TO extend the ongoing voters’ registration and ensure that would-be voters were not disenfranchised, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, may approach President Goodluck Jonathan this week for more funds. This came as some opposition political parties, weekend, opposed Jega’s decision to stop releasing grants to the parties and asked the commission […]
The United Nations, UN, has commended Nigeria for its mature handling of the Iran’s arm shipment furore, at the end of an inspection tour of the impounded weapons. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia, told newsmen, weekend, in Abuja that the team had said at the end of its nine-day inspection that “Nigeria acted in […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia (SAN) said at the weekend that the Federal Government would not take any action on the death of former Super Eagles’ defender, Uche Okafor until the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits its report. While responding to questions from newsmen, Ajumogobia said the Federal Government for now cannot do […]
•Atiku Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The chairman of Katsina State PDP Concerned Elders’ Forum, Aliyu Sani, says the decision of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar not to challenge the outcome of the party’s convention reflects the ugly reality of the situation in the party. He lamented that the usurpers in […]
CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi says about 70 per cent of Nigerians are currently living below poverty line, Current figures from the National Population Commission (NPC), put Nigeria’s population at about 150 million, and 70 per cent of this figure is 105 million. Michael Oche writes on this negative trend. The governor of Central Bank […]
The name, Patience Ozokwor, is not bizarre in the entertainment industry. The admired actress was recently honoured with a chieftaincy title, Ada Eji Eje Mba 1 of Ngwo by the people of her town in Enugu State. The event, which took place at Ngwo, Enugu State, had lots of dignitaries from all walks of life […]
Some prominent Nigerians have expressed concern over what they described as the overbearing influence of the Nigerian Governors Forum on the Presidency and have advised President Goodluck Jonathan to be wary of them. The Nigerians comprising politicians, lawyers, activists reacted to reports that governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party were […]
NO fewer than 400 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Badagry, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State have defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria. A former PDP chieftain in the council, Mr. Kamarudeen Ajape, who led the defectors, said the internal unity in the ACN attracted many of them. Ajape said, […]
THE Rivers State Police Command said it had begun a manhunt for the gunmen who ambushed some Christian pilgrims, who were on their way to the Port Harcourt International Airport enroute to Jerusalem. The gunmen had on Thursday shot and killed three policemen who were escorting the pilgrims to the airport. State Police Public […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Saturday grounded five domestic airlines in Lagos in a bid to recover over N4bn owed to it by airlines in the country. The affected airlines, some of which are said to owe the agency over N500m each in landing and parking charges at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, […]
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