By Charles Ajunwa On Sunday March 9, 2014, the South East Governors’ Forum (SEGF) reached another milestone in its existence as a rallying point for the governors of the five states that constitute the South-east geo-political zone. A thunderous ovation had greeted the announcement of Governor T.A. Orji of Abia State as the new chairman […]
Kayode Adelowokan As the long awaited national conference was official declared open in Abuja on Monday, President Goodluck Jonathan, has called on all delegates to focus strictly on the Nigerian Agenda. President Jonathan said though the task before delegates is onerous; but said that there can only be one winner if they do everything right, […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Abakaliki Heavily armed gunmen on Sunday abducted the former coordinator of Okposi Development Centre in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mr. Ihebunandu Okorie. The erstwhile council chief was forcefully seized inside the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Obioha Okposi, at about 1pm, after attending a church service. Our correspondent gathered that the […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Benin City The member representing Esan Central Constituency in Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Sabore Edoror has dumped the peoples Democratic party PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) with six thousand, two hundred and thirty supporters cutting across the ten wards in the council area. Edoror who was elected […]
Ignatius Okpara in Awka The New Governor of Anambra state, Dr. Willie Obiano, has been formally sworn- in for a 4-year tenure in office, even as he extends olive branch to all his opponents who contested the election with him. Obiano, and his Deputy, Nkem Okeke, were elected last November, 2013 in a controversial election […]
There are strong indications that the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Ochei, has resigned as Speaker of the House. Ochei, who represents Aniocha North Constituency in the state Assembly, is one of the front-runners in the 2015 governorship race in the state. Sensing that the impeachment move against him was […]
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has no reason to remain in office a day longer after supervising yesterday’s tragic nationwide recruitment exercise of the Nigeria Immigration Service during which over 20 applicants died during the stampede that occurred at some of the test centres across the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers […]
Press Release: More than ten people died in stampedes which occurred at different recruitment locations around Nigeria on Saturday, 15th March, 2014. The exercise was organized by the immigration department. Several others were also injured and are receiving treatment in various hospitals. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) consoles the families of the victims and prays […]
Kayode Adelowokan Following the threat by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Council (NERC) to sanction distribution companies for shoddy services to consumers, the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has said it would invest over N45 billion to fix power distribution challenges in order the improve the network and increase meter availability. Managing Director of the company, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the death of 19 Nigerians during the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) employment test amounts to nothing but industrial murder and called on President Goodluck Jonathan to act urgently by bringing to book those responsible for the tragedy. NLC, in a statement signed by Issa Aremu, Vice […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Rights activist, Bamidele Aturu has called for the immediate probe of the killing of 18 Nigerians during the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) employment examination in different part of the country. Aturu, in a statement said the news of the “killing of at least 18 Nigerians, for that is what it is, who […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is greatly distressed at the deaths of 19 job seekers at the venues of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) job test on Saturday, calling it a direct consequence of 15 years of misrule by the PDP-led federal government. In a statement issued in Lagos […]
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has denied any wrongdoing in a statement he issued responding to allegations of financial recklessness leveled against him by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and the Presidency. Read his full press statement below: I am compelled to make this public statement to […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu state, Dr. Ben Nwoye has declared his interest to contest for Enugu East Senatorial district on the platform of the party in 2015, just as he vowed that APC would resist any form of electoral manipulation by the people’s Democratic party. Dr. […]
By Muhammad Ajah Coming from the most neglected, dejected, suppressed, denied, relegated, mocked, downtrodden and unwanted minorities of the Nigerian nation, I should have been convinced by a reluctant conscience that this effort of writing a memo to a Nigerian National Dialogue Conference (NNDC) would be a trash. Maybe, as irrelevant as I and my […]
…PDP Mourns Victims, Calls for Investigation By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja A tragic stampede among Nigerian jobseekers at a recruitment center at the national stadium, Abuja and around the country has left over 16 people dead and many injured. Reports say about 50 of the applicants were injured in the stampede that arose as the applicants […]
(Reuters) – Three people were killed when the small plane they were travelling in crashed near a landing strip in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal on Saturday, police and emergency services said. “The plane is apparently burnt beyond recognition,” Santi Steinmann, media liaison officer for private ambulance service Netcare 911, told Reuters. She […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that the rail lines linking Portharcourt, Makurdi, Lafia, Jos and Maiduguri will soon commence operation. He stated this on Saturday in Jos at a thanksgiving service marking the 70th birthday of Governor Jonah Jang. He said: “Rehabilitation of the Portharcourt, Makurdi, Lafia, Kuru and Maiduguri narrow gate […]
A false fire alarm on an Abuja-bound MedView Airline Boeing 737 from Lagos yesterday earned it immediate grounding by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The acting Director General of NCAA, Benedict Adeyileka, said the action was to enable the agency’s engineers and inspectors as well as engineers of the airline carry out checks on […]
