Why Bayelsa PDP withheld result of Dec 15 LG primaries
Fresh facts, yesterday, emerged on why the Bayelsa State leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had failed to announce the result of the December 15, primaries conducted to elect flag bearers of the party for the March local government polls in the state.
Affordable housing: For all or those who can afford it?
Houses are the largest “items” many people will ever spend on in their lifetime; the sheer size of the funds spent on them and the proportion of the financial system connected to housing construction and real estate make housing a dominant part of the economy.
2012: Reforms, Recovery amidst legislative/regulatory imbroglio
The capital market witnessed sustained rally in 2012 following measures put in place by the regulators to facilitate the rebound. Besides the battle between the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Director General, Arunma Oteh, and the National Assembly that continued into the new, all efforts were geared towards ensuring that the Nigerian Stock Exchnage, NSE, returned to path of profitability through various initiatives adopted by the NSE management to increase robustness of the market.
NASS ready to enact law to fight religious extremism -Mark
The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, has said that the National Assembly is willing and ready to enact a law to address religious extremism in Nigeria. Mark made this known at a reception organised in honour of John Cardinal Onaiyekan on his 30th Episcopal ordination and his recent elevation to the College of Cardinals in Abuja on Sunday.
Syria’s Assad appeals for dialogue to end conflict
Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad in a rare speech on Sunday called for a national dialogue to end the 21-month conflict, but stressed he would not talk to those who have taken up arms against his regime.
Nigeria close Africa Cup door on Ameobi
Nigeria have closed the Africa Cup of Nations door on Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi after he failed to arrive this weekend at the team training camp in Portugal.
Jonathan to inaugurate code of conduct for police
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday inaugurate a professional Code of Conduct for the Nigeria Police Force, Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubabar, has said.
Ferguson clears air over Newcastle ‘wee club’ jibe
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has attempted to clear the air with supporters of Newcastle United after describing their side as “a wee (small) club in the north-east”.
Harmattan: How to avoid spread of communicable diseases – doctors
Lagos – Doctors have advised people to protect their bodies against various communicable diseases that go with harmattan period. They gave the advice in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Harmattan is usually a dry and dusty period associated with low humidity which simply means there is very little amount […]
Accra agog as Ghana prepares to swear in new president
The Ghanaian capital, Accra, is wearing a new look as the West African country prepares to swear in President John Dramani Mahama after winning the keenly contested presidential election in December which the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) rejected as being fraught with fraud.
13% oil derivation will cause another round of crisis in N-Delta – Senator Okpozo
Francis Okpozo is a Second Republic senator and a Niger-Delta leader. He is one of those in the forefront of the agitation that the 13 percent derivation must go straight to oil producing communities and not the state governors. In this interview, he warns that the agitation may snowball into another round of crisis in the Niger-Delta if President Goodluck Jonathan fails to take urgent steps towards addressing the issue. He also speaks on the 2015 presidency, just as he calls on the old brigade politicians to quit politics and allow the younger generation of Nigerians take the mantle of leadership. Excerpts:
