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President Writes Ojukwu

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has wished the ailing Ikemba Nnewi Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu, Ojukwu a quick recovery. Ojukwu is currently recuperating in a London hospital where he was flown to on December 24, 2010, for further treatment for stroke. In a personal letter dated December 31, 2010, Jonathan prayed for Ojukwu’s full recuperation from the ailment. […]

Police arrested 35,000 criminals nationwide in 2010

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

The crime prevention efforts of the police has started to pay off, as over 35,000 criminals were arrested and charged to various courts across the country in 2010. The Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, who disclosed this in his New Year message to officers and men of the force, saluted the courage with which the […]

Nigeria, Brazil to partner on hydro power projects – Sambo

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Nigeria has expressed its readiness to partner with Brazil and the private sector, to develop its hydro-power projects and address the problem of energy deficit in the country. Vice-President Namadi Sambo expressed the view in a paper, entitled “Light for All,” which he presented in Brasilia, Brazil, on Saturday. Sambo noted that already Nigeria and […]

Eleweomo: Senate leader calls for probe

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

The dust thrown up by last Thursday’s gruesome murder of the factional leader of the Oyo State chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Lateef Salako (a.k.a Eleweomo ) is yet to settle, as the Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin at the weekend asked the Inspector General of Police, Mr Afiz Ringin […]

Atiku warns Jonathan over 2011 budget

Posted by admin Budget, Headlines Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Former vice president and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has again warned that the nation’s economy is going broke and that recently unveiled Budget 2011 by President Goodlcuk Jonathan can only exacerbate worsening state of the nation’s economy. In an 11-page letter he personally sent to President Jonathan, the former […]

U.S. bomb experts arrive Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Bomb experts from the United States of America yesterday arrived the federal capital territory to begin investigation into Friday’s bomb explosions at the mammy market at the Mogadishu Cantonment (formerly Sani Abacha Barracks). The team of forensic specialists, who arrived the cantonment in a space bus with registration number 140CD179, were received by the commander […]

Bomb Blast Rocks Abuja Barracks, 11 Feared Dead – MEND claims responsibility

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Saturday, January 1st, 2011

No fewer than 11 people were reported dead yesterday when a bomb blast hit the Mammy Market of the Mogadishu Military Cantonment popularly known as Abacha Barracks in Abuja. Our reporters gathered that the blast occurred in the heart of the roasted fish section of the market at about 7:30pm, leaving three people dead on […]

Abuja blast: Terrorists at work – Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Saturday, January 1st, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described Friday’s bomb attack at the Mogadishu Cantonment Mammy Market as a terrorist attack on Nigeria, saying preliminary analysis of the explosives so far has shown that they have same characteristics with the ones used in the Jos Christmas eve attacks. His words, “These explosives and explosions are part of the […]

FG, States Share $1b Secretly – Deplete Excess Crude Account to $3m

Posted by admin Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Headlines, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Presidency, Rivers, Sokoto, State News, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara Saturday, January 1st, 2011

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at an emergency meeting yesterday in Abuja, shared $1billion from the Excess Crude Account. With the disbursement of the amount, the balance in the ECA account now stands at $3million. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted for only 29 minutes (11:10am and ended at about 11:39am). […]

President Jonathan’s New Year Message

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Saturday, January 1st, 2011

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has promised Nigerians significant improvements in security, power supply, national infrastructure, education, healthcare and employment generation in 2011. In his new-year message to the nation, President Jonathan pledged that his administration will work even harder in the coming months to ensure that ordinary Nigerians begin to feel the tangible benefits of […]