LAST weekend, the streets of Port Harcourt, the Garden City, were on passionate flame as the grand finale of Rivers State Carnival (CARNIRIV) sent the city and its people into an orgy of celebration.First held in 2008, CARNIRIV has become a platform for display of the state’s cultural heritage amidst lavish fun, colour and grandeur. […]
IN a blaze of promises of abundance, security and improved healthcare, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and other leaders yesterday ushered Nigerians into the New Year. In his New Year message to the nation, President Jonathan pledged that his administration would work even harder in the coming months to ensure that ordinary Nigerians begin to feel […]
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised alarm over alleged planned attack on its Kano command offices by some misguided youths over alleged recruitment of inappropriate candidates for Kano State into the agency in the current ongoing selection process. In a swift reaction, the Chairman and Chief Executive of the agency, Ahmadu Giade, […]
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Jan. 1, 2011 – As the PDP primaries draw near, it may be worth reviewing some of the campaign strategies deployed by the two main candidates for the PDP ticket – President Goodluck Jonathan and Atiku Abubakar. How have these Campaigns sought to market their principals? How do […]
THE political icon of Kwara State, Dr Olusola Saraki has publicly declared his intention to quit the ruling People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) ahead of the 2011 general elections.He however failed to mention the exact party he would lead his numerous supporters to during the elections. Speaking with reporters yesterday in his Ilorin country home, Saraki, […]
AFTER a four-hour gun battle with suspected members of Boko Haram, the joint police/military taskforce yesterday arrested an alleged financier of the group, Alhaji Bunu Wakil and 91 other persons. Also, in Lagos, the state police commissioner, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo assured that members of Boko Haram would not be able to operate in the state. […]
There are strong indications that the Islamic fundamentalist group, Jama’atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda’Awati Wal Jihad, which claimed responsibility for the Christmas Eve multiple bomb blasts in Jos, Plateau State, may have a link to the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda. Findings showed that the radical group, which posted its claims on its web site, http://mansoorah.net/sb_attacks.php, could be an […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday denied reports that he was dead. Obasanjo, in a telephone interview with SATURDAY PUNCH from his Abeokuta home, claimed that some people wanted him dead. The former President, who appeared to have been inundated with enquiries concerning the state of his health, said it had pleased God to […]
Former vice-president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday held closed-door meetings with members of Enugu and Anambra States’ houses of assembly in a bid to woo them ahead of the party’s presidential primary on January 13, 2011. His aspiration, however, received a major boost as the Enugu State House of […]
Preparations for the New Year celebration was yesterday cut short in Abuja after a bomb exploded at the Mammy Market located directly opposite the Mogadishu Cantonment formerly known as Sanni Abacha Barracks in Abuja, killing 10 people. Many people were also injured in the bombing which sent shivers down the spines of the residents of […]
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