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Agitation for Biafra legitimate, but … – Lai Mohammed

Posted by admin Biafra, Latest Politics Thursday, December 10th, 2015

By CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Thursday, called on religious leaders across the country, particularly those in the south-east region to appeal to those agitating for the republic of Biafra to let peace reign in the region for even development. Lai Mohammed, who was speaking at the […]

Russian supermarket under fire for selling ‘monkey Obama’ chopping board

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Thursday, December 10th, 2015

An upscale Russian store chain apologised on Thursday for selling chopping boards with an image of US President Barack Obama as a monkey, after the US embassy reacted furiously. The product features a family of monkeys, with an image of Obama’s face superimposed onto that of the smallest primate. The store chain on Thursday announced […]

Ndigbo As Migrants In Nigeria? – By Ikechukwu Amaechi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Ikechukwu Amaechi, NNP Columnists, South-East Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

By Ikechukwu Amaechi | NNP | December 9, 2015 – Three years ago, I travelled to the United States for the annual convention of Mbaise people living there. The convention, which is usually rotated among the states in the U.S., held in Dallas, Texas, that year. Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]

Aminu Tambuwal is CGPI November Governor of the month …Balyesa and Edo second place

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Bayelsa, Edo, Headlines, State News Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Aminu Tambuwal is CGPI November Governor of the month …Balyesa and Edo second place Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal has been judged to be Nigerian November Governor of the month based on a comparative analysis of Governors performance in Nigeria. The study tagged CIAPS Governors Performance Index (CGPI) is a monthly performance review of what […]

Probe of the Marshals – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | December 8, 2015 – Since the inception of the present administration in May this year, it has never relented in embarking on all manner of probes into the activities of the last administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. But the current move by the federal government to look […]

Reps to investigate petrol crisis

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature, Oil Politics Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources, Upstream, and Downstream, to investigate the lingering crisis in the supply petroleum products in the country. This followed a motion moved by Rep. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama (PDP-Edo) which was unanimously adopted. Leading the debate, Ogbeide-Ihama said that Nigerians were experiencing difficulties because of persistent problems […]

Anti-social media bill: Social media space needs clean up — APC

Posted by admin Latest Politics Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, says the social media space needed clean up as the use of outright abuses and insults instead of constructive criticisms was wrong. Odigie-Oyegun said this in Abuja on Wednesday in an interaction with newsmen. He said that the party’s stance on the controversial Bill for an Act […]

Conductor kills man in Lagos over N50, one week to US travel

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Babatunde Photo: Samson Folarin TOP HEADLINES Babatunde Omoyeni, a web designer who planned to spend his Christmas and New Year celebrations in the United States of America, has been killed in Lagos over N50. He was to travel on December 10. After obtaining all travel documents, the 38-year-old […]

Soyinka opens up on Biafra, Buhari

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Wole Soyinka Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

• Agitation in South-East not surprising By Doris Obinna Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, yesterday spoke frankly on the agitation in the South East and declared that Biafra cannot be defeated. Soyinka added that the agitation did not come to him as a surprise. He also defended his choice of President Muhammadu Buhari as a […]

More work needed to perfect elections in Nigeria, says Buhari

Posted by admin Election 2015, Elections, Latest Politics Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says more work is needed to perfect the conduct of elections in Nigeria. The President made the remark when he received newly elected members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council’s (IPAC) Executive Committee in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. He frowned at what he described as “unhelpful electoral attitudes” of […]