Benue killings: HURIWA demands Alia’s resignation
Urges Tinubu to strengthen security operations By Chioma Obinna ABUJA — The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called for the resignation of Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, over what it described as his administration’s failure to adequately protect lives and property amid persistent attacks and killings in the state. HURIWA’s demand followed […]
SERAP to Commission : Ask FG to drop anti-Media Bill
By Innocent Anaba & Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS—A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, against the Federal Government. SERAP asked it to “urgently intervene to stop the Nigerian government from instigating the passage of a bill in the National […]
Winning Anambra election ‘ll be dauting, says Ogbu
By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THE Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Osita Ogbu told the chieftains of the party in the state that investing in a party does not translate to ownership of the party structure or attempts to hijack it. He also declared that the task […]
2011: Sambo donates campaign car to Yar’Adua
By Henry Umoru ABUJA— BARELY 24 hours after he denied media reports that he was planning to run for the Presidency come 2011, Governor Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State has donated a campaign car to President Umaru Yar’Adua’s 2011 presidential ambition. The car, a Peugeot 307 which was sighted yesterday at the Wadata Plaza of […]
INEC, Police assure on Anambra guber election
By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and the police have assured that a level playing ground would be provided the 25 candidates jostling for Anambra State governorship seat in the election slated for February 6, 2010. The two agencies made the promise when the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) in the state, led by its […]
Ogbeha, Obadan disagree with Soyinka on Senate President’s defence of Iwu
FORMER Military Administrator of old Bendel State, General Tunde Ogbeha, and former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Reverend Peter Obadan, weekend, disagreed with the Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on his condemnation of Senate President, David Mark, over his defence of Prof. Maurice Iwu on the nation’s electoral problems.
