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Great Ogboru: When Greatness Beckons!

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Delta, State News, Sunny Chris Okenwa Friday, January 7th, 2011

By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Jan. 7, 2011 – Chief Great Ovadje Ogboru came into the national limelight and reckoning after the failure of the late Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar-led coup d’etat against the then dictator Gen. Ibrahim Babangida in April 1990. In the aftermath of the coup’s regrettable failure to achieve […]

TURN in Turning Nigeria

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola Friday, January 7th, 2011

By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – Jan 7, 2011: The President of (TURN) Transforming, Uplifting and Reforming Nigeria, Dr. Dele Ogunremi visited Hungary in October from his base in Ottawa Canada. I had the opportunity to meet with him in his hotel over dinner. He discussed his passion for TURN which he believes is necessary […]

Delta: Uduaghan Elected Delta Gov – Ogboru May Head Back to Court

Posted by admin Delta, Governors, State News, Top Stories Friday, January 7th, 2011

Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has been elected the governor of Delta State in a race that was not as close as predicted. In the official results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Uduaghan defeated his closest rival, Chief Great Ogboru, the candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), by 276,795 to 138,244 votes. […]

Plateau: We are not worried by defection of Tallen, others’

Posted by admin Plateau, State News, Women Politics Friday, January 7th, 2011

The Peoples Democratic Party Chairman in Plateau State, Dr. Haruna Dabin, has declared that the defection of the Deputy Governor, Pauline Tallen and seven other governorship aspirants in the state, to other parties will not hurt the party’s electoral fortunes in this year’s poll. “They are free to go; no wise person leaves a sound […]

Zoning: Court Decides Jonathan, Atiku’s Fate Monday

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Raw Politics Friday, January 7th, 2011

Justice Isha Bello of an Abuja High Court yesterday set aside Monday to rule on a suit brought before him to bar President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the presidential election on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ambassador Yahaya Kwande, Hon. Dubem Onyia and Alhaji Lawal Kaita, all card-carrying members of the PDP who […]

Customs Generates N546b Revenue In 2010

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 7th, 2011

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it generated a total revenue of N546, 640,364,394.01, between January and December 2010, out of its N561 billion target for the year. This was disclosed to journalists at the Customs Headquarters by the deputy public relations officer, Mr. Joseph Attah, in Abuja yesterday. According to the Customs deputy […]

US probes Atiku over wire fraud, money laundering — Report

Posted by admin Top Stories Friday, January 7th, 2011

The United States Department of Justice may have opened investigations into allegations of wire fraud and money laundering against Nigeria’s former Vice-President Atiku Abukakar; one of his wives, Jennifer; his American lawyer, Mr. Edward Weidenfield; and an old business, Gabriele Volpi, to determine whether they contravened US government laws, according to a report by a […]

Jonathan demands explanation for death

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency Friday, January 7th, 2011

Worried by the spate of violence and killings in the country, the Governor of Niger state, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has tasked Nigerians over their personal security, saying “there is need for everybody to be security conscious.” He also disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan called him on the phone, demanding explanations for the circumstances that led […]

Bombings: Police train 2,000 men, officers on anti-terrorism techniques

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Nigerian Police Friday, January 7th, 2011

As part of the efforts aimed at checking the current spate of bombings in parts of the country, about 2,000 officers and men of the Nigeria Police will commence anti-terrorism training in Kaduna on Monday. The anti-terrorism training which will last for three months will be conducted at the Police College, Kaduna. The Commandant of […]

Primaries: I’ll resist rigging -Atiku

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Friday, January 7th, 2011

A former vice-president and a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, vowed to resist any attempt to manipulate the forthcoming presidential primaries of the party by its leadership in favour of any aspirant. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the former vice-president also rolled out conditions to be met by […]