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New PDP leaders mobilise support for Dakingari

The newly elected National Executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Thursday, stormed Kebbi State to muster support for the party’s’ candidate in Saturday’s rerun governorship election, Alhaji Usman Saidu Dakingari. The visit to Kebbi is the first major assignment that the recently elected national executives of the PDP […]

FG declares April 6, 9 public holidays to mark Easter

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, March 30th, 2012

THE Federal Government has declared Friday, 6th and Monday, 9th of April 2012 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebrations. Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, who announced this on behalf of the government in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said the public holidays were in line with the Christian calendar and […]

15 die in Lokoja- Abuja auto crash

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Cross River, Headlines, Kogi, State News Friday, March 30th, 2012

NO fewer than 15 persons lost their lives while 54 sustained injury in an accident that occurred at ‘Crusher’ on the Okene- Lokoja- Abuja highway on Thursday morning. An eyewitness said the accident involved a luxury bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow Transport Company and a stationary truck. According to the source, the luxury […]

Boko Haram: US makes case for the North •2 sect members killed in Yobe

Posted by admin American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Friday, March 30th, 2012

TWO members of the suspected Islamist militant sect also called Boko Haram were on Wednesday night shot dead by police while three policemen sustained injuries, when the sect attacked and burnt down a police station in Damagum in Yobe State. Spokesman for the police in Yobe State, Mr Toyin Gbadegesin, who confirmed the incident in […]

World Bank presidency: Okonjo-Iweala challenges US

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines, Women Politics Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister for the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that “emerging economies must be given a fair shot at leading the institutions at the heart of global finance or they will end up going their own way.” Okonjo-Iweala, who is developing countries candidate for the World Bank presideny said […]

APGA’s founding chairman dumps party, floats UPGA

Posted by admin All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Party Politics Thursday, March 29th, 2012

The founding national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has finally dumped the party and formed the United Peoples Grand Alliance (UPGA.) He had voluntarily halted the leadership dispute in APGA and discontinued all court actions to that effect, after what he described as soul-searching meeting with political associates from […]

Benue students protest killing of colleague

Posted by admin Benue, State News Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Hell was let loose on Wednesday evening as students of Benue State University, Makurdi stormed the Gboko/ Makurdi highway to protest the killing of a 400 level student who was killed by an articulated lorry. The Nigerian Tribune learnt that the security operatives drafted to the troubled area to beef up security, allegedly killed another […]

WORLD BANK PRESIDENCY Nigeria, US split Brazil, Russia, China, others •Why S/Africa champions Okonjo-Iweala’s campaign

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, March 29th, 2012

AS leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) meet in New Delhi, India, today, intensive lobbying is ongoing as United States’ diplomats and BRICS officials slug it out over plan by the leaders to adopt a common candidate for the World Bank presidency. The BRICS is an international political organisation of leading […]

Mark accuses NCAA, others of conniving with foreign airlines to hike air fare

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Thursday, March 29th, 2012

The Senate President, David Mark, on Wednesday, accused the aviation regulatory agencies in the country of conniving with foreign airlines to fix high air fares. Specifically, Mark described the arbitrary price charged by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic as exploitative and unreasonable. Senator Hope Uzodinma with 27 others in a motion entitled: “Violation of Aviation […]

Lecturer’s husband commits suicide in Ilorin

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

THE University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, was thrown into mourning on Wednesday as husband of the head of Department of Religious Studies, Professor (Mrs) Oyeronke Olademo, allegedly committed suicide by hanging. The husband is Mr Olubunmi Olademo. Nigerian Tribune investigations revealed that the sad development had generated pity and concern in the university community […]