Ogun: Still in the shackles of godfatherism and zoning

In spite of the stand of the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on zoning, the controversial political arrangement still dominates politics in Ogun State, writes FRANCIS FALO There have been agitations among the people of the Ogun West Senatorial District to govern Ogun State and succeed the incumbent Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, after […]

Abuja Bomb Blast: Service Chiefs asked to resign

WORRIED by the series of bomb blasts in the country, the African Renaissance Party, has called on service chiefs to promptly resign from their various positions. The ARP expressed shock at the lackadaisical attitude of security agencies on the bomb blasts that had claimed the lives of many Nigerians. National Publicity Secretary of the party, […]

Anambra Central: Dicey Contest Awaits Akunyili

Now, it is a whistle blow going by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) timetable which has made it mandatory for parties to ensure that their primaries are concluded at least by the second week of January, 2011. And with that, it has become a race against time for almost all the parties and the […]

FBI agents storm Abuja •To investigate bombing

UNITED States Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, told Fox News that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have been despatched to help the Nigerian government investigate the deadly bombing that struck an army barracks in the country’s capital on New Year’s Eve. Napolitano spoke with Fox News, on Sunday, in Qatar, where she arrived for […]

State of Emergency

By Chinedu Vincent Akuta, London, UK – Jan 3, 2011 – Fellow citizens, the insecurity level has deteriorated beyond the critical level. Desperate times require desperate measures. Therefore, this is the time for citizens to declare a state of emergency on both leaders and the country. The reasons are thus: Warri Bomb Blast(s): In March […]

U.S. bomb experts arrive Abuja

Bomb experts from the United States of America yesterday arrived the federal capital territory to begin investigation into Friday’s bomb explosions at the mammy market at the Mogadishu Cantonment (formerly Sani Abacha Barracks). The team of forensic specialists, who arrived the cantonment in a space bus with registration number 140CD179, were received by the commander […]

Bomb Blast: Pregnant woman, 3 others confirmed dead;24 others injured

Of the four persons officially confirmed dead in the Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, blast on new year eve, was a pregnant woman. A soldier who had his leg amputated and a five-year old daughter, left with a fracture, were among the 26 injured during the incident. The dead pregnant woman had travelled from Jos to Abuja […]

FG, States Share $1b Secretly – Deplete Excess Crude Account to $3m

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at an emergency meeting yesterday in Abuja, shared $1billion from the Excess Crude Account. With the disbursement of the amount, the balance in the ECA account now stands at $3million. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted for only 29 minutes (11:10am and ended at about 11:39am). […]

Jos Crises: 62 Bodies Get Mass Burial

62 bodies of victims of the Christmas Eve bomb blasts in six places in Jos, the Plateau State capital, have been given a mass burial at Dong village, close to the Wildlife Park in Jos North Local Government Council. Earlier, the Plateau State government had buried 42 bodies in the same place. LEADERSHIP WEEKEND gathered […]

Eleweomo: Police Beef Up Security In Ibadan

SECURITY was yesterday beefed up in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by men of the State Police Command for fear of reprisal attack by supporters of the murdered National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Lateef Salako (a.ka. Eleweomo). This came as the police authorities announced the arrest of two persons in connection with the […]

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