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SSS in Hot Chase After Kogi Gov’s Aide

Posted by admin Kogi, State News Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Over alleged plans to bomb rerun venue || Governor disowns him || The State Security Service (SSS), acting on intelligence, is currently in a hot chase after Mr. Ogwu Achemu a.k.a Araka, the special assistant to Governor Ibrahim Idris of Kogi State on Youth Empowerment, over an alleged plan to bomb the venue of […]

Envoy Job: Presidency Should Consider Seniority

Posted by admin General Politics Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The recent ambassadorial appointments by President Goodluck Jonathan are causing a growing atmosphere of unease and resentment in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs where deserving career staff members were passed over in favour of the less experienced ones. In particular, the new appointments not only ignored seniority, experience and competence but also breached the […]

Why We Raised Alarm Over Fake Voters – Alaibe

Posted by admin Latest Politics Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Director General of the Timi Alaibe Campaign Organisation, Senator Enatimi Rufus Spiff yesterday explained the reasons behind the out-cry of the Labour Party (LP) and other pro- Alaibe groups to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged plots by some state government officials to register non-indigenes, saying such had prompted violence in the state. […]

Labour Ministry Seeks N622.5m For Overseas, Local Trips

Posted by admin Chinedu Vincent Akuta, Latest Politics, Ministries Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity yesterday urged the House of Representatives to approve the sum of N622.5 million for local and overseas travels in the 2011 fiscal year. Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Emeka Wogu, made the plea during its budget defence meeting with the House Committee on Labour. The ministry which […]

Shell Denies Sole Blame For Nigeria’s Oil Spill

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Royal Dutch Shell has told the Dutch Parliament, which summoned on it over issues of environmental pollution in the Niger Delta, that it would not take sole responsibility of the oil spills which had resulted in severe environmental damage to the area. Head of Shell’s Exploration and Production for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ian Craig, yesterday said […]

Certificate Forgery Suit Against Suswam Withdrawn

Posted by admin Benue, State News Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The defeated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Benue State, Mr. Terver Kaki, Monday withdrew his case of certificate forgery against Governor Gabriel Suswam at the Federal High Court in Makurdi. At the resumed sitting of the court, counsel to Mr. Kaki, Mr. Samuel Kagbo, on behalf of his client, told the court that […]

Fear Of Poisoned Foodstuffs Spreads

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Man dies after eating carrot || There is palpable fear in some parts of the country following rumours making the rounds that some unidentified persons have poisoned foodstuffs and fruits brought to other parts of the country from strife torn Plateau State. A text message sent to residents of Enugu State purportedly warned people […]

Declare State of Emergency in Plateau, NLC Tells Jonathan

Posted by admin Plateau, State News Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to consider the option of declaring a state of emergency in Plateau State. The vice-president of NLC, Comrade Issa Aremu who spoke for the congress said this had become necessary in order to save the lives of the people in the state. Aremu who […]

ACN/CPC alliance talks collapse

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Party Politics Thursday, January 27th, 2011

T he proposed alliance between the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has collapsed, THISDAY can report today. This followed the inability of both parties to reach a final agreement on common candidacy for the presidential poll. ACN leaders, including Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, are pushing for the party’s […]

Plan to Re-launch NADECO Begins

Posted by admin Latest Politics Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Prominent left wing politicians who fought military rule to a standstill during the pro-democracy struggle on the platform of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) will launch a fresh come back next week, THISDAY has learnt. Forces behind NADECO, according to sources, are planning to use the opportunity of the burial rites of the late Chief […]