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Contempt: Melaye, others file suit against Bankole, Clerk

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Five members of the House of Representatives reinstated by a Federal High Court in Abuja on December 2 on Wednesday filed contempt proceedings against the Speaker, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, and the Clerk to the House, Mr. Sani Omolori. The lawmakers are Mr. Dino Melaye, Mr. Solomon Awhinawhin, Mr. Bitrus Kaze, Mr. Independence Ogunewe and Mr. […]

Jumbo pay: Executive, legislature taking Nigerians for a ride–Ex-senators, others

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature Friday, December 24th, 2010

Former members of the National Assembly and prominent civil rights activists have described the jumbo pay of Nigerian lawmakers as a conspiracy between the federal executive and the legislature. A senator earns about N15m every month and a member of the House of Representatives earns about N10m. These eminent Nigerians, who spoke with SATURDAY PUNCH […]

FG Moves to Douse Budget Tension with N’Assembly

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature Friday, December 24th, 2010

The row over 2011 budget between the Federal Government and National Assembly may be nipped in the bud following moves by key parastatals to submit their proposals to the federal legislature. Senate President David Mark had warned on Wednesday that the budget would not be approved until government’s budgetary proposals for federal parastatals, departments and […]

Atiku promises coastal guards, relocation of Niger Delta Ministry

Posted by admin Headlines, Ministries, Niger Delta Friday, December 24th, 2010

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Monday night, took his bid to clinch the presidential ticket of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the business community in Lagos as part of his tour of the South-West geo-political zone with a promise to raise, via legislation, a coastal guard, to be dominated by ex-militants, to protect the […]

Imo launches onslaught against cancer

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Friday, December 24th, 2010

PLANS are afoot in Imo State to halt the advances of cancer, one of the deadly diseases ravaging the world. The state is focusing on women with a view to reducing its prevalence among them. The wife of the governor, Mrs Chioma Ohakim disclosed this while declaring open a sensitisation and advocacy workshop on early […]

How Yakubu’s miss changed Nigerian football

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, December 24th, 2010

On June 22, 2010, the Nigerian and South Korean international football teams met at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in the final group stage match of Group B. So far in the World Cup, Nigeria was a major disappointment, losing 1-0 to Argentina and 2-1 to Greece, and could have only advanced onto the […]

MEND warns of further attacks

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Friday, December 24th, 2010

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has denied that a militant leader, Tamunotonye Kuna, aka Commander Obesel, and four others allegedly escaped from prison. MEND said the militants were “secretly removed from the prison facility under the orders of President Goodluck Jonathan for possible execution”. In a statement by its spokesman, […]

Opinion: Just Before IBB switches camp

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, December 24th, 2010

It shall be well with the consensus outcome, and it shall manifestly be well for all Nigerians” —IBB It has, over the years, become somewhat of a problem understanding former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida. It is even more difficult for anyone not to input ulterior motives to his statements or his political moves. But […]

Xmas: Taraba senator donates 1,000 bags of rice

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Friday, December 24th, 2010

AS part of his magnanimity to people of the state, especially at this festivity period, the senator representing Taraba North senatorial zone, Dr Anthony George Manzo, on Thursday, distributed over 1,000 bags of rice to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) offices in the zone. Performing the distribution exercise on behalf of the senator, the director […]

Mass failure recorded in WASCE •As 80% of candidates fail English, Maths

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Friday, December 24th, 2010

THIS Christmas may not be the best period for most candidates who wrote the October/November 2010 West African Senior School Examination (WASCE) as 80 per cent of them failed. The Head of National Office (HNO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr Iyi Uwadiae, said at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos that […]