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Govs drag Jonathan to court

Posted by admin Governors Friday, September 21st, 2012

By Henry Umoru & Ben Agande ABUJA – THE thirty-six governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, are poised for war with President Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Government over what they described as excessive deductions from the excess crude account. It will be recalled that the governors have been having a running […]

My Missing N5,000 Note – By Prince Charles Dickson

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson Friday, September 21st, 2012

By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | Sept. 21, 2012 – ‘Let us separate quarrel before we separate fight’ I start this admonition with the critics anthem, one that has always inspired me. It is by H.G. Wells and he says “we are going to write about it all. We are going to write […]

CBN promises support for Super Eagles

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, September 21st, 2012

Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Thursday in Abuja that it would give the Super Eagles the necessary support to become world-beater. Ugochukwu Okoroafor, the Director, Corporate Communications Department of the bank, gave the assurance, while announcing the bank’s contribution to sports development in the country at the secretariat of the […]

MAULAG will remain center of excellence- Don

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, September 21st, 2012

Lagos – Prof. Olukayode Amund, Dean, Student Affairs, University of Lagos, recently renamed Moshood Abiola University, said that authorities would continue to make the institution center of excellence in Nigeria and beyond. Amund said this on Thursday during the “World Carnival’’ organised as part of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the institution. He […]

Unaware of pregnancy, soldier gives birth in Afghanistan

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Friday, September 21st, 2012

London – A British soldier who did not realise she was pregnant has given birth to a baby boy at the Camp Bastion field hospital in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London said mother and baby were in stable condition and a specialist “Paediatric Retrieval Team’’ would fly out from Britain to care […]

Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable – Jonathan

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Friday, September 21st, 2012

Abuja – Those seeking the disintegration of the country are “lazy politicians seeking to be kings in tiny islands’’, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday in Abuja. Jonathan spoke while declaring open a National Summit and Rally for peace, unity and development, oganised by the NLC. The president noted that the strength of the nation […]

ACN conniving with INEC to rig Ondo guber polls – Mimiko

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics, State News Friday, September 21st, 2012

AHEAD of the October 20, governorship election in Ondo State, the Olusegun Mimiko Campaign Organisation,MCO, has accused the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN of planning to rig the exercise in collaboration with some staff of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria, INEC. It also called on the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega to monitor […]

Guber polls: In Ondo, it’s battle in the sun

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Friday, September 21st, 2012

BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE & DAYO JOHNSON THIRTY days to the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, the leading contenders are upping the ante to out-do one another. The ruling Labour Party Candidate and Governor of the state christened Sunshine State, Olusegun Mimiko is not sparing any arsenal in his bid to surmount the mounting […]

Senate draws battle line, threatens to impeach Jonathan (Until they are bribed)

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Friday, September 21st, 2012

BY HENRY UMORU & INALEGWU SHAIBU ABUJA-THE Senate yesterday drew the battle line with the presidency pledging to use constitutional powers to enforce its resolutions directed at the good governance of the nation. Yesterday’s charged session was upon recent comments made by administration officials on the powerlessness of legislative resolutions. The legislative body in a […]

The Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan (2) – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency Friday, September 21st, 2012

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 19, 2012 – When I published the ‘Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan’ in this column on December 1 2011, I did not plan to write a sequel to it. Let me give a brief summary of this re-invention as captured in what is now the first instalment […]