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Letter: The rot in the Police College in Ikeja

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 25th, 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan’s experience at the Police College, Ikeja should not be unexpected in a system filled with lies, unrealistic and unimplementable budget of N296.757m in 2012 for the whole 10 Police Colleges. I wondered what an average of N30m could do for maintenance of facilities including payment of trainees’ allowances of each Police College […]

Ezekwesili queries how Yar’Adua, Jonathan spent $67bn

A former Vice President (Africa), World Bank, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has said the Umaru Yar’Adua and President Goodluck Jonathan administrations need to tell Nigerians how they spent the $45bn left in the foreign reserves account and $22bn in the Excess Crude Account by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Ezekwesili, who was a former Minister […]

Senate orders Police to submit five-year financial records

Posted by admin Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate Friday, January 25th, 2013

The Senate’s Public Accounts Committee has directed the Nigerian Police authorities to submit to it the records of appropriation and implementation of the budgets on the Nigerian Police College in the last five years. Chairman of the committee, Senator Ahmed Lawan, told our correspondent in a telephone interview on Thursday, that the committee would commence […]

Catholic denies pulling out of CAN

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics Friday, January 25th, 2013

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has said contrary to reports, it has not pulled out of the Christian Association of Nigeria. According to the CSN, the source of the alleged “pull out must have spoken of his opinion.” The Communications Director of CSN, Rev. Fr. Ralph Madu, in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, […]

Jonathan stalls govs plan to take over PDP

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

MUTUAL suspicion between loyalists of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party’s national chairman, Bamanga Tukur, and those of the governors is delaying the convening of the party’s National Executive Council meeting, The PUNCH has found out. The party’s National Working Committee has been unable to agree on when to hold the NEC meeting […]

Jonathan stalls govs plan to take over PDP

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, January 24th, 2013

MUTUAL suspicion between loyalists of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party’s national chairman, Bamanga Tukur, and those of the governors is delaying the convening of the party’s National Executive Council meeting, The PUNCH has found out. The party’s National Working Committee has been unable to agree on when to hold the NEC meeting […]

CNN interview: President comes under fire

Posted by admin General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories Thursday, January 24th, 2013

The Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen and an opposition party on Thursday took a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan over his comment that Boko Haram was not caused by poverty or misrule. Jonathan had in an interview with the Cable News Network’s Christiane Amanpour, Wednesday night, said, “The sect was not born […]

CPC blasts Okupe for attacking Buhari

Posted by admin CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Party Politics Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Congress for Progressive Change has lampooned the Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, for criticising Maj.-Gen Muhammadu Buhari over his comments on the attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayaro. The party said its attention was drawn to comments credited to the Presidential aide, who they alleged cast […]

Governors Forum, threat to democracy – Clark

Posted by admin Governors Thursday, January 24th, 2013

A former Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clerk, on Thursday, said the existence of Nigeria Governors Forum was a threat to the nation’s democracy. Clark also claimed that there was no pact between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan on whether the latter would run for a single term or not. Members of the […]

NBC bans Timaya, Psquare’s videos

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 24th, 2013

The National Broadcasting Commission has banned a number of new music videos from being broadcast anywhere in the country. Reports indicated on Thursday that artistes whose works are affected by the action include Psquare, Wande Coal, Timaya, Flavour and D’Prince. The others are Goldie, Chuddy K and Tillaman. The videos were banned for containing erotic […]