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Kanu asks FG to absorb Biafran scientists

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The Federal Government has been urged to absorb Biafran scientists who produced the technological and scientific innovations that sustained their efforts during the thirty months civil war, despite the adverse conditions which they operated. The submission was made by Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, former military governor of old Imo and Lagos States and member of the […]

Kano 2011: Kwankwaso, Gwarzo, Abacha clash in public debate

Posted by admin Kano, State News Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

KANO – Former defence minister and PDP governorship flag bearer, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, is to lock horn with Muhammad Abacha of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, the incumbent Deputy Governor, Tijjani Gwarz, ACN, and Sagir Takai, ANPP, in a public debate organised by the Kano chapter of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR. The two […]

2011: Police warn politicians against carrying weapon

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Nigerian Police Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

IBADAN-Ahead of April polls, the Oyo State Police Command has warned that any politician caught with dangerous weapons during the poll would be seriously dealth with. Unlike in the past election when the police would need directives from the Independent National Electoral Commission, the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Baba Adisa Bolanta, said the force had […]

Libya crisis: Nigeria ‘ll increase oil output – NNPC

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Nigeria would increase its crude oil production if OPEC requested higher output, NNPC said yesterday. Oil prices last month rose to their highest point in more than two years as a brewing civil war in Libya cut out as much as two-thirds of the North African country’s oil output, or one million barrels per day […]

Army restates commitment to end kidnapping in S-East

Posted by admin South-East, Top Stories Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

OWERRI – The Nigerian Army has reassured the citizenry that it will intensify efforts to arrest the ugly incidents of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the South East geo-political zone. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, stated this when he paid a courtesy call on Imo State governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, […]

Jos: An Unending Carnage?

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Plateau, State News Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The unending massacre of human beings and total destruction of property, including churches and mosques, have continued to be a source of major concern to all well-meaning Nigerians and her allies all over the world. Of recent, there have been reports that the ugly incident has resonated again in some parts of Jos metropolis, the […]

Clinton leads U.S. team to monitor April polls

Posted by admin Elections 2011 Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan (left),Vice President Namadi Sambo(middle), and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Tony Anenih, acknowledging cheers at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Benin City … on Tuesday. American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, may lead a high-powered delegation to observe and monitor the April elections in Nigeria. White […]

INEC to Court: Uduaghan’s tenure expires in May

Posted by admin Delta, INEC Politics, State News Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State’s bid to continue in office beyond April without the conduct of gubernatorial election in Delta State suffered a major setback when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) told a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba that Uduaghan’s tenure expires in May 2011. […]

My Presidency’ll Address Bakassi Issue, Says Jonathan

Posted by admin Presidency Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to address the lingering issue of oil-rich disputed Bakassi peninsula even as he attributed the appointment of the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), Ita Ekpeyong, to his strength and knowledge on the job. Addressing a rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Calabar, Monday, Jonathan said […]

Achebe’s daughter, Nwando, becomes professor at 39, as latest book hits bookstores

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Nwando Achebe-Ogundimu, historian and daughter of eminent writer Chinua Achebe, has been appointed a full Professor of History at Michigan State University (MSU), USA, at the age of 39, making her one of the youngest full-ranked professors in the prestigious University. She was recently inducted to the rank with a few other colleagues at a […]