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Jonathan to govs, others: We must deliver on our promises

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics Friday, May 20th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said it was mandatory for all elected officers in the 2011 elections to deliver the dividends of democracy to the electorate, as failure to do so would amount to reneging on electoral promises to the people. Meanwhile, the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon would during his three-day working visit to […]

Bank Fraud: Atuche’s wife gets stringent bail conditions

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, May 20th, 2011

Wife of former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche, Elizabeth who is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy and stealing of about N5.4bn belonging to the bank, was yesterday granted bail on stringent conditions by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Justice Lateefah Okunnu while granting bail […]

We’ll hamstring Eagles–Argentina’s coach

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, May 20th, 2011

Argentina’s Coach, Sergio Batista, has declared that he would perfect a strategy that would frustrate the Super Eagles in the June 1 international friendly at the National Stadium,Abuja. Batista,speaking at a news conference in Buenos Aires ahead of the grade A clash, said he would instruct his boys to try and keep possession of the […]

Zoning: S’East PDP rejects SGF slot

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), South-East Friday, May 20th, 2011

The South-East zonal working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared that the zone would not be comfortable with only the slot of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, zoned to it by the Peoples Democratic Party expanded national caucus. Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, zonal secretary of the party, Chief Vincent Opalaeke […]

N10bn loan crisis: Reps seek Jonathan’s bailout

Posted by admin House, Legislature Friday, May 20th, 2011

After a hot session behind closed door, the House of Representatives yesterday decided to raise a five-man team to negotiate financial bailout with President Goodluck Jonathan. The leadership of the House had been having a running battle with banks to obtain loans to pay the statutory allowance of members and the outstanding allowances of its […]

NFF warns Siasia

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, May 19th, 2011

The Nigeria Football Federation is not comfortable with the degree of attention Super Eagles chief coach, Samson Siasia is paying to the Nigeria/Argentina friendly. The football house is worried that there has been so much media hype about the June 1 high-profile international friendly at the expense of the all important 2013 African Cup of […]

Shocker! Siasia drops Osaze for Ameobi in Argentina friendly

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Coach Samson Siasia has left out Osaze Odemwingie from his squad for June’s double header against Argentina and Ethiopia. Instead, Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi has been called up to take part in the high-profile friendly against the South Americans in Abuja and an African Nations Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa. Siasia also handed a recall […]

Leave outgoing govs alone •Jonathan tells govs-elect

Posted by admin Governors Thursday, May 19th, 2011

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has reminded state governors-elect that the tenure of incumbent governors, who failed to get re-election would end on May 29 and, therefore, should be allowed to carry on with the business of governance without harassment. He spoke at the 2011 induction/symposium organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) for newly elected and […]

Again, bomb explosions rock Maiduguri •10 killed in Boko Haram’s attacks

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, May 19th, 2011

MAIDUGURI, the Borno State capital, on Thursday, was rocked by three separate bomb explosions, which left an officer of the Nigeria Police dead, while several others were said to have suffered varying degrees of injury. In one of the explosions, five security officers were injured near a military checkpoint. This came barely 12 hours after […]

Borno PDP women reject nomination of Inna Ciroma

Posted by admin Borno, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News, Women Politics Thursday, May 19th, 2011

WOMEN in the Borno State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have rejected the nomination of Hajia Inna Ciroma for a ministerial position by the state chapter of the party. Rising from an emergency meeting held at the PDP state secretariat in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, the women stakeholders rejected the nomination of Ciroma, the […]