THE interview granted to British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, by President Umaru Yar’Adua from his sick bed in Saudi Arabia, has done little to quell the opposition clamour for him to step down as president.

By Taye Obateru & Adedoyin Ojosipe Jos — Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos, Professor Sonni Tyoden, has said the successful completion of an Information and Communication Techno-logy, ICT, Project in the Department of Mathematics of the university to boost interactive teaching would uplift educational standard in the institution. He stated this yesterday, during a […]

By  Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The member representing Ikeduru constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, Chief Sam Anyanwu, says the sad event of 25 December 2009, is not in the character of Nigerians. The lawmaker re-echoed the feelings of his colleagues at a reception organised in Owerri by Champion Publisher, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, for the visiting […]

By Umar Yusuf YOLA — Impeached Chairman of Guyuk Local Government Council of Adamawa State, Engineer Kube Dwana, has faulted the way and manner the entire exercise was hastily carried out by the legislative arm of the council. Dwana, while reacting to his removal, expressed regret that due process was not followed, which he said […]

By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI—ANOTHER set of 18 suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, who allegedly participated in the July 2009 sectarian crisis in Maiduguri, were yesterday remanded  in prison custody by Wulari Chief Magistrate Court five, presided over by Chief Magistrate Waziri Mohammed. The Borno State Police Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Isa […]