Three bomb blasts rock Borno
Another bomb blasts occurred this morning at three different locations in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
Guber polls: Who wins the last round?
TODAY’s tranche of elections, the last in the series, in the on-going general polls promises a lot of interesting scenarios.
Ogun guber race: Rumours of Isiaka withdrawal persist
RUMOURS of the withdrawal of the Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN, Governorship candidate, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gen. Adetunji Idowu Olurin became very rife yesterday but Isiaka said there was no truth in it.
Power privatisation: Sumonu meets with PHCN workers
The first round of meetings to kick-start negotiations between the Federal Government and the trade unions in Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, will commence on May 16, in Abuja.
Lending, the ‘willingness to repay’ challenge
The primary duty of banks is to lend and a critical factor to this is willingness to repay on the part of the borrower. So even when all the documentation is right, a bank might refuse a loan application if it believes that the borrower will not pay even when he/she has the capacity to pay.
OPC warns politicians against inciting statements
National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, has called on politicians to refrain from statements capable of inciting violence during and after the elections, noting that the unity of Nigeria should not be threatened.
Post-election violence: State govts evacuate corps members from troubled spots
In what appears to be a demonstration of being their brothers’ keepers, state governments in the Southern part of the country have been responding to distress calls from members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, from their various states who are serving in the north and were trapped in the violent protests that greeted the announcement of the results of the last presidential election.
Will Fashola fade out in Lagos?
IT is D-Day in Lagos State for the major contestants participating in today’s gubernatorial and State constituency elections. The two major contenders are the Action Congress of Nigeria ACN and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Labour Party which has dissidents from the ACN is also making an issue out of its contention for some positions.
23,000 policemen, other security operatives for guber election in S-East
OVER 23,000 policemen and other security agents have been mobilized for today’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the five South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo.
Orji appeals to Northern leaders to stop killing of Ndigbo during crisis
ABIA State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, yesterday called on political and religious leaders in the North to prevent the recurrence of the senseless killing of the Igbo anytime there was crisis in the Northern part of the country.
Ohakim at daggers drawn with foes in Imo
IN Imo State, it is a tough battle for the three major gubernatorial candidates today. No fewer than 18 political parties fielded candidates for the gubernatorial election but the major contenders to reckon with today are the incumbent Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and Chief Ifeanyi Araraume of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.
