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Federal, state governments owe N9tn

Posted by admin Latest Politics, State News Monday, October 7th, 2013

Finance Minister, Okonjo-Iweala | credits: File copy Nigeria’s total public debt rose from N6.25tn ($40.1bn) in 2010 to N9.04tn ($58.04bn) by the end of December 2012, the Debt Management Office has said. The DMO, in its 2013 Report of the Annual National Debt Sustainability Analysis, released in Abuja on Sunday, also said it would issue […]

Three rebel govs to meet Jonathan today

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Headlines, Kano, Niger, Presidency, Rivers, State News Monday, October 7th, 2013

Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu Governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Babangida Aliyu (Niger) and Rabiu Kwankwanso (Kano) are to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday (today) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to seek the postponement of their peace meeting. The meeting was originally scheduled for today but the New Peoples Democratic Party, through its […]

Aviation crisis: FG suspends Dana Air licence again …24 hours after grounding Associated airline

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories Monday, October 7th, 2013

Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Odua Three days after a tragic crash involving an Associated Airlines plane killed 14 people in Lagos, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday night, announced the suspension of Dana Air’s operations nationwide. The decision to suspend Dana’s operations came 24 hours after the NCAA […]

20 killed in fresh B’Haram attack

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News Monday, October 7th, 2013

At least 20 people were killed when Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a town in northeast Nigeria, triggering clashes with troops stationed there, the military said on Sunday. Reuters reported that a spokesman for Nigerian forces in northeastern Borno State, which lies at the heart of a four-year-old Islamist insurgency, said the Islamists crept into […]

Twitter rant: Abati, Fani-Kayode in war of words

Posted by admin Columnists, Headlines, Reuben Abati Monday, October 7th, 2013

| credits: Chukky Nawkky Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati; and a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over the weekend engaged each other in a war of words. Fani-Kayode had, in an article which widely circulated online last week, described Jonathan as a “President without […]

Sex workers take over Lagos banks at nights

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, October 7th, 2013

by Ademola Olonilua and Kunle Falayi SEX WORKERS 2 advertisement Hello handsome. My name is Ella – Emmanuela. I’ll give you a memorable night. If you can’t afford an all night, we can have a ‘short time’ somewhere around. It’ll cost you much less. Just pay the security man […]

Now I know how they plotted against me – Bode George

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories Monday, October 7th, 2013

BY DAPO AKINREFON CHIEF Olabode George, former deputy national chairman, of the Peoples Democratic, PDP, in this interview in Lagos, opens up on the intrigues he claims that led to his imprisonment and on his relationship with former President Olusegun Obasanjo among other issues. Excerpts: How did your trial and imprisonment affect you? Looking back, […]

Our condition for National Conference, by Senate

Posted by admin Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories Sunday, October 6th, 2013

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Goodluck Jonathan, in his national day broadcast, expressed his resolve to convoke a National Conference. Consequently, the President set up an Advisory Committee made up of eminent Nigerians to work out the modalities for the National Dialogue as he called it. Members of the Advisory Committee are Senator Femi Okurounmu (Chairman), […]

Rivers lawmaker, Tonye Ezekiel Harry, dies on his way to France

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, October 6th, 2013

By BOLUWAJI OBAHOPO, Lokoja A FORMER Speaker of the Rivers state House of Assembly, Hon Tonye Ezekiel Harry is dead. Governor Amaechi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary David Iyofor described Harry’s death as deeply shocking and traumatic for him. He recalled with nostalgia and fond memories the life and times of Tonye […]

Nigerians in Diaspora to remit $21bn in 2013 – World Bank

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, October 6th, 2013

By BLAISE UDUNZE World Bank report released at the weekend has said remittances from Nigerians currently in the Diaspora are estimated to increase up to $21 billion (N3.28 trillion) for the 2013 fiscal year. The report reveals that Nigeria has a strong and growing Diaspora community, especially in the United States, Europe and Asia and […]