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Headlines
Friday, August 5th, 2011
FORMER national publicity secretary of the National Democratic Coalition [NADECO,] Mr. Ayo Opadokun, and son of the leader of the coalition, Honourable Bayo Adesanya, have opened up on the sweeping allegations of bribery raised by former Chief Security Officer [CSO], Major Hamza al-Mustapha against late Chief Bola Ige, Senator Abraham Adesanya, among other leaders of […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Ahead of the September 30 deadline given rescued banks to recapitalise, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday announced the revocation of licenses of Afribank, Spring and BankPHB for failing to show enough commitment to the process since the new teams were named in August 2009. Announcing the move, Managing Director of the Nigeria […]
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Headlines
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Lokoja—It sounded like a fairy tale. About 16 of them were travelling in a luxury bus heading for Abuja. It was still dark. All of a sudden, they fell into the hands of the men of the underworld who ordered them to lie face down on the highway while they were dispossessed of their valuables. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
US President Barack Obama turned 50 Thursday, marking the milestone at a moment of political peril after a damaging debt showdown with Republicans and as he plots his 2012 reelection bid. Supporters sang “Happy Birthday” as Obama let off steam at several political fundraisers in his hometown of Chicago on Wednesday night after a ferocious […]
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Headlines
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
It was a gory site yesterday at the Zariagi end of the Abuja/Okene highway when the residents woke up to behold crushed bodies of over 50 robbery victims. The victims were said to be passengers of an Abuja-bound luxury bus, marked XI 300 ABC, belonging to a popular transport company. They were said to have […]
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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
A senior clerk at the District Court in Nassau County in New York has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a bench warrant issued by a district court judge with respect to current deputy governor of Imo State, Jude Ikechi Agbaso, remains valid and in force.
According to the Court Officer, Mr. Agbaso faces arrest on felony charges related to […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Religion, Top Stories
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
To avert further negative publicity over a petition written by a member of the Akindayomi family, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Monday rushed back to Nigeria from the United Kingdom to hold an emergency meeting with the family of the Reverend Akindayomi, founder of the church. The closed […]
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Governors, Headlines
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Following the stance of organised labour on the implementation of the N18,000 national minimum wage, state governors are bracing up for a “crippling” strike by workers, THISDAY has learnt. In the meantime, the Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, has appealed to workers across the country to consider the economy and “be patient with the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Four nationales of Niger Republic and two Nigerians, all youths, were yesterday paraded by the Kaduna State Police Command as suspects in the two bomb blasts that rocked Kabala West in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State and Magajin Gari Sharia Court 1 attached to Kaduna North Local Government Area Secretariat in the […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Senators are up in arms against Senate President, David Mark over what they termed ‘deliberate exclusion’ from participation in the affairs of the country on the floor of the Senate. Daily Sun gathered at the weekend that some new senators were angry with the Senate president for not recognizing them to contribute to matters in […]
