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Nigerians must resist bad leadership —David-West

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics Friday, June 28th, 2013

A former Minister of Petroleum, Prof. Tam David-West, has called on Nigerians to resist bad leadership, saying the masses deserve good leadership. Speaking on an interactive programme aired by the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday, David-West lamented the erosion of integrity, commitment and hard work in the country. According to him, it is high […]

NEC meeting: Seating arrangement averts Amaechi, Jang clash

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Plateau, Rivers Friday, June 28th, 2013

A drama played out at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday as the two governors laying claim to the chairmanship of the factionalised Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau State, sat side by side at the National Economic Council meeting, presided over by Vice […]

Ogun PDP suspends Daniel, 12 others

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Ogun, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Friday, June 28th, 2013

The Peoples Democratic Party in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State has suspended former Governor Gbenga Daniel for alleged romance with the Labour Party in the state. Twelve other members of the PDP in the area – Idowu Osho, Gbenga Sadiku, Yetunde Majolagbe, Mabawonju Shitta, Ayantola Lawal, Raufu Jinad, . Oguntade Adeleke, Gbenga Buhari, […]

There was scuffle before Williams’ assassination – Witness

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

A retired deputy Inspector General of Police, Adebayo Adeoye, on Friday told a Lagos High Court, Igbosere, that the killers of a former Lagos governorship aspirant, Funsho Williams, had a scuffle with him before assassinating him. Adeoye, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of six suspected killers of Williams told the court presided over […]

I was not behind Achebe’s accident – Soyinka

Posted by admin General Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories, Wole Soyinka Friday, June 21st, 2013

NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has berated critics, who attributed the cause of late Chinua Achebe’s accident that eventually confined him to a wheel chair until he recently breathed his last, to the “spotless ram” he presented to him as a gift for his sixtieth birthday. Soyinka, in a release entitled “The Village Mourners Association,” […]

Niger Delta students shut down Abuja office of corrupt Niger Delta Minister, Elder Godsday Orubebe

Posted by admin General Politics, Niger Delta, Top Stories Saturday, June 15th, 2013

On May 29, some students from the Niger Delta held a rally in Abuja to mark President Goodluck Jonathan’s two years in office. The rally ended up in the picketing of Niger Delta Minister Elder Godsday Orubebe’s office because of his alleged refusal to see them. EMMANUEL AHANONU reports. IT was May 29, a day […]

Blind Prophet Timothy Obadare to be buried in gold-plated casket – Son

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines Friday, June 14th, 2013

The late Apostle Timothy Obadare would be buried in a gold-plated casket as a mark of honour for his contributions to Christendom. This was disclosed by his first son, Pastor Paul Obadare, during a press briefing organised by the family and his protégés in Lagos on the burial arrangement. Obadare said, “The coffin to be […]

PDP suspends Sokoto gov, Wamakko

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Sokoto, State News Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Few days after the suspension of the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, from the People’s Democratic Party, the party on Wednesday announced the suspension of the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamako, from the party The party said in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, that the suspension […]

My regrets as NAFDAC DG –Akunyili

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Women Politics Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

The former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili, on Tuesday named her inability to establish a Drug Mart as one of her greatest regrets. Akunyili, who shot into limelight for revolutionising the fight against fake drugs, also blamed fake and counterfeit drugs in the country on lack of […]

CAN demands Buhari’s arrest for ‘reckless’ comments

Posted by admin Boko Haram, General Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on security agencies to arrest a former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 general elections, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) saying he constitutes a security risk. The call, he said, followed comments by Buhari condemning […]