SW delegate to Jonathan: Beware, north wants to snatch your seat
A South-West delegate at the National Conference, Salvador Adegoke Moshood, has accused the north of using insurgent attacks to derail President Goodluck Jonathan’s Presidency so as to pave the way for the region to get back the post.
Moshood in an exclusive interview with Vanguard pointed out that the declaration by certain northern leaders to make the Jonathan Presidency ungovernable was almost being realised with the raging war being waged by the north’s Boko Haram insurgents.
Anambra: Ngige, Okonkwo battle for the soul of APC
AN end to the raging battle for the soul of Anambra All Progressives Congress (APC) between Senators Chris Ngige and Annie Okonkwo is far from sight with the men leading two separate state executive committees of the party.
Nyako, others fault Jonathan’s request for extension of emergency rule in N-East
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has again opposed the move by President Goodluck Jonathan to further extend the state of emergency currently in force in his state and two others in the North-East.
Fake woman soldier arrested in Ondo
A middle aged woman, Angela Omieh, who posed as a soldier to extort money from people has been arrested by men of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Akure, Ondo State.
Chibok: Don’t turn it into religion issue, FG warns leaders …as Interpol issues intern’l red alert
ABUJA — FEDERAL Government, yesterday, warned religious bodies to desist from turning the recent abduction of female students in Chibok, Borno State, into religious matter.
INEC, Delegates disagree on conduct of election same day
THERE was a sharp disagreement, yesterday, between the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and members of the Committee on Political Parties and Electoral Matters on the feasibility of conducting the 2015 general elections and subsequent ones in one day.
Derivation: C’ttee recommends retention of status quo
AFTER weeks of disagreements on resource control and derivation, the National Conference Committee on Devolution of Powers, yesterday, recommended that the status quo be maintained.
Senate urges FG to immortalise Justice Oputa
THE Senate yesterday asked the Federal Government to immortalize former Supreme Court Judge, late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, 90, who it described as moral beacon for the nation.
Spectranet offers broadband boost with ‘Pay Lite Download Heavy’
The most intricate irony of Nigeria’s broadband campaign is not availability. After all there are about 3 terabytes of broadband made possible by private investors who landed under sea broadband cable into the country from abroad.
Labour must resist moves to remove minimum wage from Exclusive List — Oshiomhole
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, urged the Organised Labour to resist any attempt to remove the present minimum wage structure from the Exclusive list, warning that it would lead to unrest in the country
Chibok girls: Kano Christian women protest
Hundreds of Christian women under the auspices of Kano State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest in Kano over the abduction of over 200 school girls by Boko Haram at Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14.
No nation develops without industrial harmony — Ekweremadu
ABUJA — DEPUTY Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu yesterday, said no meaningful development can take place in any nation without industrial harmony.
Oshiomhole to politicians: We must fight terrorism
Abuja—Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo State has implored politicians to unite and tackle the security challenges facing the country.
C’ttee recommends part time legislature, reduction of ministers to 36
THE Engr. Ebele Okeke-led Committee on Public Service has recommended the amendment of the portion of the constitution that requires the president to appoint at least one minister from each state to read “not more than one minister from each state.” The number of ministers has therefore been reduced from 42 to 36
Bamaiyi: Court refuses Ajudua bail
LAGOS—FOR the second time, Lagos lawyer, Mr. Fred Ajudua was yesterday denied bail by an Ikeja High Court over allegation that he defrauded former Chief of Army Staff, Ishaya Bamaiyi of $8.4 million.
POS to be deployed for GES scheme
To enable farmers access fertilizers and other farming subsidies, point of sale terminals are to be deployed as additional redemption channel by government under the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme.
