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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola
Monday, January 31st, 2011
By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – Jan. 31, 2011 – More than three hundred and fifty Africans in the Diaspora converged in Tripoli to participate in an historical conference held for three days in a continuous effort to find permanent solution to the plights of African migrants in Europe and around the world. The conference […]
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Plateau, State News, Top Stories
Monday, January 31st, 2011
A new set of military men from the Nigerian Army arrived in Jos yesterday to take over from the officers and men on ground following a mass protest by over 20,000 women. The soldiers who arrived in almost 20 Marco Polo buses were immediately taken to the headquarters of the Special Task Force (STF) close […]
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National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday cried out that he had no link with former President Olusegun Obasanjo again. He made the response while responding to an allegation that he was OBJ’s stooge on facebook. Ribadu, through his campaign group said it was a malicious way of hacking […]
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Headlines
Monday, January 31st, 2011
Alhaji Badamasi Kabir Usman, the son-in-law of former president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, was yesterday reported to have completely lost the basic functions of his brain while in admission in a London hospital.Badamasi, who represents the Katsina federal constituency in the House of Representatives, is the son of the late Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Muhammadu Kabir […]
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Headlines
Monday, January 31st, 2011
A riot policeman attached to a branch of Zenith Bank at Mpape, a suburb of Abuja, on Monday allegedly shot and killed a taxi driver and a female passenger. Three other passengers in the taxi marked Niger XA 783 SRP were said to have sustained serious injuries and were taken to an undisclosed hospital. […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, Party Politics, Top Stories
Monday, January 31st, 2011
The presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday picked the Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, as his running mate in the April election. Buhari, through his spokesperson, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, said the choice of Bakare was based on the need, “to put the […]
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INEC Politics, Oyo, State News, Top Stories
Monday, January 31st, 2011
The Peoples Democratic Party may not field candidates in Oyo and Anambra states during the April general elections as the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday rejected the lists of candidates from the states. Investigations by our correspondents showed that the commission rejected the list from Oyo because the state chapter of the PDP […]
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Lagos, Nigerian Police, State News
Monday, January 31st, 2011
AS campaign by various political candidates begun towards the April general polls, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, said he would ensure crime, violence free electioneering campaign period in Lagos through a holistic approach. The governor stated this while handing over 100 security operational vehicles and 50 patrol motorcycles equipped with various security gadgets […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, January 31st, 2011
The burial ceremony of late Super Eagles defender, Uche Okafor is scheduled to now hold February 17 at Umuabali, Ubomiri in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State. According to the spokesman of the family, Ugo Nwokoro, the new date was agreed to by members of the Okafor family. In the meantime, friends of the murdered football […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, January 31st, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has no ambition to stay in office beyond 2015, assuring Nigerians in Diaspora that while he will not contest the 2015 election, he will ensure that this year’s election is free and fair. The President promised that if voted in for the next four years, he would ensure significant […]
