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Minister accused of plotting against Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, April 21st, 2013

AS the crisis in the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party deepens, the former chairman of the party, Mr. Godspower Ake, has accused the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyeso Wike, of plotting to destroy Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s political structure. Ake, who spoke on Friday when some members of the All Local Government of Nigeria […]

MASSOB to sue FG for Boko Haram killings

Posted by admin Biafra, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Sunday, April 21st, 2013

Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has said it will sue the Federal Government for the killings of the Igbo by the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Already, MASSOB; the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndiigbo; and other Igbo groups in the North have begun the collation of data to ascertain […]

Akwa Ibom seeks N80bn to pay bank loan ( and yet the governor is a Sant Clause)

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Sunday, April 21st, 2013

The Commissioner of Finance, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Bassey Akpan, has said the state government is seeking an N80bn loan from the Standard Charter Bank of London to offset the previously acquired credit facility of N50bn from the United Bank for Africa Plc. Akpan, who stated this in Uyo on Saturday during a press conference, […]

Next generation must take Nigeria to the moon (Going to the moon on empty stomach)

Posted by admin Latest Politics Sunday, April 21st, 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Saturday, described the present generation of Nigerians as the transformational generation, saying the next generation must take the country to the moon. Jonathan said this at the inauguration and opening of the Rock Cathedral Metropolitan Church of Christ in Lagos. Jonathan described the current unpleasant experiences in the country, as the […]

Obasanjo had a killer squad as president

Posted by admin Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Sunday, April 21st, 2013

A former associate of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Richard Odusanya, on Saturday alleged that the former chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees was in charge of a killer squad that was formed under the military regime of late Gen. Sani Abacha. Odusanya reportedly worked behind the scenes when Obasanjo was in […]

Corruption massive under Jonathan – Obama Administration

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Top Stories Sunday, April 21st, 2013

The United States government on Friday indicted the President Goodluck Jonathan led Federal Government of massive and widespread corruption. According to the United States Department of State, government officials and agencies frequently engage in corrupt practices with impunity. This was contained in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Country Reports on Human Rights […]

Only Sango, Ogun deities can stop politicians from being corrupt – Alex Akinyele

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 20th, 2013

By Ishola Balogun & Florence Amagiya Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele was Minister of Information and Culture; Chairman, National Sports Commission NSC, and Chairman, National Reconciliation Committee. He is recognized not only for his sharp sense of humour, but also for flashiness in his outfits. Akinyele, who is the Lobosin of Ondo Kingdom, is a Public […]

Jonathan, Blair Seek Path to National Rebirth, Equity

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Saturday, April 20th, 2013

• Okonjo-Iweala Allays Fears Over N160b Revenue Loss PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Tony Blair, Saturday expressed the hope that Nigeria could solve all of its problems through patriotic commitment to unity and progress. The two leaders, who spoke in Lagos during the inauguration and opening ceremony of […]

Kuku Tasks Ex-militant Leaders On Peace

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Saturday, April 20th, 2013

SPECIAL Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta/Chairman of Presidential Committee on Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, has solicited for the support of ex-militant leaders in ensuring peace in the country Kuku, who spoke at the weekend in Yenagoa at the launch of the Leadership Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI), a non-governmental organisation […]

Naval Chief, Envoy, Others Parley on Crime, Insecurity (Endless parleys)

Posted by admin Latest Politics Saturday, April 20th, 2013

CHIEF of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, and important personalities in diplomacy, security and the academia, yesterday, canvassed the harmonisation of broad-based strategies in tackling incidences of crime and insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea and the coasts of West Africa. This was at a one-day […]