Insecurity, corruption bane of Africa’s underdevelopment – Obasanjo
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has identified corruption, insecurity and infrastructure decay as major problems confronting the African continent.
Obasanjo said this at the inauguration of newly-established Africa Institute, Valparaiso University, Indiana, USA.
The former president spoke as the convener of the Save Nigeria group, even as SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday accused him of allegedly returning the country to the path of corruption.
No great changes in Judiciary in 2013 – SANs
TWO Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, including constitutional lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, have said nothing extra-ordinary has taken place in the nation’s judiciary that will bring about positive changes in 2013.
2015: No zoning, we shall select best guber candidate
LAGOS State chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Mr. Henry Ajomale, has said the party has no intention of zoning the governorship seat in 2015, but it would select the best candidate to be the party’s flagbearer.
CD lauds S-East Govs, others on security
UMUAHIA—CAMPAIGN for Democracy, CD, has commended South East governors and security agencies in the zone for maintaining a crime free Christmas and New Year celebrations.
JTF arrests suspected mastermind of Thisday, Sun Newspapers’ bombings
MAIDUGURI—BARELY 24 hours when a top suspected Boko Haram terrorist was arrested in Abuja at a former National Assembly Lawmaker, the Joint Task Force, JTF, “Operation Restore Order,” said, Sunday, it has also arrested one Mohammed Zangina, a high profile Boko Haram Commander and Shura Committee member who reportedly co-ordinated the bombings of Thisday and The Sun newspapers last year at the Government Reserved Area,GRA, Maiduguri.
PDP BoT Chair: Return it to Alex Ekwueme
IN a country where the contributions of distinguished people are appreciated the current “struggle” for the Chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the largest political party in Africa would be unnecessary. His Excellency, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the founding Chairman of the PDP, first Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the party would be requested, appealed to and even begged to return to the position he towers above every other contender. Alex Ekwueme has many firsts in Nigerian political history and has the distinguished record of making his intellectual endowment available to Nigeria by his proposition of the six political zonal structure in the country which has ensured the political stability of the country till date.
