-Punch INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega | credits: File copy The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday said the commission would soon embark on constituency delimitation. Declaring open a workshop for information officers drawn from across the country, in Abuja, Jega said the exercise would precede the creation of new polling […]
-Punch Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina | credits: Federal Government on Monday commenced the distribution of 11,500 metric tonnes food relief to families affected by floods in some states of the federation. The release of food relief, which the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, started in Ibadan […]
-Punch Chief Justice of Nigeria, Aloma Mukhtar | credits: Chief Justice Aloma Mukhtar on Monday warned that stiffer sanctions would be imposed on judges found guilty of any form of misconduct. The CJN gave the warning in an address at the opening session of the 2012 biennial conference of all Nigerian judges of the lower […]
A telecoms base station | credits: File copy Persistent insecurity in some parts of northern Nigeria is hindering the repair of about 150 Base Transceiver Stations recently damaged by terrorists. The Executive Secretary, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Mr. Gbolahan Awonuga, who spoke in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, said insecurity […]
The Federal Government on Monday terminated its concessional agreement with Bi-Courtney Consortium for the reconstruction of the 125-kilometre Lagos – Ibadan Expressway. The government, while announcing the revocation of the contract with Bi-Courtney, said both Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and RCC Nigeria Limited had been hired to do the job. The government accused Bi-Courtney, owned […]
The Congress for Progressive Change, All Nigeria Peoples Party and the Action Congress of Nigeria took turns to carpet former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, for their allegations against political parties. While Obasanjo had accused political parties of printing manifestoes for the purpose of electioneering and throwing […]
Though he has been declared winner of the October 22, 2011 local council election in Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, by the Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal, Mr. Babajide Obanikoro, son of Nigeria’s former High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro, is waiting to resume duty. In this interview with ALLWELL OKPI, he shares his experience in […]
Governors across the country on Friday refused to comment on the proposed capital punishment for corrupt individuals. The apex Northern socio-political group, Arewa Consultative Forum, had in a proposal submitted to the National Assembly rued the destructive impact of corruption, and called for the capital punishment for anybody found guilty of the crime. However, efforts […]
The United States government has said there is no magic formula to ending the Boko Haram insurgency. It urged the Federal Government to adopt a multi-faceted approach to combating the sect’s violent attacks on Nigerians. The US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Michael Posner, said this during a press conference […]
There were strong indications on Friday that the Federal Government would increase the fuel price in 2013. President Goodluck Jonathan had on Thursday in Abuja said total fuel subsidy removal was a must. He stated that only total removal of subsidy on petroleum products would attract investors to the oil sector and end the importation […]
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