IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis
For Ijebuland, the wait for a new Awujale has become much more than a traditional succession exercise.
It has evolved into a complex contest involving custom, law, family interests, institutional authority and allegations of political influence.
Atiku, Tinubu, Ribadu ask FG to immortalise Abiola
Eminent Nigerians including former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pioneer chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu yesterday
called on the Federal Government to honour late business mogul and winner of annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola.
PHCN workers begin strike today
ORGANISED labour in the nation’s electricity industry has directed workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to begin an indefinite industrial action from today, over unpaid monetisation arrears among others.
Power, Aviation get N300bnintervention fund
Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday said it has set aside the sum of N300 billion as intervention fund for power and aviation sector. The fund has been released to the Bank of Industry for disbursement to companies in the power and aviation industries
Zone Presidency to South East in 2015 —Ezeife, Abaribe
THE debate over the controversial zoning principle, took a new twist, yesterday, with several prominent political leaders in the South-east advocating that the Presidency be zoned to the South-East in 2015.
Ex-MEND Commander Soboma George feared dead
THERE was fear in the Town area of Port Harcourt last night that a former MEND Commander and repentant militant leader, Soboma George was dead. When contacted on phone, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Suleiman Aba said he also heard the story. According to him, there were reports that he was shot dead by some suspected cultists around Nembe street in Borikiri area of the state capital.
