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Yobo sweet-talks Siasia into submission

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo has won the heart of coach Samson Siasia after the defender revealed he wishes to win a trophy with the Super Eagles before he quits international football. Last week, Siasia met with Yobo as well as Karabukspor striker Emmanuel Emenike in Turkey as part of his working visit to Europe. Eagles […]

Govt tackles security lapses at polls, raises advisory body for INEC

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines, INEC Politics Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

AN overhaul of the national security structure and arrangement to check lapses at elections have been initiated by the Federal Government. The new framework makes security agencies in the states the nucleus of planning and conducting elections in the country. In essence, rather than a single, top-down plan often developed in Abuja, the present approach […]

2011: Political parties threaten elections •Ask court to nullify INEC’s election timetable

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

THE 2011 general election may have started experiencing hiccups amid plans to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the elections based on the timetable it released some weeks ago. Indications to this effect emerged on Monday, following a motion filed in an Abuja Federal High Court by some political parties, led by […]

DDC machines: FG issues fresh security directive to FAAN, others

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

The Federal Government has ordered that all cargoes arriving the nation’s airports must henceforth be taken to cargo sheds within 30 minutes on arrival. The order followed the theft of 20 Direct Data Capturing machines at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, a few weeks ago. The stolen DDC machines were part of the 132, […]

2011: In-fighting tears CPC apart in Kano

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines, Kano, State News Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

One of the new parties making waves in the country, with amazing followership is the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). As a new party, it prides itself as perhaps, the surest path to the nurturing of a truly democratic institution, capable of galvanizing the Nigerian electorate for the common good. Majority of its followers, who […]

Don’t Polarise Nigeria With Zoning – Fashola

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its political gladiators not to distract the country’s preparation for 2011 general elections with its zoning policy. Fashola who carpeted those involved in the zoning and rotational presidency palaver when the national executive of Ansar- Udeen […]

Alleged death threat: I’m ready to drop my immunity —Alao-Akala

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

GOVERNOR Adebayo Alao Akala of Oyo State has declared that he is ready to drop his immunity and subject himself to questioning by law enforcement agents over his alleged complicity in death threats said to have been issued to some prominent citizens of the state. The governor, who said this while speaking with newsmen in […]

Free And Fair Elections In Independent Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines, INEC Politics Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

I must state as a prelude to my comments on post-independence elections in Nigeriathat I have never taken part in partisan politics and I do not aspire to do so, even now that I am in retirement. I have been a public servant virtually all my career. Partisan politics never appeals to me. Additionally, at […]

Nigerian woman dies aboard Ethiopian plane

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

A Nigerian, Hajiya Zainab Suleiman,62, on Sunday died aboard an Ethiopian airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Abuja. The deceased’s husband, Alhaji Suleiman Abdulra’uf, a Kano-based businessman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent in Addis Ababa that they were returning from New Delhi, when they transited to Addis Ababa and boarded another plane […]

Boy, 18 bags 3 months jail term for stealing

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 20th, 2010

An Abuja Magistrate court sitting in wuse zone 2 yesterday slammed 3 months imprisonment on an 18-year-old boy, Thompson Faasama for stealing and mischief by fire. Thompson Faasama, a cleaner with Assorted Foods Ltd Abuja was caught red-handed with N517,095 money belonging to his company and consequently arrested by the police on the 7th of […]