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Oduah’s amoured cars should have cost N75.8m, not N225m —Investigation (Oduah has pocketed the balance)

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Monday, October 21st, 2013

THE Chief Executive Officer of Armouring LLC based in the United States, Dave Simmons, has said that to purchase armour and deliver the BMW 760LI to Nigeria would cost a maximum of N37.9 million, which would bring the cost of the two vehicles bought for the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, to N75.8 million instead […]

Keshi unpaid since March *Maigari confirms (Isn’t there a budget for salaries?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, October 21st, 2013

Written by Monday, October 21, 2013 Head coach of the Nigeria national team, Stephen Keshi is owed seven months salaries by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In fact, the Super Eagles trainer and members of his back room staff have not been paid salaries by the NFF since March. […]

Oronto’s sister: Family begs kidnappers to accept N3m

Posted by admin Latest Politics Monday, October 21st, 2013

Augusta Douglas-Ayam The family of Senior Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy, Mr. Oronto Douglas, has intensified negotiations with kidnappers of their sister, Augusta Douglas-Ayam. Sources close to the family told PUNCH Metro that Augusta’s husband, Mr. Azibayam Apaga, had pleaded with the kidnappers to reduce the N10m ransom placed on […]

805 pilgrims arrive from S’Arabia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, October 21st, 2013

First batch of pilgrims from Osun State arriving from Mecca, Saudi Arabia after the 2013 Hajj at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos … on Sunday. The first batch of 805 pilgrims that performed the 2013 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, arrived at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and the Ilorin Airport, aboard Med-View Airline […]

ICPC arrests five over visa scam

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, EFCC Politics, Headlines Monday, October 21st, 2013

ICPC Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested fresh five suspects over visa scam. This fresh arrest has increased the number of suspects in its custody to 13. A statement by the ICPC spokesperson, Folu Olamiti, said the suspects were arrested over the weekend at different locations. […]

Opinion: Task before Nigerian students

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Monday, October 21st, 2013

Eze Onyekpere | credits: File copy Project Nigeria is not working but the leaders and managers are in denial. They do not care and are in a great party mood while Nigeria burns. From the trajectory of developments in virtually all spheres of life, there is also little hope that it is about to […]

Senate resumes tomorrow, to probe aviation crisis

Posted by admin Aviation, Legislature, Senate Monday, October 21st, 2013

The Senate will on Tuesday resume after its sallah break to consider various contending national issues, including the current crisis rocking the aviation industry. The Senate had summoned the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, and heads of agencies under the ministry to appear before it in order to explain the real state of the […]

Boko Haram kills 19 in Borno

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, General Politics, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories Monday, October 21st, 2013

Members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect may have killed 19 people in Borno State on Sunday. AFP reported that the insurgents who were dressed in military uniforms and wielding AK 47 assault rifles killed the 19 motorists by blocking the highway near Logumani which is 19 kilometres from the nation’s border with Cameroun. It […]

The Proposed National Dialogue: Seidlitz Powder – By Professor Dr. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP Columnists Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Professor Dr. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai | Abuja, Nigeria | October 21, 2013 – Long before Nigerian politics descended abysmally into the realm of name-calling, abuse, vituperative musings and irredentism, we had written two articles on the need for a National Conference. We followed these up by making clarifications of our definitions and backing our […]

A Swipe at the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize – By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi

Posted by admin American Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, Uncategorized Sunday, October 20th, 2013

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | October 21, 2013 – Until recently when the Nobel Committee swiftly presented the 2009 award to President Barack Obama who had just occupied the Oval Office, promising to effect a change in the hawkish, hegemonic and aggressive nature of American foreign policy which the George Bush years exemplified, […]