Fallout of Akwa Ibom mayhem: Police slam ACN gov candidate with treason
The Police yesterday arraigned before a Federal High Court, Abuja, the ACN governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, John Akpan Udoedehe, on a four count charge of treason that will effectively keep him out of circulation ahead of the coming elections. The maximum penalty for treason is death.
D-G cautions on PPP programme
The Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Engr. Mansur Ahmed, has warned that transaction of the Public and Private Partnership (PPP) may be proned to failure if the financial modeling competencies of finance and accounting professionals in both its public and private are not significantly raised.
MTV in real talk
MTV Networks Africa is at it again as they present Real Talk, an innovative marketing seminar for brands and organizations that will target the Nigerian youth.
Girl child’s education is a vaccine against our problems – Dr. Kole Shettima
Dr. Kole Shettima , director, MacArthur Foundation, Africa Office, Abuja, is responsible for grant making in the Population & Reproductive Health area, Human Rights and International Justice, and the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa.
Delta Diaspora Solidly Behind Uduaghan – Prof. Ophori
Duke Ophori (Ph.D) is a professor and Chair of Environment and Earth Studies of the Montclair University, Montclair, New Jersey in the United States of America.
Politicians in battle of wits with kidnappers in Delta
THE worry of most politicians ahead of an election is the credibility of the process and impartiality of the umpire. But in Delta State, the biggest worry of politicians right now is not the election process; it is how to outwit the profit-making kidnap syndicates, who are desperate to get their own share from them before they are elected into office.
INEC warns media against unauthorised reports of election results
INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega has urged media houses to avoid unauthorised reportage of election results.
Nigeria-UK trade hits 3 billion pounds – Envoy
Bilateral trade between Nigeria and the United Kingdom hit three billion pounds in 2010, Amb. Dozie Nwanna, Nigeria’s acting High Commissioner to the UK, has said.
Cote d Ivoire: Nigeria to table resolution on use of force at UN
Nigeria, backed by France, is set to table a draft UN resolution, which would authorise possible use of military force to stop attack against civilians in Cote d’ Ivoire.
Bus runs into crowd at Kano CPC rally
Several people sustained various degrees of injuries,Thursday at Makole Town in Kano when a bus ran into a rally of the CPC, the News Agency of Nigerias (NAN) reports.
Sponsors battle over Fela’s soul
It’s a battle of corporate bodies as big names like the Lagos State government, Hi-Tv, M-NET, Chicken Republic, Skye Bank and Sterling Bank try to outbid each other for right to sponsor Fela, the original Broadway musical produced by Shawn ‘JayZ’ Carter and Will Smith and directed by Bill T. Jones.
