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PDP sets up Govs Forum, Akpabio emerges chairman

Posted by admin Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Monday, February 25th, 2013

Attempts to polarise the Nigerian Governors’ Forum took a fresh dimension on Sunday evening with the emergence of Governor Godswill Akpabio as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors’ Forum, a new forum. The forum is expected to be at par with the already divided NGF led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. […]

Jonathan dissolves pension reform task force

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Monday, February 25th, 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the dissolution of the Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina-led Pension Reforms Task Team with immediate effect. Although the details of the dissolution were sketchy, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday that letters to that effect were dispatched to all members of the PRTT last week. An authoritative source confirmed to our correspondent that […]

2015: Jonathan to empower ministers against govs

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Ministries, Presidency Monday, February 25th, 2013

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan appears to have devised a strategy for freeing himself from the clutches of governors hostile to his 2015 ambition, especially those from the states ruled by the Peoples Democratic Party. At the centre of this strategy, The PUNCH learnt, was a plan to empower ministers against the chief executives of their home […]

Okocha, Kanu made me choose Nigeria –Moses

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 25th, 2013

Chelsea forward Victor Moses has revealed how former internationals Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu talked him into choosing Nigeria over England, especially after he was overlooked by England coaches. The former Crystal Palace sensation was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa following his […]

Hurricane Mukthar: 3 judges to go

Posted by admin Judiciary, Latest Politics Monday, February 25th, 2013

ABUJA—There were indications, yesterday, that the National Judicial Council, NJC, was not yet done with the cleansing of the judiciary of bad eggs that have significantly tarnished the image of that tier of government. In what has now been termed “Hurricane Mukthar,” three more judges, alleged to have been implicated in corruption-tainted matters are said […]

Amaechi: Jonathan in peace move, meets govs

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Rivers, State News Monday, February 25th, 2013

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor LAGOS — The Presidency was, last night, jittery, following the collapse of plans to remove Governor Chibuike Amaechi as chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF. The failure of the plans which got to fever pitch, yesterday, forced presidency officials into a change of plans ahead of today’s scheduled election […]

CAUTION: Very Disturbing Picture: Tears as Goldie is buried

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines Monday, February 25th, 2013

By BENJAMIN NJOKU, FLORENCE AMAGIYA, ANOZIE EGOLE & IYABO AINO LAGOS—Emotion ran high as friends, colleagues and family members paid their last respect to the late pop singer and former Big Brother Africa star, Goldie Harvey, when she was buried yesterday. Goldie died penultimate Thursday night after a brief illness at Reddington Hospital, Victoria Island, […]

MOSOP gives condition for oil exploration in Ogoni

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Monday, February 25th, 2013

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT— MOVEMENT for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has listed autonomy for the area among issues that must be addressed before oil exploration can resume in any part of Ogoniland. In a statement by Chairman, MOSOP Kingdom Coordinators and chapter leaders, Mr. Frank Jonah, the movement, said challenges of environmental […]

Good Governance tour, a fraud – CDHR

Posted by admin Latest Politics Monday, February 25th, 2013

By LAJA THOMAS LAGOS—COMMITTEE for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has said the ongoing “good governance tour” by the Federal Government is a fraud. Lagos State coordinator of the committee, Buna Isiak, in a statement said that what the Federal Government was doing by the tour was an aberration that should be condemned by […]

Lagos govt shuts down Ladipo market over sanitation offence

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, February 25th, 2013

By OLASUNKANMI AKONI, BOSE ADELAJA, MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO & DONALD ARJI …Arrests 10 armed bandits, recovers dangerous weapons LAGOS—LAGOS State Government Monday made good its threat to shut down the popular auto spare parts market, Ladipo in Mushin area of the state for allegedly contravening the State Sanitation law, paralysing business activities of traders among other […]