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The Notion & Politics of ‘Consensus Candidacy’

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Jan 4, 2011 – Since Atiku Abubakar was declared the ‘consensus’ candidate of the Northern presidential aspirants in the PDP, there has been a lot of aggressive exchange of ideas over the notion of ‘consensus candidacy’. While some have condemned the exercise, which was carried out under the […]

Prof. Sam Oyobaire Inaugurates Six Committees to Receive Atiku

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Nwaorgu Faustinus Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

By Nwaorgu Faustinus, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – Jan. 4, 2011 – In a bid to guarantee a hitch-free reception of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on 4 th January 2011, Professor Sam Oyovbaire, the South-South Zonal Campaign Coordinator (Atiku Campaign Organization ACO) has set up six committees to ensure that Atiku Abubakar’s visit to the […]

Desperate Women & Their Obscene Fashion

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, Lagos, Nigeria – Jan 4, 2011 – Nothing best underscores the raw, primitive desperation clearly gripping and saturating the tender hearts of countless ladies today than the brutal conventionalisation obscene fashion seems to have rudely appropriated in society. A desperate person is always the easiest victim of primitive emotions and thoughtless actions. […]

2011: CPC confirms Buhari as presidential candidate

Posted by admin CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Party Politics, Top Stories Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Erstwhile Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari was Tuesday adopted as the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, at its national convention. Buhari was adopted as the presidential candidate of the party by popular proclamation at the convention as there was no opposition against him at the end of nomination. The unanimous […]

Riot as Boko Haram Sect members attempt jailbreak in Yola

Posted by admin Adamawa, State News Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

At least 10 prison officials narrowly escaped being lynched on early today when some prisoners attempting jailbreak started a riot at the Jimeta Prisons, Adamawa State. The prisoners suspected to be members of the religious fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, had attacked some officials of the prison, including the officer in charge, immediately after the early […]

Recent bombings in Nigeria politically motivated – Minister

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Ministries Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

THE Federal Government on Monday, said the recent bomb blasts in Nigeria were politically-motivated and handiwork of detractors who wanted to bring down the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (rtd), who said this in Abuja, after inspecting the scene of the twin blasts that rocked the ever busy […]

Ojukwu no longer in danger

Posted by admin National Politics Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Idi Hong, said on Sunday, that Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, currently in a London hospital, was no longer “in grievous danger”. “With the state in which I have seen him, not as a minister now, but also as somebody with a background of medicine, I think he is […]

Bomb blasts: Nigerian pilgrims in Israel pray against recurring violence

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Nigerian Christian pilgrims who are currently on pilgrimage in Israel have condemned the recent bomb attacks in Abuja and have intensified prayers against recurring violence in Nigeria. The pilgrims, who expressed shock when the news of the attacks reached them in the holy land, have persisted in prayers for peace, security and free and fair […]

I’ve saved N28bn for Rivers in three years – Amaechi

Posted by admin Rivers, State News Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has said that his administration saved N28bn for the state since its inauguration about three years ago. He made the disclosure on Sunday in Abuja while fielding reporters’ questions at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Peoples’ Forum. Amaechi attributed the feat to prudent management of public funds, which he said, […]

Abuja blasts can’t be linked to Jos attacks

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Latest Politics, Oyo, State News Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (retd.), on Sunday said it was too early to link the bomb blasts at the mammy market beside Mogadishu Military Barracks to the Christmas Eve explosions in Jos, Plateau State. He stated that investigators were still collating evidence and working hard to apprehend the perpetrators, noting that it would […]