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Polls re-run: Police restrict vehicular movements in Abia, others

Posted by admin Abia, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News Friday, April 24th, 2015

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered a restriction of vehicular movements in Local Government Areas where re-run elections will be held in five states on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu in Abuja on Friday. According to the statement, […]

Synagogue: Witness tenders papers on terror attack theory

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, April 24th, 2015

The 37-year-old weapon researcher, Biedomo Iguniewei, who suggested high infrasonic radiation attack as the cause of the Synagogue Church for All Nations’ building collapse last year, has submitted academic papers to back his claims. A six-storey guest house within the premises of SCOAN in Lagos had, on September 12, 2014, collapsed, killing no fewer than […]

Budget: FG made provision for fuel subsidy, Reps say

Posted by admin Budget, Headlines, House, Legislature, Oil Politics Friday, April 24th, 2015

The House of Representatives clarified on Friday that it approved N145bn for fuel subsidy in the 2015 budget. It said N100bn was approved for petrol subsidy while the balance of N45bn was for kerosene subsidy. Deputy House spokesman, Mr. Victor Ogene, who made the clarification in Abuja, explained that the N145bn was embedded in the […]

FAAN stops Arik flights from Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Aviation, Headlines, State News Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Hundreds of Arik Air passengers were left stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday as a result of a disagreement between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the airline. It was learnt that FAAN stopped the domestic carrier from carrying out its operations at the airport due to issues of indebtedness. […]

CJ fails to raise impeachment panel against Fayose (He must have been bribed)

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

The Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, has yet to constitute a panel to investigate Governor Ayodele Fayose and his deputy, Dr. Kolapo Olusola, over allegations raised in the impeachment notice against them by the 19 All Progressives Congress’ lawmakers. The embattled Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin, […]

Anyim, Timpre Sylva head presidential inauguration committee

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Secretary to the Government the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim Secretary to the Government the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim | credits: File copy The Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee has outlined a week-long activities for the inauguration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The committee is co-chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, […]

Oil subsidy removal, booby trap for Buhari –Bamidele

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the absence of a provision for fuel subsidy in the 2015 Appropriation Act is […]

No hiding place for NNPC looters

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

No hiding place for NNPC looters April 24, 2015 : Punch Editorial Board 32 Comment FOR public officials and their cronies stealing the country blind through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the day of reckoning beckons. The thumping victory of Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 presidential election was followed last week by the World […]

Abia re-run: Caskets litter Aba to instil fear in voters

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA—ABA residents woke up yesterday to meet caskets on some major streets in the commercial city, with warnings inscribed on them that if the people failed to vote for an Ngwa governor they would be killed. This is coming 48 hours to the supplementary elections scheduled by INEC to decide the inconclusive governorship […]

Nigerian based in Germany kidnapped in Aba

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

advertisement By Eric Ugbor ABA-GUNMEN, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted a Germany-based Nige-rian, Mr. Roland Nwigwe, in Aba, Abia State. The incident, it was gathered, occurred at Nwigwe Avenue, around Faulks Road, at about 7.50pm on Monday, while the victim was entering his compound. Unconfirmed report has it that […]