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DDC machines: FG issues fresh security directive to FAAN, others

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

The Federal Government has ordered that all cargoes arriving the nation’s airports must henceforth be taken to cargo sheds within 30 minutes on arrival. The order followed the theft of 20 Direct Data Capturing machines at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, a few weeks ago. The stolen DDC machines were part of the 132, […]

2011: In-fighting tears CPC apart in Kano

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines, Kano, State News Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

One of the new parties making waves in the country, with amazing followership is the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). As a new party, it prides itself as perhaps, the surest path to the nurturing of a truly democratic institution, capable of galvanizing the Nigerian electorate for the common good. Majority of its followers, who […]

Eto’o is African player of the year

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

SAMUEL Eto’o has been voted African player of the year for a record fourth time. The Inter Milan and Cameroun striker finished ahead of Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and Ghana and Sunderland forward Asamoah Gyan. in votes cast by the coaches of African’s 53 national teams. The striker, 29, enjoyed little success […]

Don’t Polarise Nigeria With Zoning – Fashola

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its political gladiators not to distract the country’s preparation for 2011 general elections with its zoning policy. Fashola who carpeted those involved in the zoning and rotational presidency palaver when the national executive of Ansar- Udeen […]

Alleged death threat: I’m ready to drop my immunity —Alao-Akala

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

GOVERNOR Adebayo Alao Akala of Oyo State has declared that he is ready to drop his immunity and subject himself to questioning by law enforcement agents over his alleged complicity in death threats said to have been issued to some prominent citizens of the state. The governor, who said this while speaking with newsmen in […]

Nigeria’s call for AU not to interfere in its internal affairs

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe – London, UK – Nov 24, 2010 The recent report that the Nigerian government has cautioned the African Union, (AU), not to interfere in its internal matters, following calls by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on the continental body to prevail on the Federal Government to prosecute perpetrators of the recent […]

Free And Fair Elections In Independent Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines, INEC Politics Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

I must state as a prelude to my comments on post-independence elections in Nigeriathat I have never taken part in partisan politics and I do not aspire to do so, even now that I am in retirement. I have been a public servant virtually all my career. Partisan politics never appeals to me. Additionally, at […]

Nigerian woman dies aboard Ethiopian plane

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

A Nigerian, Hajiya Zainab Suleiman,62, on Sunday died aboard an Ethiopian airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Abuja. The deceased’s husband, Alhaji Suleiman Abdulra’uf, a Kano-based businessman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent in Addis Ababa that they were returning from New Delhi, when they transited to Addis Ababa and boarded another plane […]

Boy, 18 bags 3 months jail term for stealing

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 20th, 2010

An Abuja Magistrate court sitting in wuse zone 2 yesterday slammed 3 months imprisonment on an 18-year-old boy, Thompson Faasama for stealing and mischief by fire. Thompson Faasama, a cleaner with Assorted Foods Ltd Abuja was caught red-handed with N517,095 money belonging to his company and consequently arrested by the police on the 7th of […]

Ikemba Ojukwu down with stroke

Posted by admin Raw Politics Monday, December 20th, 2010

ENUGU—IKEMBA Nnewi and former leader of defunct Republic of Biafra, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, was, yesterday, admitted at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Enugu following a stroke which had kept him unconscious since last week. Ojukwu, who turned 77, November 4, 2010,suffered the stroke at his GRA residence in Enugu last week and […]