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General Politics, Headlines, Plateau, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Chief Solomon Lar | credits: File copy First civilian governor of Plateau State, Chief Solomon Lar, is dead. Lar passed on in a US hospital of what family sources described as old-age related ailment on Wednesday. He was aged 80. Commissioner for Information, Mr. Abraham Yiljap, who confirmed his death, told our correspondent that […]
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Aviation, Legislature, National Politics, Ondo, Senate, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, and heads of agencies under her ministry, to explain the real state of the nation’s aviation industry. The invitation followed Thursday’s Associated Airlines plane crash in which about 15 out of the 20 passengers and crew on board, had been confirmed dead. […]
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Aviation, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, October 7th, 2013
Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Odua Three days after a tragic crash involving an Associated Airlines plane killed 14 people in Lagos, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday night, announced the suspension of Dana Air’s operations nationwide. The decision to suspend Dana’s operations came 24 hours after the NCAA […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Monday, October 7th, 2013
BY DAPO AKINREFON CHIEF Olabode George, former deputy national chairman, of the Peoples Democratic, PDP, in this interview in Lagos, opens up on the intrigues he claims that led to his imprisonment and on his relationship with former President Olusegun Obasanjo among other issues. Excerpts: How did your trial and imprisonment affect you? Looking back, […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, October 6th, 2013
Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu | credits: File copy Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, has criticised the proposed national conference, describing it as deceptive and ill-timed. Tinubu, who is a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, on arrival in the country on Saturday after being away for about three months […]
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Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Sunday, October 6th, 2013
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Goodluck Jonathan, in his national day broadcast, expressed his resolve to convoke a National Conference. Consequently, the President set up an Advisory Committee made up of eminent Nigerians to work out the modalities for the National Dialogue as he called it. Members of the Advisory Committee are Senator Femi Okurounmu (Chairman), […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, South-South, Top Stories
Sunday, October 6th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan • Conference is deception strategy, says APC national leader Bola Tinubu Our Correspondents As President Goodluck Jonathan prepares to inaugurate the advisory committee on national dialogue tomorrow, opinion leaders in the South-south have called on him to ensure that there are predetermined subjects that must not be discussed at the conference. Prominent […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Nollywood (Film Industry), Top Stories
Saturday, October 5th, 2013
Shan Gearge | credits: File copy She cause ripples with her acting skills and interpreted her scripts professionally. Then, Cross River State-born actress, Shan George made headlines as one of the sexy actresses in Nollywood. She opens up on her career and life You have been quiet for a while, what have you […]
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Aviation, Headlines, Lagos, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
A plane carrying 20 people has crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria, officials say. A rescue operation is ongoing. At least 13 people are known to have died and several more of those on board were injured. The Associated Airlines plane was bound for Akure, which lies about 140 miles […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
General Overseer, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye No fewer than 40 armed hoodlums (a.k.a. Omo Onile) today invaded Agufoye village, site of the proposed new 3-kilometre Church auditorium of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and chased away workers on the site of the proposed new church building. Witness account stated that trouble started when some […]
