Why grains importation won’t happen soon – Stakeholders
There may be delay in implementation of the zero-tariff grains importation policy of the federal government as Financial Vanguard reliably learnt at the weekend that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is yet to receive a comprehensive list of the firms to select for participation in the intervention programme.
Tension in Kaduna over VP nominee
The choice of Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State by President Goodluck Jonathan as his nominee for the vice presidential slot has sparked tension in Kaduna, prompting the police to deploy troops and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the streets yesterday.
Stay away from OBJ, MD Yusuf warns
I am not a member of PDP and I don’t contribute to whatever they do. My own is to advise that forces trying to destroy Nigeria be avoided. Zoning or no zoning, what Nigeria needs is the best. The only way the country could succeed in getting credible leaders was through a democratic process where those interested in holding public offices were allowed to do so irrespective of their geo-political zone.
Hampshire Hotel: FIFA explains as Nigeria reschedule friendly
With more Nigerian ex players lambasting the Nigeria Football Association, NFA over the Hampshire Hotel scandal, world’s football governing body, FIFA said that it was the NFA that insisted it wanted the hotel for the Eagles.
Ogbulafor resigns
THE embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Vincent Eze Ogbulafor may have bowed to pressure yesterday and resigned his position as the head of the National Working Committee, NWC of the party.
Jonathan picks Namadi Sambo as VP, Ibori arrested in Dubai
Kaduna State Governor Architect Namadi Sambo is the Vice President-designate of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
el-Rufai docked, drags FG to court over trial
FORMER Minister in Charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and two key officials of the Abuja Geographic Information System, AGIS, were arraigned, yesterday, before a Federal High Court in Maitama over alleged abuse of office and corruption.
2011: Zoning formula unacceptable, Ex-militants declare
As the controversy surrounding calls for President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2011 polls rages, ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta have faulted the Northern elders’ call for adoption of a zoning formula, describing it as unacceptable.
Stampede as bomb blast rocks Warri NDDC office
AN explosion occurred, yesterday, at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC’s office in Warri, Delta State, causing fresh panic in the oil city.
David Cameron is UK’s new prime minister
Conservative leader David Cameron is the new UK Prime Minister after the resignation of Gordon Brown.
Gordon Brown out Cameron in as British PM
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is now the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party, having occupied the latter position since December 2005. Prime Minister David William Donald Cameron took over after much consultation. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has resigned as the British Prime Minister, falling […]
