Chime’s faction declares Enugu PDP congresses illegal
THE dissolved Enugu State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to Governor Sullivan Chime said the fresh congresses held by the group loyal to the party’s National Chairman, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, was illegal.
Pakistan’s Railcop expresses interest in Nigeria’s railway system
Railway Constructions Pakistan Limited (RAILCOP) has expressed its interest to revamp the Nigeria Railway system if given the opportunity by the Nigerian government.
CBN places restriction on official foreign exchange
Central Bank of Nigeria has restricted banks from selling foreign exchange purchased from the official market, in the interbank market, to bureaux de change and hotels.
Bomb Scare: Israel Shuts Borders Against 1,000 Nigerian Pilgrims
IT was a bad New Year Day for some over 1,000 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2010 pilgrimage to the holy land in Israel as the Israeli authority on Saturday shut its border against those entering the country from Egypt over a bomb scare which turned to be a false alarm.
59 yrs old widow excretes 99 wraps of heroin
PORT HARCOURT: NIGERIAN Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has paraded a 59-year-old woman, Mrs Fati Akande who allegedly excreted 99 wraps of substance suspected to be heroin in Port Harcourt after she was arrested at the Port Harcourt international airport on her way to the United States of America as her final destination.
Ohakim promises N1m for information on kidnappers, armed robbers
Imo State Government has promised to give N1 million to anybody who gives the police credible information that will lead to the arrest of kidnapers, armed robbers and perpetrators of serious crimes in the state.
