Court summons Bankole over disobedience of order
Justice David Okorowo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has summoned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, to appear before him on September 17 to explain to the court why he went ahead and sworn in one Mr Emmanuel Obot as the bona fide representative for the Uyo federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State, despite a subsisting court order restraining him from doing so.
Chevron staff kidnapped
UNKNOWN gunmen, weekend in Effurun, Delta State, abducted a staff of Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr. Fred Ejutemieden, and took him to an unknown destination while the police authorities have arrested four suspects with his brand new Toyota Camry car in Kaduna State.
Who will save Nigeria from corruption?
Fifty years of independence and we are still crawling?” asked Pat, a commuter in an Ikeja-bound passenger bus while listening to an advert on radio about Nigeria’s forthcoming 50th independence anniversary celebration. “In what single area have we improved post-independence? Instead of all this noise, we should go to our closets and weep for our dear nation and what has become of what was once a promising nation.
Ribadu blames N-Delta woes on political leadership
POLITICAL leadership has been blamed for the problem of underdevelopment in the Niger Delta region.
Islamic leader counsels politicians on violence
THE Seriki-Muslimi of Ughelli Muslim community, Delta State, Alhaji Muhammadu Aruna, has charged politicians in the country to shun all forms of political violence in the forthcoming 2011 general elections.
Delta PDP chair tackles Orubebe
chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State, Peter Nwaoboshi, weekend, took a swipe at the Minister of Niger-Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe, over what he called his regrettable actions.
