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National Assembly’s ‘Methuselahs’: From 1999 to 2011, still counting…

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

SINce the advent of democracy in 1999, some National Assembly members have continued to win elections to represent their constituencies, either at the Senate or at the House of Representatives. At the last count, almost a dozen of these federal lawmakers still bestride their districts like colossus. From the Senate President, David Bonaventure Mark, to […]

Govs Vs Lawmakers: A Rivalry Made for 2011

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

The recent attempt by federal lawmakers to gatecrash themselves National Executive Committee (NEC) of political parties has exposed the long-running cold war between the National Assembly and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum. Kunle Akogun reports A subtle but very intense struggle for the control of the soul of the nation’s polity is currently raging between two […]

Jos Crisis: NANS Senate Calls for Jang’s Resignation

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Plateau, Senate, State News Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Senate of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the immediate resignation of Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, for his alleged inability to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians in the state. In a statement signed by its Senate President, Nazir Ashiru Galadanchi, after a press briefing yesterday in Abuja, NANS […]

2000 Policemen petition Presidency, NASS over promotion

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Nigerian Police Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

OVER 2,000 men of the Nigerian Police Force have petitioned the Presidency and the National Assembly over what they described as alleged discrimination in the promotion of officers of the force who have acquired additional educational qualifications while in service to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP. The officers in the petition which […]

Military ‘ll not tolerate lawlessness in Niger Delta -Chief of Army Staff

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Onyeabo Ihejirika, has advised criminals in the Niger Delta to embrace peace, warning that the military will no longer condone lawlessness in the region. General Ihejirika, who was on a fact finding tour of the Delta creeks, on Sunday, where the renegade militant leader, John Togo, was threatening the […]

US lines up Chile, Egypt for Eagles

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

United States of America Soccer Federation, has lined up a series of matches to keep its national team in good shape towards the proposed 8-team invitational tournament, involving Nigeria’s Super Eagles next year. According to the information from the US football body, the team is billed to battle Chile on January 22 at home before […]

Siasia needs adequate funding to succeed, Hamilton tells NFF

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Former Super Eagles’ coach, Paul Hamilton, has taken a look at Nigerian football as the year comes to an end and concludes that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has to be up and doing to ensure that Nigeria does not again experience the type of setbacks she witnessed in the game in 2010. Hamilton said […]

Jos Bombings Targetted At PDP Congresses – Jang

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Plateau, Raw Politics, State News Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Plateau state governor Jonah Jang said Friday bombers’ objective was to stop the congresses that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state was planning to conduct. The governor stated this yesterday while receiving the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi, who was on a tour to the […]

Lawmakers’ jumbo pay, criminal – DFPF

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

The Democratic Front for Peoples Federation, a political party formed by the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described the fat salaries and allowances paid to the members of the National Assembly as criminal. The South-South Deputy National Chairman of the party, Mr. James Ebri, in a statement made available to our correspondent in […]

Plateau crisis political, say Sultan, Oritsejafor

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

THE Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, and President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, have agreed that the persistent crises in Jos, the Plateau State capital, are political, with a heavy dose of religious colouration. The duo, who […]