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Re: Playing dangerous politics with religion by Mohammed Haruna; Right of Reply

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, February 17th, 2014

All the states Major General Mohammadu won in 2011 are all the sharia states. Talking of using religion in the Nigerian body polity, was Goodluck Jonathan or Professor Jerry Gana the persons who introduced sharia laws in 1999 and 2000? Is Nigeria supposed not to be a secular country? The Northern Elders Forums and Jamma […]

The Thieving Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly – Part 1- By Kenneth Uwadi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Imo, NNP Columnists, State News Monday, February 17th, 2014

By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | February 17, 2014 – I write to condemn in absolute terms the silence of the Imo State House of Assembly over the heavy corruption allegations levelled against the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly Chief Benjamin Uwajumogu by Mr Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha. Iwuoha, an activist and former […]

Reflections, Projections and Safety in Hajj – By Muhammad Ajah

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, muhammad Ajah, NNP Columnists, Religion Monday, February 17th, 2014

By Muhammad Ajah | NNP | February 17, 2014 – Hajj in the last few years have been adjudged as very successful globally. Last year especially, the control mechanism and resultant end clearly manifested more than ever in recent years. The reason for this success is either because of adequate preparations or the less number […]

Women under-represented in all political structures in Nigeria,says Mark (Duuh)

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate, Women Politics Monday, February 17th, 2014

The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, on Monday in Abuja said that women were underrepresented in all political structures in Nigeria. Mark, who was represented by Sen. Helen Esuene, said this at the Nigeria Women Strategy Conference, with the theme: “Building Bridges of Opportunity; 2015 and beyond.” He said that though women had participated actively […]

Uganda president to sign anti-gay bill

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, February 17th, 2014

KAMPALA – Uganda President Yoweri Museveni will sign into law a controversial bill that will see homosexuals jailed for life despite international pressure, a government spokesman said Monday.“He will ascend the bill. This bill is very popular both within the parliament and Ugandan society. The president is under strong domestic pressure to sign the bill,” […]

U.S. urges Nigeria to establish election offences tribunal

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics Monday, February 17th, 2014

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to establish an electoral offences tribunal before the 2015 general elections. She made the call in Abuja at the opening of the Nigeria-U.S. Bi-National Commission (BNC) working group’s meeting on good governance, transparency and integrity. Thomas-Greenfield, who […]

Ethiopian Airlines hijacker was co-pilot – airport

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines Monday, February 17th, 2014

GENEVA – The man who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight en route from Addis Ababa to Rome on Monday was the co-pilot, according to the Geneva airport where the plane was forced to land. The co-pilot said he had seized his chance when the pilot went to the bathroom, Bertrand Staempfli, the airport spokesman, told […]

Drug trafficking: Absence of interpreter stalls trial of Portuguese

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Monday, February 17th, 2014

The absence of an interpreter on Monday again stalled the trial before a Federal High Court, Lagos of a Portuguese woman, Roseangela Goncalves, charged with drug trafficking. Gonclaves, 36, is charged along with Christopher Olua, 38, on a two-count charge of dealing on a restricted narcotic, cocaine. They had both pleaded not guilty to the charge but the Judge, […]

How trigger-happy cop slept in a bush in Edo while evading arrest

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Monday, February 17th, 2014

*Killer cop, Corporal Valentine Ofuamaka, being led by prison official into the blackmaria after being arraigned at the Edo state Magistrate Court in Benin city advertisement <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> By SIMON EBEGBULEM, BENIN CITY Tragedy struck last Saturday along the Ikpoba Hill river, along the Benin Agbor road […]

Go to Akwa Ibom, weep for Abia State!

Posted by admin Abia, Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Sunday, February 16th, 2014

2 Comments » Ebere‭ ‬Wabara, ewabara@yahoo.com‭ ,‬08055001948 The governors of Akwa Ibom and Abia states, Godswill Obot Akpabio and Theodore Orji, respectively, are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), both states border each other and are oil-producing entities. Indigenes of the two sub-nationalities inter-marry and some of their communities have cultural and language affinities! I […]