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Al-Mustapha: Court fixes Jan 30 for hearing

Posted by admin Headlines, Raw Politics Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos High Court, on Thursday, fixed January 30, 2012, as the date to deliver judgment on the conspiracy to murder and murder charge, preferred against Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late General Sani Abacha and Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan by the Lagos State Government. The date […]

Niger Delta: Group threatens to disrupt operations of oil companies

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Thursday, November 10th, 2011

The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NIMRC) has threatened to disrupt operations of multinational oil companies that were yet to comply with the implementation of the Local Content Act. The group handed down the warning in a statement in Warri, saying “we will continue to fight for a better deal for our local contractors and […]

Fuel subsidy: Opponents want to topple my govt – Jonathan

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Oil Politics Thursday, November 10th, 2011

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has lamented the alleged high politicisation of the Federal Government’s proposed fuel subsidy removal, saying that those against the policy wanted to bring down his government. The president spoke, on Thursday, in Abuja at the presidential dialogue with global chief executive officers in the ongoing 17th Nigerian Economic Summit, organised by the […]

Femi Fani-Kayode & the Mistakes of Chief Edwin Clark – By Prince Paul Ivagba

Posted by admin Articles, NNP Columnists Thursday, November 10th, 2011

By Prince Paul Ivagba, NPP, Nov. 10, 2011 – It is very important at this critical time to refute the opinion of a former Minister of Information and respectable Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, in his November 2, 2011 petition to the Chief Justice of the Federation, Dahiru Musdapher calling for the urgent trial of […]

NOVEMBER 10: What We Owe Ken Saro-Wiwa – By Leburah Ganago

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Leburah Ganago, Niger Delta, NNP Columnists Thursday, November 10th, 2011

By Leburah Ganago, Atlanta, Georgia, USA – Nov. 10, 2011 – “The Nigerian government recognizes that what I am saying is the truth. They would wish that this truth is not told. They would like to hoodwink the public. The people who are ruling Nigeria now are just a cabal who are not interested in […]

Boko Haram attacks police outpost, kills 2 in Borno

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, November 10th, 2011

GUNMEN suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, who attacked and killed hundreds in Damaturu, Yobe State, last week have, again, attacked a police outpost at Mainok town, 35 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, killing two police officers. According to sources the gunmen came at about 7.00 p.m on Wednesday and started shooting […]

IBB undergoes surgery in Germany

Posted by admin Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency Thursday, November 10th, 2011

A former military president, General Ibrahim Baban-gida, is ill and on admission at a German hospital. Babangida, who left the country a few weeks ago for what was reported to be a routine medical check-up, was said to have been indisposed for quite some time now. A source close to the hospital in Germany said the former […]

FG/BA face-off: Cameron writes Jonathan

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

By Rotimi Ajayi, Regional Editor, North & Kenneth Ehigiator ABUJA — British Airways lobbyists have pressured the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, to intercede on behalf of the airline to save it from losing more than 50 per cent of its flight frequency to Nigeria following the treatment meted out to Nigeria airline, Arik Air, […]

30 die in Abuja-Okene road crash

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

By Gabriel Enogholase BENIN—NO fewer than 30 persons were reportedly killed in a fatal road accident, involving two passenger buses on Okene-Abuja Express-way, Monday. Vanguard gathered that one of the passenger buses was heading to Kano from Benin. It had a head-on collision with another bus which was heading towards Edo State from Abuja. Victims […]

Family of slain woman tasks IG

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

ABUJA — FAMILY of the late Madam Mary Tom Akpan of Ikot Inwang village, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, has petitioned the Inspector- General of Police, IGP, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, over the cruel murder of their daughter on March 6, 2010. The family is asking that all those allegedly implicated in the […]