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Cleric assures of Muslims’ support for anti-subsidy protest

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Sunday, January 8th, 2012

By Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS— Following calls on Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the organised labour to shelve today’s strike, Conference of Islamic Organisations, CIO, has insisted that the strike should go ahead. Mufti of the organisation, Sheikh Dhikrullahi Shafi’i also condemned the Nigerian Police over attacks on protesters in last week’s protests across the country. […]

Amaechi assures Muslims, Hausa community of protection (Where is the assurance in the north for your people?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, January 8th, 2012

By JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT— RIVERS State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has called on Muslims and Hausa residents in the state to go about their businesses, assuring that the government would ensure that no harm befell them. The governor, who spoke, yesterday, through his Media Aide, Mr. Dave Iyofor, said the government was committed to […]

Govt ‘liquidates’ PHCN, transfers workers to successor firms, agencies

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, January 8th, 2012

THE wind of change blowing across the public sector has swept away the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). In its stead, 18 successor firms have emerged. The Federal Government, which has stepped up the implementation of the Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act of 2005, says PHCN workers will be absorbed by the 18 […]

Press release on the Boko Haram ultimatum by Champion for Nigeria Group

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Press Releases Sunday, January 8th, 2012

PRESS RELEASE 4th January 2012 THE BOKO HARAM ULTIMATUM TO NIGERIA Champions For Nigeria Organisation (CFN) is very much apprehensive, as well as view with a degree of disdain, the recent three-day ultimatum allegedly issued by the religious terrorist group called Boko Haram to Nigeria and Nigerians to the effect that Christians in Northern […]

Elechi, others fail to save impeached Ebonyi Speaker

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 8th, 2012

ATTEMPTS by political stakeholders on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reverse the impeachment of Mr. Ikechukwu Nwankwo, Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, have failed. His colleagues in the state Assembly maintain that bringing back the impeached Speaker would amount to “rewarding impropriety and malfeasance”. The state Governor Martin Elechi […]

Aregbesola urges confab, Oyo alerts on planned mayhem

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, Oyo, State News Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Group faults alarm AHEAD of today’s protests and strike over the fuel subsidy removal, Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) to check the multifarious crises facing the country. Aregbesola also cautioned ambitious power seekers who might attempt to hide under the fuel subsidy protest to subvert […]

Oshiomhole Assures Hausa Community in Edo of Safety (Where is the assurance for your own people in the north?)

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 8th, 2012

EDO State Governor, Adams Oshiomhiole, yesterday, assured the Hausa community in the state of safety while denouncing speculation on plan to unleash violence on them. The governor gave the assurance when leaders of the Hausa community in the state, led by the Sarkin Hausawa, Alhaji Isa Adamu, met with him. In the meeting, which had […]

“Defend yourselves” CAN tells Nigerian Christians

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Saturday, 07 January 2012 -Tribune The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) has called on Christians in northern part of the country to defend themselves against any attack made by any group of people, including the Boko Haram sect. The National President of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor made this call while reacting to the latest attack on […]

Xmas Day Bombing: Israel donates N2m medical items to victims

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Share THE Government of the State of Israel, on Friday, formally presented medical items worth over N2 million to the Federal Government to assist in treating those injured during the Christmas Day bomb attack at St Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, in Niger State. Presentation of the items, on behalf of the Israeli government, was […]

Northerners in Delta attacked —50 injured

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Haruna Manu Isah, Headlines Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Share ABOUT 20 people were killed, on Friday, by masked gunmen, believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect, who targeted a town hall in Mubi, Adamawa State. Residents in the town said those killed were Igbo. They had been meeting to organise how to transport the body of a kinsman shot dead by […]