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Jos: Fresh attack plot uncovered

Posted by admin Plateau, State News, Top Stories Thursday, December 30th, 2010

The Special Task force (STF), Operation Save Haven, said the command has uncovered plans by groups in the state to carry out massive attack on worship places, homes and settlements within Jos, the Plateau State capital. Commander of the STF, Brigadier General Hassan Umoru revealed this to journalists in his office yesterday. According the commander, […]

Why We Struck The Halliburton Deal – Waziri

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Top Stories Thursday, December 30th, 2010

While some people applauded the federal government over the plea bargain option in the celebrated Halliburton bribery scandal, others have strongly criticised it. In this interview, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Farida Waziri explains why the federal government opted for the deal. She also opens up on other issues of […]

Jonathan Lacks The Will To Solve N’Delta Problems – Princewill

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Prince Tonye Princewill was a gubernatorial candidate of the ACN in the 2007 general elections in Rivers State. In this interview with James Ume he spoke with a burning passion about the Niger-Delta region and the amnesty programme. He also explains why he has chosen to support a Northern candidate in the person of Atiku […]

Katsina 2011: Ruma Set To Topple Shema

Posted by admin Katsina, State News Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Why Shema is falling out of favour || Feelers from Katsina State indicate that the people are yearning for deliverance. They are yelling, so to say, for the good old days of the great resource manager, the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, their governor from 1999 to 2007, when he was elected president. But what has […]

Nigeria Lost $400b To Corruption In 40 Years – Bankole

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, yesterday revealed that Nigeria lost between $400 billion and $436 billion to corruption within its first 40 years as a nation. Bankole gave this at the national youth summit held yesterday at the International Conference Centre, with the title: “Towards Effective Mobilisation of Nigerian Youth for […]

Controversy over arms discovery in Jonathan’s campaign bus

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines, Presidency Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Preparations for 2011 general elections started yesterday on a scary note in Ogun State as a presidential campaign bus of President Goodluck Jonathan allocated for the state was allegedly seized with some arms and ammunition. The bus, said to have been allocated to the Government Liaison Officer in Ijebu North Local Government, was as at […]

Port Harcourt: Strange birth: Woman delivers ‘twin’ padlocks

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

There was pandemonium on Wednesday at a section of Mile 4 axis of Port Harcourt, as a housewife gave birth to two padlocks. The strange twin objects were delivered in the early hours of the day. Although facts of the unusual delivery remained sketchy as at press time, it was gathered that the ‘mother’ and […]

Ivory Coast Burns, the West Pours Patrol

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – Dec. 30, 2010 – The Republic of Cote d’Ivoire may be heading for another civil war as a result of election stale mate which has bitterly produced two presidents. The country is now being ruled by two men whose rivalry may soon plunge the West African country into deep […]

Jos bombing : FG ignored our warning, says CAN

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in the 19 northern states and Abuja has said the Federal Government was forewarned about possible continuous eruption of violence in Jos, the Plateau State capital. It, however, regretted that the warning was ignored. According to C A N, the warning emanated from its belief that there were terrorists […]

Impeachment: Aregbesola replies Mark

Posted by admin Governors, Legislature, Osun, Senate, State News Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday replied Senate President, David Mark, over the latter’s alleged involvement in a plot to destabilise the state. Mark had in a statement on Tuesday dismissed Aregbesola’s allegations that Vice-President Namadi Sambo and the Senate president were involved in a plot to raise N1bn for the purpose of […]