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NGF election: Northern govs divided over Amaechi, Shema

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

A new chairman for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will be elected on Friday (today) by the 36 state chief executives in the country. This is coming as the governors of 19 northern states were unable to take a decision on who they should support among those jostling for the position. The inability of the governors […]

On Buhari’s call for the President’s resignation

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Reading the interview Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) granted Daily Trust which was published on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, I am compelled to raise historical issues that put the former military Head of State’s words in perspective. Buhari blamed President Goodluck Jonathan for the insurgency by the militant sect, Jamā’a Ahl al-sunnah li-da’wa wa al-jihād, commonly […]

Jonathan, Mahama to build school in Achebe’s memory

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Anambra, Latest Politics, State News Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said the Federal Government and the Government of Ghana would collaborate to rebuild the St. Philip’s Central School, Ogidi, Anambra State, where the late Prof. Chinua Achebe had his primary education. Jonathan made the promise at the church service held for Achebe at Ogidi. However, the promise fell short of […]

Thousands attend Achebe’s burial in Ogidi, Anambra

Posted by admin National Politics, Top Stories Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Mr Achebe’s body arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US, where he died in March at the age of 82. Relatives and officials were at Enugu airport in southern Nigeria as the coffin was lowered from the plane. Mr Achebe is widely regarded as the founding father of African literature in English. His […]

Police arrest five suspected kidnappers in Delta

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Hundreds of members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who are fleeing military attacks in the border communities of Borno State, are regrouping in the mountainous forests of Adamawa State, a top Defence source told The PUNCH on Monday. The source said that militants, who were dislodged from Sambisa Game Reserve and other camps […]

Boko Haram cowards escape, regroup in Adamawa mountains

Posted by admin Adamawa, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News Monday, May 20th, 2013

Hundreds of members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who are fleeing military attacks in the border communities of Borno State, are regrouping in the mountainous forests of Adamawa State, a top Defence source told The PUNCH on Monday. The source said that militants, who were dislodged from Sambisa Game Reserve and other camps […]

Customs arrest suspects with $2.7m at Lagos airport

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, May 20th, 2013

Murtala Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted $2.7m (or N432m) from five suspected money launderers while attempting to travel abroad. The Public Relations Officers of the command, Mrs. Thelma Williams, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos that the arrests were made between January and March 2013. She […]

‘Govt hasn’t banned Hijab in public schools’

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, May 20th, 2013

Lagos State Government says it has not banned the use of Hijab in public schools. It said rather, the issue was still being looked into with a view to taking a stand on it. In a statement on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lateef Ibirogba, the government said it was still making […]

Between Inordinate Ambition and Good Governance -By Akintokunbo Adejumo

Posted by admin Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Monday, May 20th, 2013

By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo/ Ibadan, Nigeria / May 20, 2013 – Between Inordinate Ambition and Good Governance Akintokunbo A Adejumo akinadejum@aol.com Adjective 1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine. 2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty. 3. disorderly; uncontrolled. 4. not regulated; […]

What do Hobby Bloggers say Today who made Obasanjo their Punching Bag? – By Frisky Larr

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Frisky Larr, NNP Columnists, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Monday, May 20th, 2013

By Frisk Larr / NNP / May 20, 2013 – When I started taking on hate-filled critics of former President Olusegun Obasanjo during the days of his 8-year tenure, many hurled abuses at me and called me a sellout! Very few recognized my passion for putting facts in their correct perspective no matter how bitter […]