Vanguard’s staff escapes death as robbers kill policeman and driver
Rivers State Zonal Editor of Vanguard Newspaper Mr. George Onah, Monday escaped death by the whiskers when dare devil armed robbers fired several bullets into his Kia Rio car as he made to drive out of his office premises when the robbers attacked a Hilux van, killing a mobile police escort and the driver of the van.
Edo 2012: If PDP must zone guber
AS the countdown to the 2012 gubernatorial election in Edo State draws near the permutations and maneuvering in the Peoples Democratic Party has intensified. This is particularly on the issue of the choice of the governorship candidate of the party.
Church of Nigeria to FG: We’ll back fuel subsidy removal if…
THE CHURCH of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) weekend cited the judicious use of money to be realised from the removal of fuel subsidy as main condition for the Church to give its nod to the Federal Government’s decision on the removal of subsidy and increase in fuel price of petroleum products by 2012.
NNPC, EFCC accounts unaudited since inception – Auditor General
BY BEN AGANDE ABUJA—The Auditor General of the Federation, Mr Samuel Orkura, weekend, raised alarm over the refusal of some government agencies and parastatals to submit their audited accounts to his poffice in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. Appearing before the House Committee on Public Accounts at the weekend, the Auditor General who […]
Why we’re still holding Baba Suwe – NDLEA
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, explained why it is still holding on to popular actor and comedian, Mr. Babatunde Omidina, alias Baba Suwe, who was arrested last Wednesday night for alleged drug trafficking.
Fuel subsidy removal: Labour threatens mass uprising
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has advised the Presidency to cut social spending and jettison its planned fuel subsidy removal to avoid the wrath of Nigerians and save the nation from social uprising. It warned that indices that gave rise to the uprising in North Africa and the Arab world were everywhere in Nigeria.
