Ex-govs dazed over non-inclusion in new FEC
*Stay put in Abuja ENUGU—Supporters of three former governors in the Southern states are still mourning the non-inclusion of their leaders in the ministerial list of their states. Meanwhile, there was wild jubilations in Akwa Ibom State over the nomination of Honourable Ndueso Essien as minister. Not a few residents of the state lauded Acting […]
Senate, Reps okay N4.6 trn budget
THE National Assembly, yesterday, approved a harmonized N4.6 trillion 2010 budget for the Federal Government directed at boosting infrastructure development across the country.
Best Time To Be Minister
SOME cruel jokes have emerged in the light of the departure of the Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They became jobless on March 17. There was even a debate whether they had any job in the first place.
Winnie in the swirl of controversy
THE fiftieth commemoration of the Sharpville massacre rolled by on March 21. It was a landmark because that massacre was conclusive proof that Apartheid could not be ended by peaceful protests or deputations. Africans had poured out on March 21, 1960 in the South African township of Sharpville to protest laws that forced them to carry passes in their own country.
Appeal Court sacks Senator Joy Emodi
THE election of Senator Joy Emodi representing Anambra North Senatorial District in the National Assembly was nullified by the Court of Appeal, Enugu, yesterday, on the grounds that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, wrongfully declared her, winner of the 2007 election
Keshi set to land Kenya job
There may be brighter days ahead for former Nigerian and Malian coach Stephen Keshi as he tops the shortlist containing a formidable array of managers to take over the job of the Kenyan national team, the Harambee Stars.
