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Boko Haram: Southerners will not leave North – Traditional ruler

Posted by admin Boko Haram Friday, January 6th, 2012

AS the three-day ultimatum given to southerners in the northern part of the country by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to vacate the region expires, the traditional ruler of the Yoruba in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oba Olusegun Salau, has urged all non-indigenes in the North not to panic but to stay in their […]

Appeal court affirms Ajimobi’s election

Posted by admin Oyo, State News Friday, January 6th, 2012

THE Court of Appeal in Ibadan has dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State to challenge the election of the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on the grounds that the governor allegedly held Nigerian and United States of America citizenship. The court, in […]

PDP postpones congresses, National Convention

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, January 6th, 2012

FOLLOWING the protests and tension that greeted the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the Federal Government, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday postponed the forthcoming congresses and the national convention of the party. A statement issued in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity […]

Opinion: In Nigeria, Boko Haram is not the problem

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Friday, January 6th, 2012

Governments and newspapers around the world attributed the horrific Christmas Day bombings of churches in Nigeria to “Boko Haram” — a shadowy group that is routinely described as an extremist Islamist organisation based in the North-East zone of Nigeria. Indeed, since the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the Niger Delta in the […]

LG disburses N2.2m loan to widows, aged women

Posted by admin Local Govt, Oyo, State News Friday, January 6th, 2012

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Saki West Local Government of Oyo State, Mr. Dapo Popoola, has emphasised the need for government at all levels to commit more resources to the grass roots in a bid to address the problem of poverty in the land. Popoola made this remark on Wednesday, while disbursing N2.2m and another […]

Warning: Disturbing Picture: Soldiers kill businessman in Mushin during argument

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Friday, January 6th, 2012

A young man, Niyi Ehindero, was on Thursday allegedly shot dead by soldiers attached to Operation MESA Unit on Bada Street in Mushin area of Lagos. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the soldiers shot Ehindero at close range in his car, when they went to the area to disperse hoodlums who were engaged in a […]

FG supporter escapes mob action in Bayelsa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, State News Friday, January 6th, 2012

A debate on removal of subsidy on fuel almost turned violent in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Thursday when a group of newspaper readers confronted a man who tried to support the initiative. The man identified simply as Samson was nearly beaten for his contributions on the fuel subsidy removal dispute at the popular newsstand in […]

NBA backs protests, seeks N’Assembly’s intervention

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Friday, January 6th, 2012

The Nigerian Bar Association on Thursday in Abuja joined forces with organised labour and civil society groups in protesting against the removal of subsidy on fuel. The NBA also called on the National Assembly to consider impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan “where and if government persists on this suicidal course of action.” The association, […]

Canada, USA, ban citizens from Nigerian travel

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, January 5th, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, October 18, (THEWILL) – The Governments of Canada and the United States have warned their nationals of the risk of travelling to Nigeria, saying it continues to recommend that citizens avoid all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states and some states in the north. The warning lists Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers, […]

Subsidy removal: Nigeria is stable -David Mark

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

From IJEOMA ONUORAH, Nnewi Thursday, January 05, 2012 • Mark PHOTOS: Sun news Publishing More Stories on This Section Senate President, David Mark has denied reports that the pockets of demonstrations witnessed in parts of the country over the recent removal of fuel subsidy have made the country unstable. Speaking to journalists in Uga, Anambra […]