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Yar’Adua’s daughter gets Reps ticket

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Ahead of this week’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries to elect candidates for National Assembly elections, indications have emerged that, Maryam, wife of an incumbent member of the House of Representatives and eldest daughter of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua may have been offered the Reps ticket on a platter of gold. Maryam, who […]

CPC Crisis Deepens

Posted by admin CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Headlines, Party Politics Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The crisis rocking the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) deepened on Wednesday as the suspended Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Denis Aghanya, dragged the party’s Chairman, Sen. Rufai Sani Hanga, before an Abuja high court challenging his suspension from the party. In the suit filed by his lawyer, Mr. Sunday Ameh, SAN, Aghanya is […]

CPC Ratifies Buhari as Presidential Flagbearer

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023) Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday night formally endorsed the former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate for the 2011 general elections. In his acceptance speech shortly after his ratification, Buhari said he decided to dump his former party, the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) because of the unprincipled behaviour […]

Siasia Shuns Aiyegbeni

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s attempt to re-ignite his Super Eagles career has suffered a huge blow after national coach Samson Siasia told him he does not feature in his programme. Siasia is expected back in the country on Saturday from his trip to Europe where he had talks with some of the current players and other targets. […]

Sanusi Named World’s Best Central Bank Gov

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Top Stories Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The global financial intelligence magazine, The Banker, has conferred double awards on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The awards are: World Central Bank Governor of the Year and African Central Bank Governor of the Year. The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times of London, United Kingdom, […]

Couple Ingest 160 Wraps of Heroin

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

A man and his wife who were on their way to United States were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as suspects with 160 wraps of illicit drug, heroin by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Owolabi Ganiyu Amoo, also known as Johnson Bamiduro , 60, a printer, was arrested with his […]

Presidency Denies Receiving N3bn Donation

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Dr. Akilu Indabawa, has denied as fabrications aimed at ridiculing his principal the reported donation of N500 million each by six governors. The lie in the publication, he claimed, stemmed from the report that he wrote a letter acknowledging receipt of the donations, insisting that no […]

Lagos: Tinubu Finally Endorses Fashola

Posted by admin Lagos, State News Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

After almost two years of face-off between Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) and his benefactor and predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor formally endorsed Fashola as the flagbearer of the party at the forthcoming 2011 governorship poll yesterday. The endorsement put to rest various intrigues and battle for supremacy between the […]