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Senate to probe BPE (Who will probe the Senate?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

The Senate, on Tuesday set up an adhoc committee to investigate the privatisation and commercialisation activities of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) from 1999 to date. The committee, which has two weeks within which to submit its report, has Senator Ahmad Lawan as chairman while Senators Babafemi Ojudu, Alli Ndume, Philip Aduda, Infeayi Okowa, […]

British PM challenges Jonathan on economic reform •As Nigeria’s total debt stock hits $37bn

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

THE British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to use trade and political reforms to tackle economic problems of the country. He said this at a lecture entitled, “Entrepreneur and Innovation,” organised by Pan-African University, Ajah, Lagos, on Tuesday. Cameron, who flew into Lagos, on Tuesday, highlighted the progress of democracy […]

Govt, Labour talks on new pay deadlocked

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics Monday, July 18th, 2011

HOPE of a truce that will stop tomorrow’s planned strike by organised Labour appeared to have fizzled out yesterday, as the meeting of the nation’s Labour union leaders and representatives of the Federal Government as well as other stakeholders failed to reach an agreement on the minimum wage imbroglio. However, another round of talks is […]

Govt adopts fresh options to tackle insecurity

Posted by admin National Politics, Nigerian Police Monday, July 18th, 2011

AS part of efforts to rise to the security challenges in the country, the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) has adopted fresh options even as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Hafiz Ringim, disclosed yesterday that the police were not contacted by the military when the latter intercepted some explosives recently in the […]

Islamic banking: CBN chief escapes corps members’ wrath in Asaba

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Delta, Headlines, State News Monday, July 18th, 2011

DELTA State Controller of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mrs. Elizabeth Agu, weekend, narrowly escaped the wrath of some youth corps members in the state, when she delivered a paper by the CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, which touched on the controversial Islamic banking system soon to be introduced in the country. Agu who […]

Ekiti group berates Fayemi over sack of 5,000 LG workers

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Monday, July 18th, 2011

The Ekiti Justice Group (EJG) has berated the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi over the sack of 5,300 local government workers in the State, describing the action as “wicked, malicious, retrogressive and ungodly.” EJG said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti yesterday and signed by its Coordinator, Dr Tunji Oluwasanmi, that; “No God-fearing governor would […]

World honours Mandela at 93

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, July 18th, 2011

Former President Nelson Mandela spent his 93rd birthday with friends and relatives in his rural hometown yesterday, as South Africans paid tribute to the anti-apartheid icon through song and community service projects. Millions of South African schoolchildren began their day by singing a special version of “Happy Birthday” To Mandela, leading worldwide chorus of birthday […]

15 killed in Abuja road crash

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Monday, July 18th, 2011

No fewer than 15 persons died and several others injured in another auto crash along Nyanya/Karu, Mararaba Road in Abuja yesterday when a truck lost control and rammed into about eight other oncoming vehicles. The accident occurred at about 2:30 pm. According to an eyewitness, the truck, which was carrying iron rods had brake failure […]

Police ban movement of explosives (duhhh!)

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Monday, July 18th, 2011

Amidst increasingly eroding confidence, lack of synergy and discordant tunes emanating from the core security agencies and the military in the wake of rising insecurity, especially in the northern part of the country, the National Security Adviser, General Owoye Azazi, has initiated steps to harmonise and effectively co-ordinate operational activities of the various agencies. This […]

Kwara Guber petition: Tribunal turns down ACN prayers

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, Governors, Headlines, Kwara, Party Politics, State News Monday, July 18th, 2011

The Gubernatorial, National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ilorin and hearing election petition filed by the kwara State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) against the victory of the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s candidate, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday , at the resumed hearing turned down the two prayers sought by the petitioner. The […]