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Niger Delta, Presidency
Friday, December 24th, 2010
As the electioneering for the 2011 elections hots up, concerned Ijaw leaders, in the Niger Delta have written President Goodluck Jonathan warning him to be wary of persons he has endorsed for 2011 in order not to jeopardize his presidential ambition. The Ijaw leaders also complained of perceived surreptitious moves to shut the ethnic nationality […]
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Headlines
Friday, December 24th, 2010
It shall be well with the consensus outcome, and it shall manifestly be well for all Nigerians” —IBB It has, over the years, become somewhat of a problem understanding former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida. It is even more difficult for anyone not to input ulterior motives to his statements or his political moves. But […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Friday, December 24th, 2010
AS part of his magnanimity to people of the state, especially at this festivity period, the senator representing Taraba North senatorial zone, Dr Anthony George Manzo, on Thursday, distributed over 1,000 bags of rice to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) offices in the zone. Performing the distribution exercise on behalf of the senator, the director […]
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Elections 2011, Top Stories
Friday, December 24th, 2010
AS 2011 general election draws near, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has warned political gladiators to be mindful of actions capable of sabotaging the efforts of his commission to bequeath to the nation credible elections. Professor Jega gave the warning on Thursday, when he paid a working visit […]
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Education, Headlines
Friday, December 24th, 2010
THIS Christmas may not be the best period for most candidates who wrote the October/November 2010 West African Senior School Examination (WASCE) as 80 per cent of them failed. The Head of National Office (HNO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr Iyi Uwadiae, said at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos that […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Friday, December 24th, 2010
Piqued by the arrest of 19 youths in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State by men of the Special Task Force (STF) in connection with the recent Fulani invasion of the area, women and youths of the affected council, on Thursday, staged a protest to condemn the arrest and the operations of the […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Friday, December 24th, 2010
TEN persons were confirmed dead, while 10 others were critically injured in an auto crash which occured in the early hours of Thursday on the Darazo-Bauchi road. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the victims were members of a cultural troupe. Head of Operations, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi sector command, Haruna […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Friday, December 24th, 2010

The Federal Government has assured the Ijaw community of Ayakoromor in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, who were forcefully ejected from their traditional homes by militants of resettlement and adequate security. In pursuance of this commitment, relief materials had been delivered by National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the displaced persons in the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Friday, December 24th, 2010
By Paul I. Adujie, New York, USA – Dec. 24, 2010 – Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks is out of detention and custody after 9 days of deprivations. This Julian Assange-WikiLeaks controversies, is the greatest battle for Free Speech and Press Freedom! We all should support Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, it’s collaborators, facilitators and enablers […]
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Articles, Columnists, Nwaorgu Faustinus
Friday, December 24th, 2010
By Nwaorgu Faustinus, Rivers, Nigeria – Dec 24, 2010 – Following a Federal Capital Territory Hourt Court ruling, led by Chief Justice Lawal Gumi on the litigation brought to it by Alhaji Sani Aminu which affirmed that the zoning principle as contained in the party’s constitution is binding, Turaki Vanguard has opined that it behooves […]