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December salary palaver: FG gave us hunger for Xmas, New Year –Civil servants

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

You lied, Govt fires back BY ISAAC ANUMIHE As Nigerians celebrated Christmas and New Year two weeks ago, thousands of federal civil servants marked the festival in hunger. This was because they could not match other celebrators cash-for-cash nor could provide for their families in a season when prices of most consumer items in the market were […]

Abe: Senate committee in Rivers to probe lawmaker’s attack

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

FROM CHRIS ANUCHA, PORT HARCOURT Members of the Senate Committee on Police yesterday arrived in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to investigate the crisis which led to the alleged shooting of the senator representing Rivers South-East, Mr. Magnus Ngei Abe. The committee will investigate teargas and rubber bullets attack by the police and present its report […]

I’ve not resigned – Tukur

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

FROM TAIWO AMODU, ABUJA Speculation was rife yesterday that the embattled National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamagar Tukur, has resigned from his position ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC). But, Tukur in a statement, denied his purported resignation, just as he expressed concern that agents of […]

Vested Interest Is Killing Nigeria – Sanusi

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

4 More on This Is Vested Interest Killing Nigeria’s Growth? How Vested Interests Are Killing Nigeria -… Jang to CBN Gov – You Are Not Bigger Than Govt Jonathan Should Suspend Sanusi Immediately… Nigeria Settles Central Bank Row I Am Not Going On Pre-Retirement Leave – Sanusi Sanusi’s Letter, Jonathan’s Burden? President Asks Sanusi to […]

SLOK signs joint venture pact with Chinese firm, Toro-Atlantic

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

SLOK Nigeria Limited, on Monday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toro-Atlantic Global Limited FZE for setting up its new joint venture in Nigeria. The new entity will be mainly engaged in ICT high tech and home appliances manufacturing in Nigeria. Toro-Atlantic Global Limited is operated in Dubai globally and has impressive and abundant […]

Jonathan Secretly Signs Anti-Gay Bill into Law

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan has secretly signed the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill 2011 into law. Jonathan’s spokesman Reuben Abati confirmed to our correspondent last night that his principal had signed the bill since January 7, 2014. The bill states that persons who enter into a same-sex marriage contract or civil union commit an offence […]

Maiduguri Blast – Up to 50 Feared Dead

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Latest information on Maiduguri bomb blast indicates that no fewer than 30 people lost their lives while twenty vehicles and many roadside tents destroyed. A police traffic warder, women selling bean cake; many motorists and a popular suya meat seller and four of his boys who were all by the road near a mosque at […]

Akpabio denies presidential, vice-presidential ambition

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 12th, 2014

Contrary to allegations in some quarters that the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, is nursing an ambition to become president or vice-president of the country in 2015, the state government has stated that there was no iota of truth in the allegations, describing them as an “invidious campaign of calumny and blackmail.” […]

Govs shun Lagos airport presidential wing

Posted by admin Governors Sunday, January 12th, 2014

Murtala Muhammed International Airport State governors and other Very Important Personalities who are by law allowed to pass through the Presidential Wing of the nation’s flagship airport, the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, have abandoned the facility, investigation has shown. Sources at the Presidential Wing told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that majority of the VIPs, […]

Canadian firm to combat mental disorder in children (Using Nigerian kids as guinea pigs?)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, January 12th, 2014

A Canada-based organisation, Grand Challenges, is set to provide free diagnosis and treatment of neuro-developmental disorders for Nigerian children under the age of three years. Dr. Muideen Owolabi Bakare of Child and Adolescent Unit, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu is leading the project. Speaking with journalists in Enugu, on Sunday, Bakare said the project, which will […]