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PICTURE: The Americans that speak Yoruba

Posted by admin Latest Politics Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Americans who speak Yoruba It seems like a page out of a fiction novel to see five white American youths conversing in fluent Yoruba. But this is not fiction, as these Americans currently reside in the University of Ibadan studying one of the indigenous Nigerian languages, Yoruba. Tobiloba Fademi reports When SUNDAY PUNCH called to […]

North Has No Link With Terrorists – Arewa

Posted by admin Latest Politics Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Worried by alleged link to terrorist acts in some parts of the country in recent times, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that anybody who said the North was behind the spate of bomb explosions in the country was being irrational. The ACF specifically pointed fingers at President Goodluck Jonathan and alleged that “Federal […]

Marwa Threatens to Dump PDP

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, January 7th, 2011

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead the 2011 elections might have crept into Adamawa State as former Lagos and Borno states military administrator, Brigadier General Buba Marwa, has threatened to quit the party to realise his governorship ambition. While addressing a press conference, on Friday, Marwa did not hide his disdain at […]

ACN Alleges Plot To Jail Tinubu

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, January 7th, 2011

FOR the second time, the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday raised an alarm over plan by the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was planning to incarcerate its national leader and former governor of Lagos state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the general elections. The party also decried what it called the growing […]

Bombings: Police train 2,000 men, officers on anti-terrorism techniques

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Nigerian Police Friday, January 7th, 2011

As part of the efforts aimed at checking the current spate of bombings in parts of the country, about 2,000 officers and men of the Nigeria Police will commence anti-terrorism training in Kaduna on Monday. The anti-terrorism training which will last for three months will be conducted at the Police College, Kaduna. The Commandant of […]

N2bn Donation by Six Govs to Jonathan – ANPP Demands Probe

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The national leadership of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation to urgently institute an investigation into the allegation that six state governors donated N500 million each in support of President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign effort. The party’s National Chairman, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who addressed newsmen on the issue yesterday […]

Obasanjo threatens to quit PDP

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Thursday, January 6th, 2011

AFTER several months of absence from the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday stormed the place with a mission, asking the leadership of the party to either urgently resolve the crisis rocking the South West zone or be prepared to witness exodus of members including himself. Meanwhile, former Vice President, […]

Al-Qaeda can’t penetrate Nigeria, says former US ambassador

Posted by admin Latest Politics Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Mr. John Campbell A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell, on Wednesday said Al-Qaeda was still finding it difficult to penetrate Nigeria. His remarks came days after the US Government said it has dispatched FBI agents to Nigeria to assist in the investigation of bombing incidents in Jos and Abuja. Speaking […]

Bomb Blasts – We’re Closing-in on Perpetrators – Police

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Nigerian Police Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

THE Police has said yesterday that they have uncovered clues that would lead to arrest of the perpetrators of the New Year eve bomb blast at the Mogadishu Barracks which killed 4 persons including a pregnant woman and injured 26 others including a five year old irl. Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in-charge of […]

‘Nigeria’ll Overcome Leadership Challenge in 15 Years’

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, identified failure of leadership as Nigeria’s greatest problem and obstacle to desired growth and said the problem could be surmounted in the next 15 years. “The desire to entrench the needed development could only take root when the nation begins to elect good leaders, especially in the […]