Halliburton: Govt officials got N3.150bn as bribe – AGF
ATTORNEY General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Suleiman Adoke, yesterday, said that government officials in the regimes of late General Sani Abacha, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and former President Olusegun Obasanjo collected $21 million bribe in the Halliburton bribe scandal.
Open Varsity takes off in Delta next session
THE National Open University will soon take off in Delta State with three designated centres, namely Sapele, Warri and Asaba.
Why Edo PDP failed to win re-run polls, by Ogbemudia
THE Dr Samuel Ogbemudia- led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, yesterday, attributed the failure of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to win all the re-run elections held in the state to the alleged hijack of the leadership of the party by decampees from the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP.
Epidemic outbreak claims 7 children in Imo
About seven children have been reported dead, following the outbreak of gastro enteritis in Okigwe local government area of Imo State.
Port Harcourt stampede: Ohakim commiserates with Jonathan
Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has described the death of some citizens in the Port Harcourt stampede as most unfortunate and tragic.
No more big boys in Eagles – Siasia
Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Samson Siasia has told his players that both the foreign-based and home-based players are equal and would be treated as such while in camp just as his technical assistant, Simon Kalika expressed that there would be no automatic shirt for any player.
Shun exam malpractices, soldiers warned
THE General Officer Commanding, GOC, 82 Division of Nigerian Army Enugu, Major General Sarkin Yaki Bello, yesterday warned young army officers who will begin their promotion examination today against malpractices, saying the army viewed it with seriousness.
PDP rally tragedy: Reyenieju commends Police
A member of the House of Representatives representing the Warri Federal Constituency, Mr Daniel Reyenieju, has given kudos to the Nigeria Police for what he described “as timely intervention of the police officer who fired into the air, an action that drastically reduced the number of casualties at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt last Saturday.”
AFTER THE PRIMARIES: PDP, moving on with shackled legs
IF there is any problem the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will have to contend with now after the primaries it conducted nation wide, it is the headache of how it will heal the wounds, the party and members sustained during and after the primaries.
S-East govs, CAN meet over security, good governance
South East governors of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states have pledged to ensure stability, peace and unity in the country.
APRIL POLLS: Akala in, Chime out
GOVERNOR Adebayo Alao_Akala, yesterday, won judicial relief to contest the forthcoming gubernatorial election even as his Enugu State counterpart, Mr. Sullivan Chime, suffered a major set back when the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, removed his name and those of his loyalists from the ballot.
