empty when it ran into the gunmen who opened fire on them.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young  A pan-Igbo socio-cultural group under the aegis of Concerned Igbo Citizens for State Democracy in Nigeria, CICSDN,  has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint an Igbo man to replace former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Maurice Iwu, who is now on pre-retirement leave ahead of the expiration of […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — THE leadership crisis rocking the electronics market in the commercial town of Onitsha is yet to abate as the former executive of Electronics Dealers Association, EDA, insisted, yesterday, that they would not hand over to a new executive because there were still pending cases in court. Four members of the […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — ANAMBRA State has been selected as one of the three states in the country for the implementation of the World Bank-supported State Governance and Capacity Building Project II, aimed at supporting states that have shown a clear commitment to reforms. Speaking during the flag- off of the project in Awka, […]