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Mass Promotion in Nigerian Police Force

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics Monday, December 20th, 2010

The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday announced the promotion of 35 deputy commissioners of police to the rank of commissioners. In the same vein, 46 assistant commissioners of police were also elevated to the rank of deputy commissioners of police, while 56 chief superintendents of police were promoted to assistant commissioners of police. Eighty-six superintendents […]

JTF Arrests 11 Vandals in Bayelsa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News Monday, December 20th, 2010

The Joint (Military) Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta yesterday arrested 11 suspected pipeline vandals including a native doctor along the creeks of the Delta with over 172,500 illegally refined petroleum products worth several millions of naira. The suspects were arrested in two wooden boats popularly called “Pekpekpe” along the Igbomaturu creek in Southern […]

Akunyili gets APGA LG executives, traditional rulers’ nod

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 20th, 2010

Immediate past Minister of Information and Communications and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) senatorial aspirant, Prof. Dora Akunyili yesterday got the nods of traditional institutions and local government officials of her party for her senatorial ambition. Akunyili, who visited five out of the seven local governments making up her Anambra Central Senatorial District where she […]

2011: Jega raises fear of insecurity

Posted by admin Headlines, Latest Politics Monday, December 20th, 2010

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega yesterday raised the fear of electoral insecurity as the commission prepares for the crucial stage of voter registration next year. He stressed the need to take urgent steps to put saboteurs in check ahead of the elections. In a swift follow-up. the National Security […]

Nigeria’s envoy to sponsor 2 ABU staff to Canada

Posted by admin Headlines, Latest Politics Monday, December 20th, 2010

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, Professor Iorwuse Hagher has pledged to sponsor two staff of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to Canada to study complex lighting systems. Professor Hagher, an alumnus and several years lecturer in the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria made the pledge during a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor of the university, […]

Disaster looms as NNPC pipeline bursts in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, December 19th, 2010

A repeat of the October 18, 1998 pipeline explosion in Jesse community in Delta State, which claimed thousands of lives, is currently looming at Diamond Estate along LASU\Igando road, Lagos following spillage of fuel from a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipeline. Residents of the estate are already fleeing en masse while those who could […]

Ohanaeze, Igbo leaders ask North to forget 2015

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines Sunday, December 19th, 2010

The pan-Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and some leaders from the South-East Zone have asked the North to forget the presidency in 2015 because it will then be the turn of the South-East to produce the country‘s next president. They said the South-East being the only zone that had not produced the president in Nigeria’s 50 […]

Jonathan Opens Enugu Airport

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, December 19th, 2010

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan yesterday unveiled the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu as an international airport and also marked its reopening after it was closed for 10 months for repairs and expansion of the runway. In a speech, the President noted that the request for the airports rehabilitation received speedy approval from the Federal Executive Council […]

PDP Disagrees with Jonathan over Govs Automatic Tickets

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Less than 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan in Enugu made statements to the effect that all PDP governors who are eligible to seek re-election will automatically fly the flag of the party in the 2011 polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja yesterday issued a rebuttal and advised other governorship aspirants “to disregard […]

75 Senators Endorse Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Presidency, Senate Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Barely 48 hours after 20 governors who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) endorsed the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan for the January 13, 2011 presidential primaries of the party, about 75 of the party’s 85 senators are believed to have also indicated their readiness to support the president’s aspiration. Senate sources told […]