By Emeka Mamah KADUNA—The Presidential candidate of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in the 2007  general elections, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is to face the disciplinary committee of the party in Kaduna state for allegedly spearheading a rebellion within the  party in the state. It is, however, not known how the party can try […]

By Laide Akinboade ABUJA — Former ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Commander, General Chris Garuba, has decried the increased rate of crime in Nigeria. The former commander who said this yesterday at the presentation of the Centre for Youth and Family Rehabilitation  (CEYOFAR), noted that nothing must be spared in ensuring  a prosperous and safe  nation […]

…seek dissolution of the ministry By Tordue Salem ABUJA—A miffed House of Representatives yesterday described the Minister of Niger Delta, Mr. Ufot Ekaette as a failure and promptly dismissed as a fraud, his report on contracts paid for, consultancy payments and the percentage of work completed on projects in the Niger Delta region The House […]

By Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA—The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday described the recent statement by Prof Wole Soyinka, calling on Iwu to either “resign or be forced out” as self-serving. In a statement in Abuja by the Public Affairs department of the commission,  said: “To the discerning minds, the idea of Soyinka calling on Iwu […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—HUNDREDS of Enugu State Government workers, yesterday staged a rally in honour of the 21 coal miners massacred 60 years ago by the Colonial Police, lamenting that the Nigerian workers are still being exploited several years after the dastardly act. The rally was organised under the aegis  of the Nigerian Labour Congress. […]