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Bayelsa Policeman shot to death in error

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Nigerian Police Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Yenagoa – The Police in Bayelsa on Tuesday confirmed that a mobile police officer had been shot to death in error.The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Mr Alex Akhigbe, who confirmed the incident, described the death of the policeman an unfortunate.“He was mistakenly shot by a member of the Nigerian Security and Civil […]

Lawyers fight over right to represent Jonathan in court

Posted by admin Latest Politics Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan KADUNA – TWO law firms yesterday fought over rights to represent President Goodluck Jonathan at a Federal High Court in Kaduna in a case filed against the president over the 2015 presidential election. Two members of the PDP, Richard Mneaga, and Shuaibu Lilli had sued Jonathan saying he was not qualified to […]

IHEJIRIKA: Anglican bishop warns Northern elders

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

BY Tony EdikeENUGU — The Anglican Bishop of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday, expressed dismay over the threat by the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, to drag the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika before the International Criminal Court, ICC, in Hague for alleged extra-judicial killings of some northerners.He warned that […]

Defected PDP governors can’t be leaders in their states

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau | credits: www.nigeriavotes2011.com A former Governor of Kano State and a leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ibrahim Shekarau, said on Tuesday in Kaduna that there was no ‘agreement’ between the five Peoples Democratic Party governors that defected to the APC and his party to make them leaders of […]

Jonathan’s administration creating jobs, building infrastructure, Okonjo-Iweala replies Reps

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, January 20th, 2014

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has responded to the 50 questions posed by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance during the 2014 budget presentation. In a 102-page document obtained by Vanguard, the Minister said, in spite of the many challenges facing the government, the Nigerian economy has shown real and […]

Gay-Marriage Law: US threatens to sanction Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics Monday, January 20th, 2014

BY OKEY NDIRIBE, Sam Eyoboka & Victoria Ojeme Abuja—Leading western countries piled pressure on the Federal government, yesterday, following President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act 2014. The latest country is the United States of America, whose Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle threatened that the United States will scale down its support […]

Security challenges in North ‘ll be resolved before April 2014 —CDS

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Monday, January 20th, 2014

BY KINGSLEY OMONOBI Badeh, Defence Chief; Minimah, Army Chief; Amosu, Airforce Chief and Jibrin, Naval Chief ABUJA — The new service chiefs, yesterday, pledged that the security challenges in the three northern states occasioned by the activities of the Boko Haram Islamic sect would be resolved before April 2014. This was made known by the […]

N-Delta ex-militants pass confidence vote on Manager

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Monday, January 20th, 2014

…MilitantsUGHELLI—NIGER Delta ex-militants in the Third Phase of the Federal Government’s Amnesty Programme have passed a vote of confidence on the senator representing Delta South senatorial district, Senator James Manager, for providing adequate representation to the district in the National Assembly.The group, in a statement by its National Secretary, Tam Odogwu, after a crucial meeting […]

Corruption: Kalu calls for Obasanjo’s arrest, prosecution

Posted by admin Abia, Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), State News Monday, January 20th, 2014

By DANIEL ETEGHE Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday, called for the arrest and prosecution of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, alleging that he started active corruption in Nigeria’s political circle. Speaking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Dr. Kalu pointed out that he wonders why former President Obasanjo was still walking […]

We’ll make NNPC account for missing $10.8bn oil revenue — Okonjo-Iweala

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Oil Politics Monday, January 20th, 2014

BY BABAJIDE KOMOLAFE, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE & IKENNA ASOMBAMinister for Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that the ministry will make sure that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, accounts for the missing $10.8 billion oil revenue.She spoke, Sunday, in Lagos at a session with the South South Professionals, adding […]