S-East govs resolve to back Jonathan for April election
THE five South East governors rose from a meeting in Awka yesterday and resolved to give unflinching support to President Goodluck Jonathan in his presidential bid.
ANALYSIS: Monetary policy in another chase after inflation
As the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) begins its maiden meeting for 2011 today, concerns about inflation, which is the rate of increase of prices of goods and services, is expected to dominate the agenda of the meeting as it did for most part of last year.
Elechi picks Ebonyi PDP chair as running mate
AHEAD of the forthcoming gubernatorial election billed for April this year, Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State, weekend, chose the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman in the state, Engr. Dave Umahi, as his running mate.
A seat belt puzzle
“Pray, what has a LASTMA (Lagos State Traffic Management Authority) official got to do with wearing or not wearing of seat-belts?” asked Jane flabbergasted, while commuters at the ever- busy Oshodi Oke Bus-stop watched as a LASTMA official tried to arrest the driver of a moving mini-bus because he was not wearing a seat-belt.
2011: Why PDP should not go for arrangee landslide- Hagher
Second Republic Senator and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Chieftain Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher is Nigeria’s Ambassador to Canada. He was one-time Nigeria’s envoy to Mexico, minister of state in the Ministry of Power and Steel and later Health.
Umeh commends INEC over voters’ registration
NATIONAL chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, has commended chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega, for responding quickly to the problems that arose at the commencement of the on-going nationwide voter registration.
