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National Politics
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
As the political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire festers, Nigerians living in the country have cried out to the Federal Government to save their investment worth several billions of Naira from ruin. The Nigerians, under auspices of Coalition of Nigerians living in Ivory Coast, enjoined President Goodluck Jonathan not to endanger their lives and businesses of […]
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Kwara, National Politics
Saturday, December 25th, 2010

THE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, to call his men to order in Kwara State, where the Police are being used by the state government to instigate violence and harass innocent ACN members during and after the October 30 council polls in the state. In a […]
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National Politics, Presidency
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
ERSTWHILE Vice-President Atiku Abubakar now a leading presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week had an interactive session with some of the country’s senior media executives. He used the opportunity to ventilate on matters pertaining to the 2011 presidential contest, the heavy load of government overhead on public finances […]
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Bayelsa, National Politics
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
Bayelsa State government has agreed to labour demand for N30, 000 Christmas bonus for workers in its employ. The workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress had last week rejected the N15, 000 Christmas bonus offered by the state government. Labour had hinged its rejection of the offer […]
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National Politics
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

THE Ikemba Nnewi and Commander-in-Chief of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who was admitted at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH Enugu following a cerebra-vascular accident otherwise called stroke last Sunday, was today flown to London, the United Kingdom aboard a German Air Ambulance. He was evacuated from the Akanu […]
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National Politics
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
THE Nigerian embassy in Cote d’Ivoire was, yesterday, attacked by yet to be identified armed groups in Abidjan. This came after West African leaders led by President Goodluck Jonathan asked embattled President Laurent Gbagbo to step down from power. Nigeria had offered to harbour Gbagbo should he agree to go into exile. Following the attack, […]
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National Politics, Uncategorized
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
THE Nigerian embassy in Cote d’Ivoire was, yesterday, attacked by yet to be identified armed groups in Abidjan. This came after West African leaders led by President Goodluck Jonathan asked embattled President Laurent Gbagbo to step down from power. Nigeria had offered to harbour Gbagbo should he agree to go into exile. Nigerian embassy in […]
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National Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
AS the political standstill lingers in Ivory Coast, a group of Nigerians living in the country have enjoined President Goodluck Jonathan to exercise caution on his level of interference so as not to jeopardise their lives and property in the country. The group, in statement in Abuja and signed by its spokesperson and legal adviser, […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, National Politics
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mrs. Nkoyo Toyo, has expressed intention to pick a Peoples Democratic Party ticket to the House of Representatives. Toyo, who is also Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Addis Ababa that she was seeking to represent the Calabar/Odukpani Federal Constituency of Cross […]
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National Politics
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
As reported by Daily Sun on Tuesday, two more ministers have joined former minister of information and communications and senatorial aspirant, Prof. Dora Akunyili, to quit the federal cabinet to pursue their political ambition. They are Adamu Waziri of Police Affairs Ministry and Isa Bio of Sports. President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday approved Humphrey Abbah, former […]