Despite a denial on Wednesday, it has emerged that the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and former Colombian Finance Minister, Jose Antonio Ocampo, are set to be nominated to lead the World Bank. Reuters, which reported the impending nomination of the duo, credited the information to sources with knowledge of emerging market’s efforts to […]
(CNN) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, whose endorsement has been highly-sought during the 2012 GOP primary contests, announced Wednesday he was backing presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In a statement, Bush congratulated Romney on his win in Illinois’s primary, held Tuesday, and said it was “time for Republicans to unite behind Governor Romney.” – Follow […]
Washington (CNN) — Mitt Romney picked up a highly prized endorsement Wednesday from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush after a convincing victory the night before in the Illinois primary but then saw a top adviser’s televised comment provide new ammunition to his trailing rivals in the Republican presidential race. Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney’s senior campaign adviser, […]
Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Gabriel Amalu, has asked a Federal High Court, Lagos to stop the operations of three task forces of the petroleum ministry set up by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. One of the task forces, Ministerial Committee on Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, is headed by former Chairman of the […]
Action Congress of Nigeria’s candidate for Rivers State governorship election, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, has said some members of the Peoples Democratic Party are stranded in the ruling party. Sekibo observed that those willing to leave the ruling party could not do so for fear of being punished by the PDP. The former Minister of Transport, […]
March 22, 2012 by Emmanuel Obe, Awka 5 Comments Five members of a vigilance group in Oba, Anambra State were killed and seven injured by armed robbers on Wednesday. The robbers were said to have trailed the vigilantes to a spot where they confronted them at the 8th Mile Junction and opened fire on them. […]
Jos University Teaching Hospital Chief Medical Director, Dr. Ishaya Pam, has said the institution is under serious threat from bombers. At least 10 persons were killed and 24 injured after suicide bombers attacked the St. Finbarr’s Catholic Church in Rayfield area of the crisis-prone Jos on March 10. On Sunday night suspected Fulani herdsmen killed […]
The trial of Senator Aliyu Ndume did not commence as scheduled on Wednesday as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja adjourned to April 26, 2012 for adoption of written addresses in a motion in which the senator is seeking to quash the charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Ndume is facing a […]
A 29-year-old Mathematics and Social Studies graduate of a college of education, Mr. Seun Oyeleke, has been caught pants down with a seven-year-old female pupil in a school toilet. Oyeleke teaches at a private nursery and primary school on Church Street, Osogbo, Osun State. One of the pupils’ mother, Mrs. A Ajiboye, had been informed […]
Peoples Democratic Party governors in the North East geopolitical zone, on Wednesday, humbled President Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate thrashed Alhaji Bamanga Tukur at the party’s regional congress. Tukur, whose candidacy for the position of the National Chairman of the party enjoys the support of the Presdent, polled only two delegate votes while the party’s […]
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