Igbinedion University to enroll 100 ex-militants, says Kuku
SPECIAL Adviser to the President on Niger-Delta and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Office, Abuja, Hon Kingsley Kuku has said that the authorities of the Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State, have agreed to offer admission to no fewer than 100 qualified ex-combatants for various degree programmes in the institution.
N500bn oil derivation suit: FG seeks out-of-court settlement
The Federal Government, yesterday, asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to discontinue further hearing on the suit filed before it by 21-traditional rulers of mineral producing communities, seeking a release of N500 billion hitherto allocated to the Niger Delta between 2001 and 2009.
MINISTERIAL NOMINEES: Jonathan insists on clean records
THERE were indications, yesterday, that President Goodluck Jonathan was planning to put aside the lists sent by state chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, based on his insistence for clean records from those that would play leading roles in his new government.
Jonathan craves legacy in his appointments
The first high level appointments into the President Goodluck Jonathan new administration may indicate a strategic departure from business as usual. They may also indicate a hardened resolve by President Jonathan to build a legacy in his image. The appointments, nevertheless, could provoke an unneeded tension with the National Assembly that may shadow the administration’s four-year tenure.
Boko Haram kills Shehu of Borno’s brother
Suspected members of the Yusufiyya sect popularly known as Boko Haram, yesterday, shot dead the younger brother of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, Abba Anas Umar Garbai El-Kanemi.
Court restrains CBN from selling off Intercontinental Bank’s assets
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from selling or taking any step or further steps to dispose of or sell in any manner whatsoever, Intercontinental Bank Plc’s investments and other assets, including but not limited to the bank’s business, operations and affairs to Access Bank Plc.
