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General Politics, Judiciary, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 25th, 2011

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, yesterday said critics of President Goodluck Jonathan over his approval of National Judicial Council (NJC)s suspension of the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Ayo Salami are biased and partisan in their views. He accused them of ignoring the provisions […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics
Thursday, August 25th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday said he should be assessed after one year before passing judgement whether he has failed or passed. He threw the challenge when members of the Yoruba Council of Elders, led by its President, Maj. Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo (retd) paid him a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja. The group had […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
The Nigerian Army has carried out a major shake-up involving over 30 senior officers from the rank of Colonel to Major- General. The changes are coming on the heels of the first anniversary of the current service chiefs on September 8, 2011. Those affected in the new postings in the top echelon of the army […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
THE investiture of the ailing Biafran leader, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, by Igbo Youths Movement (IYM) was almost disrupted in Enugu on Wednesday, as about 1,000 youths suspected to be members of the outlawed Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), who came to witness the event, were arrested by the police […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, yeterday, doused the tension generated by his recent verbal war with former president Olusegun Obasanjo, saying he would not hesitate to embrace him whenever they meet. Babangida exchanged greetings with aviation correspondents on his way to Minna after he had paid a condolence visit to the family of […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has advocated death penalty for corrupt government officials. ICAN President, Professor Francis Ojaide, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja, during his courtesy visit to the Office of Auditor General of the Federation. Professor Ojaide, who said no ICAN member had been found guilty of corruption stated […]
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Africa & World Politics, Judiciary, Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
A United States of America-based non-governmental organisation, Justice For All Nations (JFAN), has described the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and other groups that are kicking against the suspension of Justice Salami by theNJC as enemies of Nigeria. The group said it was unfortunate that those who ought to […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Over 10,000 members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) attended a special thanksgiving service for Chief Dim Emeka Ojukwu’s recovery after months of protracted illness. The thanksgiving, which turned out to be a carnival of sort, was held at Onitsha, while members and administrators of MASSOB within its […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Former Anambra State governor, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju has cautioned those appealing to the former military and civilian presidents, General Ibrahim Babangida and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who are locked in verbal war, to refrain from restraining them. The former governor submitted that the verbal exchange between the former leaders had not only been entertainning but revealing. […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 More Stories on This Section It is no longer news that Akwa Ibom State Police Command broke record last Tuesday when it decorated a total of 308 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) recently promoted from the legion of inspectors whose progress in the force had been stagnated for years. What could […]