Ojukwu: ‘The need to immortalise him’
In life, they were strange political bed fellows, but the death of Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu has become their unifying factor.
Lack of gas, vandalism stall NIPP 1000MW 0 FG
THE Federal Government Friday raised an alarm that it could not fire a 1000 mega watts capacity National Independent Power Project, NIPP, from Sapele, Delta State due to shortage of gas and alleged host community restiveness.
Boko Haram: Don’t negotiate with terrorist groups, NBA warns FG
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, warned the federal government against engaging into any form of negotiation with recognized terrorist sects in the country, insisting that “such meetings may send the signal to like -minded people that government only listens when you intimidate and resort to terror.”
Court judgment can’t prevent LASTMA – Solicitor-General
Lagos State government officially reacted to the judgement of a Federal High Court barring the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, from imposing fine on erring traffic offenders, insisting that the court’s judgement could not stop LASTMA from performing its duty.
Fuel subsidy: Be careful, Gowon warns
FORMER Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has advised the Federal Government to be careful in its plan to remove fuel subsidy, saying that they should plan the removal to be painless to the citizens.
Fuel scarcity hits Jos
With just weeks to the Christmas festivities, fuel queues have returned to Plateau State creating panic- buying among motorists.
Don’t foist running mate on Oshiomhole – Omoruyi
FORMER Director General of the Center for Democratic Studies (CDS), Prof.Omo Omoruyi, has described as unnecessary and sad the crisis rocking the Edo State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) over who becomes Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s running mate for the July 14, 2012 governorship and warned against imposing a running mate for the Governor.
I used to help OBJ get access to Abacha, Diya – Bode George
Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George (CON), 66, who retired as a Commodore of the Nigerian Navy, has paid his dues as a player of politics in Nigeria, notwithstanding his ordeal in the hands of what many have described as political adversaries, which led to his incarceration over a matter that now has become an issue of litigation at the Supreme Court.
Boko Haram: Has Northen leaders found their voice?
AFTER several months of a heavy and disturbing silence over the deadly activities of the Islamic sect Boko Haram , some Northern leaders had their tongues unbound early this week.
Football fans chorus, ‘Maigari should go’
Following the failure of U-23 Eagles to pick one of the three automatic tickets for the 2012 Olympic football event at the on-going CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco, Nigerian football fans have declared that the Aminu Maigari-led Nigerian Football Federation should quit.
Enugu council polls: Opposition parties back out
Today’s local government elections in 17 councils of Enugu State is mere affirmation as the opposition political parties declined to field candidates for the poll.
