Igbo see Buhari as a dictator — Member, Jonathan Campaign Organisation
A member of the President Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation in the South East, Mr. Mark Uchendu, has claimed the Igbo see the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), as a dictator “that does not deserve the support of the Igbo.”
NNPC refutes spending N152bn on Turn Around Maintenance
Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Tuesday that there was deliberate distortion of facts and figures about its operations by some politicians.
Violence-free polls: APC restates call for peace meeting with PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has restated its call for a meeting of the leadership of the APC and the PDP to stem the rising cases of violence ahead of next month’s polls.
Auto industry can create over 200,000 jobs – NAC
The Director-General of the National Automotive Council (NAC), Mr Aminu Jalal, said on Tuesday that the nation’s automobile industry had the potential to generate over 200,000 jobs.
Some people think the North is not good for Nigeria – Maitama Sule
Alhaji Maitama Sule, an elder statesman, was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations during the second republic. Before then, as the Minister of Mines and Power in the first republic, the oil portfolio was under his ministry. While at the UN, Sule chaired the committee which sought to end apartheid in the now independent South Africa. In this interview, he explains why many first republic politicians, including himself, ended in penury
Cameroonian troops kill 143 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroon’s army has said it killed 143 Boko Haram fighters, with the government saying it was the biggest defeat it had inflicted to date on the Islamist group.
The Okowa plan
AS transitions go, the unity of purpose and inclusiveness in the PDP politics of Delta state is remarkable even if it is not sometimes recognized such. After a fierce governorship primary in the party, the coming together of majority of the contestants and their followers to work and to promote a common front in the February general election is a masterstroke in political bridge-building. Credit should naturally go to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and other political leaders for making this happen.
Egypt court overturns Mubarak jail sentence for graft
An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a three-year prison sentence against ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak on corruption charges and ordered a retrial in the sole case still pending against him.
Four Jews killed in Paris buried at Jerusalem cemetery
The bodies of four Jews killed by an Islamist gunman at a kosher supermarket in Paris were buried at a Jerusalem cemetery on Tuesday, an AFP correspondent said.
EFCC warns politicians against frivolous petitions
The Anambra Police Command on Tuesday commended residents and the state government for their support in crime fighting and prevention during the Yuletide.
UAE says OPEC will no longer shore up oil price
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that OPEC will no longer move to shore up crude prices, arguing that rising North American shale oil output needed to be curbed.
