Towards a just and equitable Akwa Ibom State in 2015
The Eket Interest Group have watched with keen interest the unfolding drama orchestrated by some power thirsty individuals who are desperately bent on misleading the general public, especially in Akwa Ibom State to believe that the office of the governor of the state come 2015 is a free for all geographical zones party.
Two killed as gunmen attack foreigners’ housing in Taraba
KANO – Gunmen have stormed a residence in central Nigeria that housed foreign workers, killing two police guards in an attack a company source said Thursday was a failed kidnapping. Police in Taraba state confirmed the raid in the village of Tella at the site owned by the Triacta engineering firm, but declined to provide […]
NCC sanctions mobile operators with N22m fine
For contravening the ban on promotions and lotteries on their respective networks, the telecoms regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC Thursday slammed a total of N22 million fine on the four GSM operators including MTN, Globacom Limited, Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Ltd (Etisalat) and Airtel.
Henry Okah legal team withdraws, new one takes over
The lead counsel of Henry Okah’s legal team on Thursday at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg announced the teams withdrawal from the terrorism case.
Pope bids farewell, says he will be ‘simple pilgrim’
Pope Benedict XVI waved a final goodbye on Thursday from the balcony of the papal residence before starting a life of retirement as the first pontiff to resign in over 700 years.
Pope arrives Castel Gandolfo to begin retirement
Pope Benedict XVI arrived by helicopter Thursday at Castel Gandolfo near Rome shortly before he officially resigns his eight-year papacy at 1900 GMT.
