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Governors, Headlines, Imo, Nasarawa, National Politics, Ogun, Oyo, Top Stories
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Femi Babafemi, EFCC spokesperson, told SaharaReporters this morning that the former governors are currently undergoing interrogations surrounding corruption allegations in Abuja. The anti-graft agency is targeting some nine ex-governors who may have mismanaged billions of naira within their respective states. Those arrested today include Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State, Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State and […]
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Abia, Headlines, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Dare-devil robbers yesterday stormed the Lagos residence of Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state in Victoria Island and shot dead one of his domestic staff, Michael Ogbonna, and carted away N2 million. The robbers were said to have trailed the deceased and two others, who had gone to the Adeola Odeku branch […]
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National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
THE anniversary celebrations are over but the bickering over the venue continues. While the Federal Government considers the celebration of the nation’s Independence Day inside Aso Rock as a cost-saving measure, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and other political leaders insist it was a serious error of judgment. The opposition party said yesterday that […]
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Headlines, National Politics, Raw Politics, Women Politics
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
The son of the late legal icon and human rights activist, Mohammed Fawehinmi, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack, without further delay, the two ministers in charge of education in the country, saying both lack quality to move the sector forward. Mohammed, who spoke after the thanksgiving service to celebrate the 60th anniversary […]
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National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Federal Government has said it has begun the process of laying out a plan to restrict government officials from travelling abroad for medical treatment. The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, told newsmen that a policy is in the offing to compel every public official to get medical attention here in Nigeria if government was going […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics
Friday, September 30th, 2011
IT emerged, on Wednesday, that ousted Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, recruited several young Nigerians into his armed forces in his heyday. Security sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the former Libyan leader targeted young university graduates, who were about going for the youth service. A security expert told the Nigerian Tribune that the deposed Libyan […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
A group of Niger Delta militants, on Monday, threatened retaliation against the Boko Haram sect if it refused to stop its violent activities within 14 days. The Ohanaeze Indigbo has also told the Boko Haram sect to stop all its violent activities, saying enough is enough. The Ijaw militants, under the aegis of a little […]
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National Politics, Niger, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
The five people believed to be Igbo traders were said to have been shot dead at Madala Market on Thursday Night between 7 – 8pm. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the yet to be identified gunmen were said to have stormed the Madala market and made straight to a shop believed to be that of […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday decried growing and outrageous cost of governance without meaningful impact on development and empowerment of the populace. He solicited the assistance of the media in the delivery of dividends of democracy. The former boss of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) gave the […]
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Abia, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief Don Ubani, has said the state is not bothered about the speculation that a female student of the Abia State University, Uturu, was gang-raped by five suspected cult members also believed to be students of the institution. The yet-to-be identified female was allegedly raped on August 16 and […]
