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Letter: Akpabio’s misplaced priority

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Monday, March 18th, 2013

The public promise by Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State to present two Toyota Prado SUVs and sponsor 20 delegates to Dubai for the wedding of musician Tuface Idibia is not only a misplaced priority but also shows the depth of shallowlessness in the thinking of those in charge of political leadership in Nigeria. […]

Ahmadu Ali is ill-mannered – Afenifere

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics Monday, March 18th, 2013

A pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, says a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Col. Ahmadu Ali (retd.) is uncouth, ill-mannered and foul-mouthed. Ali’s criticism came on the heels of the interview he granted to a newspaper where he (Ali) carpeted the Yoruba for failing to “worship” Obasanjo, whom he described as the “god” of […]

NBA, CACOL, activists blast FG over attacks

Posted by admin Latest Politics Monday, March 18th, 2013

Chairman, Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Monday Ubani, and other activists, on Monday blamed the Kano park suicide bombing on the Federal Government. They said the government had demonstrated it was incompetent to tackle the nation’s insecurity problem. While Mr. Bamidele Aturu, urged the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government to own up […]

ACF, CAN condemn killing of passengers

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, Kano, State News Monday, March 18th, 2013

Northern socio-political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, has described the bomb blasts in Kano as shocking. The group, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Anthony Sani, on Monday said the attack was uncalled for. It stated, “The attacks at the New Road, Kano Motor Park, Sabon Gari, today is shocking and uncalled, […]

Alamieyeseigha: Bill Gates cancels visit to Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics Monday, March 18th, 2013

United States richest man and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has cancelled his planned official visit to Nigeria scheduled for March 27. Gates’ action, it was believed was part of an unfolding diplomatic row between the US and Nigeria following the controversial pardon granted by President Goodluck Jonathan to ex-convicts Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and Shettima Bulama. He was […]

Bomb blast kills 30 in Kano motor park

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Monday, March 18th, 2013

Monday was yet another bloody day in Kano as over 30 passengers, drivers and visitors lost their lives to explosions at an inter-state luxury bus park in the city. Hours before the blasts, an Islamic militant group, Boko Haram members laid siege to some schools in Maiduguri, Borno State, killing four teachers and injuring several […]

Bill Gates cancels scheduled trip to Nigeria over Alam pardon

Posted by admin American Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Monday, March 18th, 2013

America’s richest man, Bill Gates, has cancelled his scheduled March 27 official visit to Nigeria, in response to the controversial pardon granted by President Goodluck Jonathan to ex-convicts Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and Shettima Bulama, according to PREMIUM TIMES . That trip, authoritative diplomatic sources said, has now been cancelled, two days after the U.S. government expressed […]

Police foil attempt to defraud canadian govt of N89.9m

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, March 17th, 2013

BY EVELYN USMAN LAGOS —The Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested a 50-year-old man following his attempt to defraud the Canadian government of N89.9million. The suspect, Ibukun Ojo, allegedly connived with one Steve Olusoji, a Nigerian living in Canada, who is currently at large, to forge a medical bill of N89,989,742.46, with […]

Boko Haram crisis, Nigeria summons U.S. ambassador

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Sunday, March 17th, 2013

Nigeria has summoned United States Ambassador Terence McCulley over his comment on the Boko Haram insurgency. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, who invited the Ambassador, discussed with him his comment, which the government said it was not comfortable with. But a government source said despite the interaction, there was no strain in the […]

Alamieyeseigha: Obama may shelve planned visit to Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, General Politics, Top Stories Sunday, March 17th, 2013

GUARDIAN Alamieyeseigha: US May Shelve Planned Obama Visit Saturday, 16 March 2013 00:00 From Laolu Akande, New York News – National PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s official relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan appears to be in jeopardy, following indications that Obama’s scheduled visit to Nigeria has been suspended over the state pardon granted former Bayelsa State Governor, […]