•Gov promises to go public with probe reports By CHINELO OBOGO Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has set up a panel that would probe his predecessor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim. A statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media, (print), to the governor, Ebere Uzoukwa said the probe was long overdue and the government has concluded […]
Gowon seeks Electoral College as Atiku, Shekarau, others shop for credible candidate From NOAH EBIJE and ABDULGAFAR ALABELEWE, Kaduna Prominent Northern leaders, including former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2011 governorship candidate for Kaduna State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bashir Bugaje, and former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim […]
By CHRISTOPHER OJI Like the proverbial hunter that became hunted, an armed robbery suspect has told how he narrowly escaped death in the hands of his victim. A four-armed robbery gang had invaded the premises of a powerful politician in Lagos. The incident got to the attention of the state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko […]
Management of Dangote Cement Plc has finalized arrangements to temporarily close down its four million metric tons per annum’s Gboko plant, blaming glut in the cement market for the action. The Group Head, Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina who confirmed this in Lagos said the move was necessitated by the glut in the market […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, since Tuesday evening in defiance of the order of a Federal High Court, which restrained the anti graft agency from going ahead with his arraignment and trial. Sources at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos disclosed […]
By SaharaReporters, New York Nollywood actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, 65, has died in an Indian hospital after a protracted illness. A former president of the Nigerian Guild of Actors, Segun Arinze, confirmed the death to Saharareporters. Mr. Arinze described the actor as one of the best in the industry. Efforts to reach the current President of […]
Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, a Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon, Fashion designer and philanthropist is now the richest black woman in the word, according to report published by Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and news services. Alakija, 61, is worth at least $3.3 billion- contrary to a recent Forbes Magazine ranking which pegs her net worth […]
The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has accused the Federal Government of underfunding security agencies in the state. The governor said although security was the exclusive preserve of the Federal Government in the constitution, it (Federal Government) had failed to provide adequate equipment for security operatives, especially policemen, to function well. Fashola, who spoke on […]
Civil rights groups and the Action Congress of Nigeria have criticised the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration for borrowing N2.57tn in 18 months and proposing a N2.2bn banquet hall project for Aso Rock. They said the country’s rising debt profile and the hall project in the presidency had shown that the Jonathan administration was wasteful and […]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, who is leading a 250-member ECOWAS observer mission to Ghana’s general elections scheduled has expressed optimism that the elections will be successful. This, he said, was because of the satisfactory preparations and the nation’s proven tradition and reputation for democracy. This was contained in a statement from the ECOWAS Commission, in […]
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