ACN accuses Daniel again of carting away appliances from Govt House
THE plethora of allegations of wrong doing against the outgoing Governor of Ogun State Otunba Olugbenga Daniel by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state continued Thursday with the party accusing him of unrepentantly carting away appliances and amenities from both the Government House and his office in the wake of the May 29 handover date.
Speakership: Reps spurn open secret voting
Representatives yesterday stalled attempts to reverse the newly introduced open secret voting method to elect the new speaker for the Seventh Assembly.
I’m not shielding John Togo- Bayelsa gov
Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, yesterday, described as laughable allegation that wanted renegade militant leader John Togo is being sheltered in Government House, Yenagoa.
Soldiers seek more funding for peace missions
Nigerian soldiers have complained that the various peace-keeping missions were not well-funded, exposing them to unnecessary risks.
Jonathan may split Education ministry into two
STRONG indication, yesterday, emerged that like many states, the Federal Government has concluded arrangement to split Education ministry into pre- and tertiary education to be manned separately by the two ministers after May 29.
Why I will maintain large cabinet – Jonathan
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, gave reasons why he can not reduce the size of the next Federal cabinet below 36 ministers, saying that he was under legal obligation to appoint a minister from each state of the federation.
Opposition mounts against Lemu as post-election violence panel chair
The Middle Belt Dialogue,MBD, has added its voice to those opposed to the appointment of Sheik Ahmed Lemu as the Chairman of the Federal Government Panel on post-election violence in some parts of the North.
EFCC to summon Bankole over alleged N21.3bn scam
Speaker Dimeji Bankole of the House of Representatives is to be invited for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged N21.3billion scam bordering on money laundering and gross abuse of office, sources in the commission have revealed.
Lagos to evict 1,019 flood victims from camp
Lagos State Government, has said that 1,019 Internal Displaced Person, IDP, from Ajegunle in Agboyi-Ketu Local Counvcil Development Area, LCDA, due to last year’s flooding in the area now at the state relief camp at Agbowa in Ikorodu, would be disengaged from the camp before the end of June, this year.
Towards illegal occupancy
ONE beauty of democracy is that it provides for all. While it allows the majority to have its way, it still permits the minority to have its say.
Rigging the zoning formula
ONE of the problems the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has inflicted on this country since the Olusegun Obasanjo era is a zoning policy without concrete principles guiding it. A well laid-out policy will have clear roadmaps for its implementation.
