GOVERNOR of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Lamido Sanusi said, yesterday, that capitalisation was not the major problem with banks, rather lack of corporate governance and mis-management, warning that any foreign investor interested in any bank should not think that provision of money will guarantee their approval to invest in any of the troubled banks

Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has thrown his weight behind Chief Victor Rumson Baribote’s quest to join the Board of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL).

The Nigeria Football Federation has protested to world football –governing body, FIFA over the paucity of allocation of media accreditation to Nigeria for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. FIFA has sent only 15 media accreditation for the written press and five for photographers for the entire Nigeria.

THE traditional ruler of Utagba-Ogbe kingdom, Delta State, HRH Isaac Obi, has expressed the readiness of his people to continue to support Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administration in the state.

EDO State House of Assembly has directed its House Committee on Appropriation and Judiciary not to peruse the 2010 budget proposal meant for the State Ministry of Justice until its Commissioner, Dr. Osagie Obayuwana, presents the performance of the Ministry’s 2009 budget to it.

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has called on the international community to assist in protecting the Cross River rainforest which he said is under attack by loggers, farmers and those collecting firewood.

THE Nigerian Senate has been urged to reconsider its proposed plan to issue a seven day ultimatum to the United State government to remove the country from its terror watch list or it would sever all ties with the US.

HUNDREDS of people wept uncontrollably yesterday at the Miller Waterside of Warri, Delta State, as the bodies of four Gbaramatu children involved in last weekend’s boat accident involving two speed boats were recovered and buried.

By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI — THE Bauchi State chapter of NULGE who embarked on industrial action last week for reinstatement of treasurers of the 20 local government councils in the state has directed its members to immediately return to work. The directive was given Sunday by the Acting Chairman of Bauchi NULGE, Mr Mudi Nassarawa, […]

A MEMBER of Delta State Youth Development Committee, Mr. Julius Oruma, has called on Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to be wary of elected members House of Representatives and the state House of Assembly warming up to return for a 3rd and 4th term.

By  Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—FOUR armed robbery suspects,  who allegedly snatched a Prado Jeep from the owner at the Lekki area of Lagos, were yesterday handed over to the Anambra State Police Command by the Commander of the 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, Brigadier-General Joseph Osuji, after they were intercepted at the popular Oguta Road area of […]

THE news that lawmakers in the Lagos House of Assembly were contemplating the impeachment of the Governor, Raji Fashola, came to me as a surprise as I believe it did many other Nigerians who must have followed the activities of the Governor since he came into office in 2007.

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has charged  the Lebanese firm handling the reconstruction of Ilorin Central Mosque to give the community a first class standard mosque that will be the best of its kind in the country. The Emir, who gave the charge in his palace,  yesterday, when […]

NOT even the crassest of his critics would refer to Jibril Aminu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, as flamboyant, ostentatious or showy.

 By Tina Akannam Dutse — Jigawa state government has proposed to set up a special mobile court in the state that will  attend to all  Fulani and farmers clashes to ensure speedy judgments into such cases. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr. Aminu Abdullahi dropped this hint while briefing newsmen in Dutse shortly […]