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Lagos Get $15.7m loan from US EXIM Bank

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, January 17th, 2013

The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $15.7 million direct loan to Lagos State, to underwrite the purchase of 32 American fire-fighting vehicles manufactured by W.S. Darley & Co. (Darley) of Itasca, Ill. The loan, which is in line with the U.S Administration’s “Doing Business in Africa […]

Tambuwal survives impeachment plot over purchase of 400 cars

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature Thursday, January 17th, 2013

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal has survived an impeachment plot over purchase of 400 Camry cars for house standing committees. Some section of the media had reported that some aggrieved members are plotting to impeach the speaker alleging frauds in the purchase of 400 cars for committees and high handedness of […]

UNN admits 7,000 fresh students out of over 100,000 applicants

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 17th, 2013

By Tony Edike Over 6,000 new students were formally admitted into various faculties of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) during the 39th Matriculation ceremony of the institution held Thursday. Addressing the fresh students, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Bartho Okolo congratulated them for their success during the admission stage and tasked them to […]

Sanusi says Christian Assoc. of Nigeria, others, should be banned

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories Thursday, January 17th, 2013

BY EMEKA MAMAH, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, OKEY NDIRIBE & DAPO AKINREFON LAGOS— CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, turned his attention to ethno-religious groups in the country and urged the Federal Government to ban them as a way of curbing insecurity in the country. Sanusi made the suggestion at an inter-faith dinner […]

Mercy Johnson features in Ice Prince ‘Aboki’ remix

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Thursday, January 17th, 2013

By Charles Mgbolu You will be termed a ‘hater’ and perhaps booed by fans for daring to doubt Mercy Johnson’s excellent role interpreting abilities but the same may not be the case when you put it to them (fans) that she’s about to sing! No?… Yes! And it’s a pretty picture. Rap star, Ice Prince […]

Senate resumes, wants capital punishment for terrorists

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Thursday, January 17th, 2013

By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA— The Senate resumed plenary, yesterday, after its break, with a warning to politicians not to overheat the polity ahead of 2015. It warned Nigerians not to discuss the balkanisation of the country at all. In his address at the resumed session, Senate President, David Mark, said a mechanism […]

We ‘re cause of our problems in the North – Sultan

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Sultan of Sokoto Thursday, January 17th, 2013

By LUKA BINNIYAT KADUNA—The Sultan of Sokoto and President, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Dr. Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday said that the present security and developmental challenges facing Northern Nigeria was self inflicted by northerners themselves. The Sultan spoke at the Northern Nigeria Governors Peace and Reconciliation Committee meeting in Kaduna, blaming northerners […]

PDP CRISIS: Govs to shun NWC meeting

Posted by admin Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, January 17th, 2013

BY HENRY UMORU & IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI ABUJA—PIQUED by what they perceived as insincerity on the part of leaders driving the reconciliation efforts in the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors elected on the platform of the party will shun today’s National Working Committee, NWC, meeting. Vanguard gathered that the PDP governors were determined to shun […]

Reps pass vote of confidence in Tambuwal

Posted by admin House, Legislature Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a unanimous vote of confidence in the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, as they reconvened after Christmas break. Lawmakers also gave the Speaker a standing ovation, amid speculation of alleged plot to impeach him. Some media reports (not The PUNCH) claimed on Wednesday that a group, Transparency […]

PDP makes a U-turn on Oyinlola

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday asked an Abuja Federal High Court to stay the execution of a judgment, which sacked its National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, from office. The application for stay of execution was filed less than two days after the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, replaced Oyinlola with the Deputy National […]