Tourism: SA targets 15m foreign visitors by 2020
South Africa wants to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals into the country to 15 million by 2020, up from its seven million figure in 2009, President Jacob Zuma said. Zuma spoke at the signing ceremony to mark South Africa’s entry into the UN World Tourism Organisation’s Golden Book’in Cape Town.
INEC declares Ogene winner of Ogbaru Fed Constituency
After the re-run of the controversial Ogbaru Federal Constituency election on Friday, May 6, the returning officer, Peter Chimezie Nnanwa, declared the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Victor Afam Ogene, winner.
Imo PDP loses driver to gunmen
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which has been struggling to get over the defeat of Governor Ikedi Ohakim, suffered yet another setback in the early hours of yesterday, as gunmen stormed the home of one of its drivers, Mr. Uchenna Okere, and shot him.
CJN, Katsina-Alu escapes death as tree branch kills wife
The Chief Justice of the Federation, CJN, Justice Katsina Alu, Sunday, escaped death by the whiskers at his home town Alu, in Oshongu Local Government Area of Benue when a branch of a Melina tree in his palatial country home mysteriously fell on him and his wife.
Murdered Bauchi Corps members : Over 600 suspects arrested – Yuguda
GOVERNOR Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state disclosed, Sunday, that over 600 suspects have so far been arrested and being prosecuted in connection with the murder of nine members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC during the post election violence in the State.
INEC ad-hoc staff protest in Sapele
OVER 50 ad-hoc staff who worked for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at Sapele local government area, Delta State in the just concluded general elections, weekend, protested what they described as paltry payment of N9, 000 to them by the Commission.
2 kids found dead in mother’s freezer
TWO children of a woman (names withheld) working at the Central Hospital Agbor, in Delta State have been found dead in their mother’s giant deep freezer.
Kerosene scarcity pushes price of firewood up
Asaba – With the scarcity of kerosene in Asaba and its environs, firewood, which was seen as a cheaper alternative, has also become expensive.
ACN can’t speak for Yorubas on GNU – Edo- Osagie
B y Gabriel Enogholase BENIN – A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Mr. Clement Edo – Osagie has described the recent statement credited to the National Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that his party will not participate in a government of national unity as proposed by President […]
Okorocha’s victory excites Akunyili
Former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has expressed delight over the victory of Chief Rochas Okorocha of APGA at the supplementary governorship election in Imo.
Imo: Okorocha floors Ohakim
Chief Rocha Anayo Okorocha, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has been declared winner of the governorship election in Imo State.
