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2011 polls: Jega warns politicians

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Top Stories Friday, December 24th, 2010

AS 2011 general election draws near, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has warned political gladiators to be mindful of actions capable of sabotaging the efforts of his commission to bequeath to the nation credible elections. Professor Jega gave the warning on Thursday, when he paid a working visit […]

JTF destroy nine militant camps in Bayelsa.

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Niger Delta, Top Stories Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

The Joint Task Force, Wednesday, said it had taken over ten ex militant camps in the creek of Bayelsa State just as the whereabouts of the kidnapped site engineer at Okpoama in the Brass council area of the state remained unknown. Nine of the camps, according to the JTF were razed down while the one […]

Nigeria’s external debt may rise to N1.234tr by year-end

Posted by admin Top Stories Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

One of the biggest news items in the news last week was weekend’s news by Reuters that the Federal Government is considering a shift in the date for raising $500 million Eurobond till next month, owing to prevailing unfavourable international market conditions. Although, the bond was originally slated for this year, following Deutsche Bank and […]

Jonathan Confident About Primaries

Posted by admin Presidency, Top Stories, Uncategorized Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Feelers from the inner caucus of the President Goodluck Jonathan campaign organisation indicate that he is confident of picking the sole presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A confidant of the number one citizen, who spoke to Sunday Sun yesterday in a telephone interview, expressed confidence that regardless of the permutations being read […]

I Will Spend Only Four Years – Jonathan

Posted by admin Top Stories Sunday, December 19th, 2010

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said in Kaduna on Saturday, that if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates from the North West zone supported him and Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo to emerge victorious during the 2011 Presidential election, he would never disappoint the North. He said already, his administration had given priority attention […]

CAF 2010 Awards: Who wears the crown?

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Top Stories Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Africa’s finest Footballer for this year will be announced at the GLO-CAF Awards Gala to be held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Only a brave pundit would predict the outcome in the men’s tight race to the award. The three candidates are gifted players who have scaled great heights this year showcasing Africa’s ever improving […]

2011 elections will determine Nigeria’s future – Buhari

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines, Top Stories Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Congress For Progressive Change (CPC) presidential aspirant, General Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday that next year’s elections would determine Nigeria’s future Speaking in a statement in Abuja, Buhari said, “I am doing this (contesting for President) not for myself alone but for many millions who have hope in me and my colleagues, and in our programmes […]