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Buhari defies police, shuts down Jos

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Top Stories Monday, March 21st, 2011

Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, defied police order as he addressed a rally in Jos. Buhari’s action was said to have forced Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang to reschedule his planned rally which was earlier fixed for Monday till Tuesday (today). The police had a hectic […]

Coalition launches Libya attacks

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Top Stories Saturday, March 19th, 2011

The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way. Pentagon officials say the US and the UK have fired more than 110 missiles. Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has said he will open arms depots to the people and the interests of Mediterranean countries […]

Buhari, Ribadu, Shekarau clash at Presidfential debate

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Top Stories Friday, March 18th, 2011

The presidential candidates of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari; Mallam Nuhu Ribadu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) last night engaged in war of words as they tried to convince Nigerian voters to pick them as the next president […]

North-South rivalry stops progress of petroleum bill

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Top Stories Thursday, March 17th, 2011

The age-long mutual suspicion between the northern and southern parts of the country over the nation’s economic resources came to the fore again at the House of Representatives on Thursday, stalling the consideration of the report on the Petroleum Industry Bill. The House boiled as a lawmaker from Zamfara State, Sani Takori, and his […]

MEND changes gear, vows to strike without prior notice

Posted by admin Niger Delta, Top Stories Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, said, yesterday, that it would now carry out bombing and attacks in Lagos, Abuja and Niger-Delta without prior notification as promised earlier since the government was treating its threat as a joke. The militant group in a statement by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, also said the news […]

Okonjo-Iweala blasts corrupt leaders

Posted by admin National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Managing Director of the World Bank, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has taken a swipe at corrupt public office holders, whom, she said, have become bad influences on the youths. Besides, the former minister of finance traced the spate of unrests in the country to the neglect of the youths. Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke at the weekend, shortly […]

Tsunami: 10,000 feared dead in Japan

Posted by admin Headlines, Top Stories Saturday, March 12th, 2011

As Japanese officials continued to grapple with the threat of a major nuclear meltdown, the rescue effort intensified in the northeast of the country following the magnitude 8.9 earthquake that hit last Friday. Speaking at a meeting of the emergency disaster headquarters on Saturday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said that at least 1,000 people […]

Nigeria: I will jail corrupt party leaders, says Ribadu

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Top Stories Friday, March 11th, 2011

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, said yesterday that he would not spare any corrupt leader in his party if elected president in next month’s presidential election. Mr. Ribadu spoke yesterday at a forum organised by the Murtala Muhammed Foundation in Abuja for five presidential candidates who presented their plans to […]

Lagos, one of the worst cities to live in

Posted by admin Lagos, National Politics, State News, Top Stories Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The 2011 Liveabililty Ranking and Overview has rated Lagos city as the fourth worst city to live in. Last year, the city ranked fifth after an assessment of living conditions in 140 cities around the world using 30 indicators across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. This was revealed in […]

Army restates commitment to end kidnapping in S-East

Posted by admin South-East, Top Stories Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

OWERRI – The Nigerian Army has reassured the citizenry that it will intensify efforts to arrest the ugly incidents of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the South East geo-political zone. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, stated this when he paid a courtesy call on Imo State governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, […]