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World Bank, UN, govs extol Ibru’s virtues

Posted by admin Headlines, United Nations Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

The United Nations, the World Bank, governors and prominent Nigerians on Wednesday joined others to mourn and extol the virtues of the late The Guardian publisher, Alex Ibru, who died on Sunday. Empowered Newswire reported that the AU-UN Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Joy Ogwu; […]

Disquiet over governorship primaries in Bayelsa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Governors, Headlines, State News Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Sylva File The dust raised by the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State on Saturday has not settled. MIKE ODIEGWUin this report asks whether indeed there was a contest. AN entertainment mogul and entrepreneur, Ben Bruce, may have been tricked into joining the race for the governorship ticket […]

Court delivers judgement in Baba Suwe’s N100m suit

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

A Lagos High Court in Ikeja will on Thursday (today), deliver judgement in the N100m suit filed by popular actor, Mr. Babatunde Omidina, also known as Baba Suwe, against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. In the suit, Baba Suwe is demanding N100m from the NDLEA as compensation for allegedly denying him of his rights […]

Drunken police officer shoots hotel steward in Kano

Posted by admin Headlines, Jigawa, Kano, Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Emeka Ubani, attached to the 35 Squadron in Jigawa State is now explaining the circumstances surrounding the shooting of an employee of a hotel, where he lodged. The victim of the riot policeman, Friday Onwuka, a steward in the hotel is currently in critical condition at the Aminu Kano Teaching […]

Insecurity: Igbo flee North en-masse

Posted by admin Headlines, South-East Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

By TONY EDIKE ENUGU-IGBO living in some Northern states where many Christians had been attacked by members of the Boko Haram sect are now returning en-masse to their home-states, abandoning most of their belongings. The returnees, who have been trooping home since the past few weeks, said they were residing in Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger […]

Press Release by NIDO-Europe

Posted by admin Headlines, Press Releases Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

COMMUNIQUE | NIGERIAN DIASPORA IN EUROPE RECONSTITUTE ITS BOARD In its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday 19 November 2011, the European arm of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation reconstituted its Board of Trustees with Hon. Collins Nweke emerging Chairman of the organisation following a keenly contested election. Incumbent General Secretary, Mr Benson […]

Alex Ibru may be buried Dec 16

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

First son of the publisher of Guardian Newspapers, Mr. Toke Alex Ibru, said the family has picked Friday, December 16, this year tentatively for the burial of his father, Alex Ibru, who died on Sunday afternoon at the age of 66 years. In a chat with newsmen at the Ikoyi, Lagos residence of the deceased […]

Nigerians react to CBN’s devaluation of Naira

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Monday, November 21st, 2011

Nigerians have been commenting on yesterday’s official devaluation of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its implications for the nation’s economy and the citizens. Commenting on the development which said was long expected, the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Financial Markets Dealers Association, Mr Wale Abe said that the decision of the […]

CBN devalues naira, changes exchange rate target •Sanusi can hire, fire bank MDs – Court insists

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Monday, November 21st, 2011

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday maintained its current posture on a Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) decision on interest rates based on its perceived stability in macro economic indicators for the period under review. Also, the apex bank has devalued the naira by changing the exchange rate target from the present N150 to […]

Soldiers take over Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta •As ex-militants threaten to bomb oil facilities

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Bayelsa, Delta, Headlines, Niger Delta, Rivers Monday, November 21st, 2011

THERE was security alert in the Niger Delta, on Monday, following a threat by a group of ex-militants to bomb oil facilities in the region in response to the Federal Government’s alleged failure to address some issues that border on their welfare. Heavily armed security agents posted to oil facilities were positioned to ward off […]