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Greed, bane of our development – Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday fingered greed and the desire to accumulate monies that were not needful, rather than of lack of professionals in key positions, as the problem militating against Nigeria’s development. Speaking at the first new year service at the Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, Jonathan also described terrorism as a global trend which […]

Chime, Nwodo war rages as PDP meets aspirants today

Posted by admin Enugu, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

The Muslim Rights Concern, an Islamic group, has appealed to the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to what is motivating people to plant bombs, arguing that apprehending the culprits alone without addressing the motivating factors will only bring the kind of peace found in the graveyard. Another Islamic group, Ahmadiyya Movement in Nigeria, […]

Borno, Yobe PDP Delegates Boycott Meeting With Atiku

Posted by admin Borno, State News, Yobe Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

THE Borno and Yobe States delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, boycotted a meeting with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar over his aspiration to contest the Presidency on the party’s platform. Even though the decision was not disclosed, a delegate from Maiduguri Metropolitan council said their boycott […]

UK, others seek action against Abuja blasts perpetrators

Posted by admin Latest Politics Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

UNITED Kingdom (UK), Canada and Russia have expressed worry over the upsurge in violence in Nigeria, urging the Federal Government to do everything within its powers to arrest and prosecute masterminds of the New Year’s Eve bomb blast in Abuja. Also, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have […]

I’m still in presidential race, says Ribadu

Posted by admin Elections 2011 Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

AHEAD of tomorrow’s sealing of the alliance between the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the ACN presidential aspirant, Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday denied recent media reports insinuating that the two parties had adopted Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as their flag-bearer. A statement by Ribadu’s Presidential Campaign Organisation quoted the former Economic and […]

Mimiko seeks arrest of perpetrators

Posted by admin Ondo, State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has condemned the bomb blasts on New Year Eve which rocked the Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja and it’s attendant toll. He described the incident as “a dastardly act, reprehensible and an antithesis of what we stood for as a people of this nation.” Mimiko, in a statement by his […]

Ogun: Still in the shackles of godfatherism and zoning

Posted by admin Ogun, State News Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

In spite of the stand of the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on zoning, the controversial political arrangement still dominates politics in Ogun State, writes FRANCIS FALO There have been agitations among the people of the Ogun West Senatorial District to govern Ogun State and succeed the incumbent Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, after […]

Abuja Bomb Blast: Service Chiefs asked to resign

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT) Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

WORRIED by the series of bomb blasts in the country, the African Renaissance Party, has called on service chiefs to promptly resign from their various positions. The ARP expressed shock at the lackadaisical attitude of security agencies on the bomb blasts that had claimed the lives of many Nigerians. National Publicity Secretary of the party, […]

The Template for a Nigerian Revolution

Posted by admin Articles, Cliff I. Edogun, PhD, Columnists Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

By Dr. Cliff I. Edogun, PhD, NNP, Jan 3, 2011 – In time past, some have dared to suggest that only a violent revolutionary change will transform Nigeria from its current 18th century fief into a competitive modern state. The mention of the word “revolution” always sounded toxic to most belle-full Nigerian educated and economic […]

President Writes Ojukwu

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has wished the ailing Ikemba Nnewi Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu, Ojukwu a quick recovery. Ojukwu is currently recuperating in a London hospital where he was flown to on December 24, 2010, for further treatment for stroke. In a personal letter dated December 31, 2010, Jonathan prayed for Ojukwu’s full recuperation from the ailment. […]