Jonathan should resolve PDP internal disputes, says Etiebet
CHIEF Don Etiebet served as Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources during late General Sani Abacha. The stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in this interview dismissed media reports that former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) and himself received $ 37.5 million from Haliburton. He also bared his mind on the crisis rocking the PDP and other sundry issues. Excerpts:
Shell’s cycle turbine boosts power output
The Anglo-Dutch Oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, yesterday, said its Joint Venture Afam VI power plant, which began electricity production in 2008, is set to increase output from 450 to 650MW with the commissioning of the combined cycle turbine on 4- 5 May 2010.
Nigerians in Germany mobilise for Jonathan
ABUJA—A Germany-based Nigerian organisation, Diaspora Association for Democratic Change in Nigeria, DADCN, has begun a Europe-wide campaign to mobilise support of the continent’s foreign policy elite for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan. Spokesmen of the group, John Anyanwu and Teddy Oscar, said the Acting President needed the international support to enable him steer the ship of […]
Labour shelves pay rise strike
The strike threatened by some unions in the public sector which was to effectively begin today has been suspended for two weeks.
Police nab 2 students for alleged robbery, 3 over community crisis
TWO stu-dents of Delta State University, Delsu, Abraka, have been arrested over alleged involvement in armed robbery cases. Police also picked up three suspects over the recent Mosogar community crisis.
Abia AC chieftain alleges assassination plot by gov’s son
AN Action Congress, AC, governorship aspirant, in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne, has alleged that the son of Abia State Governor, Mr. Chinedu Orji plotted to assassinate him when he declared interest to contest the 2011 election, but the state government has denied the allegation, describing him (Ikonne) as unserious person, who is only seeking relevance.
