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Presidential jet: Reps accuse FG of blackmail

Posted by admin House, Legislature Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Members during plenary at the floor of the Nigeria House of Representatives Some members of the House of Representatives have alleged that the Presidency is using the faulty presidential jet to blackmail the National Assembly to approve the purchase of a new aircraft for President Goodluck Jonathan. The presidential jet – Nigerian Air Force 001(5N-FGT) […]

Bayelsa drags EFCC to court over Alamieyesiegha loot (So it can be re-looted?)

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson | credits: transformationwatch.com Bayelsa State Government has asked an Abuja Federal High Court to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately remit to it the N1.4bn, and another $1.3m recovered from a former governor of the state, Diepreye Alamieyesiegha. The suit was filed by one Mr. […]

Boko Haram: Chief of Army Staff relocates to N’East

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Latest Politics, North-East Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen, Kenneth Minimah, has relocated to the North-East to personally supervise the war against Boko Haram insurgents in the zone. Our correspondents gathered that the decision of the COAS to join his colleagues in the other services in the zone was […]

Bola Ige’s ghost’ll haunt his killers —Son

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Late Chief Bola Ige Son of the late Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, Muyiwa, has said the ghost of his father will continue to haunt those who killed him. Muyiwa is currently the Commissioner for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Development in Osun State. Speaking with journalists […]

40 ships, 35 aircrafts search for missing Malaysian plane

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines Sunday, March 9th, 2014

An Indian artist, Sudersan Pattnaik, working on a sand sculpture with a message of prayers for the passengers of missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 … on Sunday. | credits: AFP. Vietnamese navy planes have spotted what could be fragments from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared almost two days ago. Officials said it […]

Column: The phoney defence of the naira and the folly of a nation

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, March 9th, 2014

March 10, 2014 by Henry Boyo Nigerians generally believe that large foreign reserves are useful for defending the exchange rate of the naira. However, our total foreign reserves actually comprise two primary income streams; the first is the Excess Crude Account (ECA), which consists of all crude oil revenue that is in excess of budget […]

Police nab trader for having 25 bank accounts

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Okonkwo Nwachukwu | credits: SFU The Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos State, has arrested a 39-year-old trader, Okonkwo Nwachukwu, for allegedly opening multiple accounts with Zenith Bank, under different identities. The police said the action was meant to defraud financial institutions and unsuspecting members of the public. A statement by the SFU Police Public […]

I inherited problems in education sector –Jonathan

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Sunday, March 9th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said the rot in the nation’s education sector predated his administration and that he had shown enough sincerity in tackling the problems in the sector. The President said, “There are many challenges such as the rising expectations of teachers resulting in industrial actions. Of course you know […]

Bury my books with me – dead OAU student

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, March 9th, 2014

OAU gate Inset: Ige | credits: File photo The last note by a part-four law student of Obafemi Awolowo University, who allegedly committed suicide, Dipo Ige, was that his books should be buried with him. Ige was said to have committed suicide in his private hostel penultimate Saturday at Ashiefa, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife and […]

PDP can’t win Rivers, Amaechi tells Jonathan

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration that the PDP will take over Rivers State in the 2015 general elections. President Jonathan had in PDP rallies in Owerri, Lafia, Sokoto and most recently, Minna expressed confidence that the party would regain the five […]