The Commercialisation of Politics in Cross River State by PDP
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 21:43
- Written by Okoi Obono-Obla
Yesterday the Peoples Democratic Party, Cross River State Chapter published its guidelines for aspirants seeking nomination as its Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates respectively in the forthcoming Local Government Council election scheduled for September, 2013 in the State. After the publication of these guidelines ominous
Soon there will be nothing left for the poor to eat but the rich!
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 21:36
- Written by Fayth Deleola Daramola
Out of confusion in December last year, after the “Queen Mother of Ogwashi-Uku”, Prof Kamene Okonjo was kidnapped and released, her family claimed she ran away from the kidnappers but the Nigerian Police Force countered that they ‘rescued’ her, I wrote: “the issue is the $10million, neither is willing to admit to the
Group petitions EFCC to investigate Petroleum Minister over N59tr Oil deal
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 21:30
- Written by Olanrewaju Suraju
On April 26, 2013, sunnewsonline.com reported under the caption “Minister named in N59tr Oil deal” that five oil producing communities in Delta State and their leaders shut down the National Assembly over allegations that the Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison- Madueke and Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) limited were
Defence HQ and NEMA submit preliminary reports on Baga to President Jonathan
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 20:52
- Written by Admin
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE - President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the Military High Command, the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development for their swift response to his order for immediate action to investigate the incident in Baga, Borno state, assist
Ifeanyi Ubah not arrested by EFCC!
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:53
- Written by elombah.com
Elombah.com has learnt Mr Ifeanyi Ubah, the Managing Director of Capital Oil & Gas Industries Limited was not arrested by the EFCC contrary to reports published on an online media today. A friend of the oil mogul told elombah.com a few minutes ago; "I am with him as I am speaking to you right now". Sources however say Mr
Nigerian Youths: Historic Challenge to Nation Building
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:45
- Written by Salihu Moh. Lukman
"If you wanna be somebody, if you wanna go somewhere, you better wakeup and pay attention" was the message of Whoopi Goldberg to her exuberant young students in Sister Act. At a time when everything was crashing, lawlessness became pleasurable, conventions no longer tenable and all initiatives end up producing
SON reviews standards for LPG cylinder
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:36
- Written by Admin
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is currently reviewing the requalification exercise for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders in the country. Dr. Joseph Odumodu, Director-General, SON, who made this known in Lagos recently, said a review has become necessary in view of the dangers associated with the use of
Moves to recall Akwa Ibom Senator Etok gathers steam
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:15
- Written by Admin
The Akwa Ibom Diaspora Network (AIDN) was invited and its representatives participated in the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Stakeholders Conference held at Ikot Ekpene Council Hall, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Goal of the conference was to discuss developing issues between Senator Aloysius Etok and Governor Godswill
Public Complaints Commission to partner with NYSC
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 09:44
- Written by Elombah.com
The FCT Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission (PCC), Mr. Obunike Ohaegbu, accompanied by the Director of investigation, Lady Alice Ladi Yaro and some staff of the Commission today paid a courtesy call on the FCT Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Frank Ekpunobi.
Massacre in Nigeria Spurs Outcry Over Military Tactics
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 23:18
- Written by Adam Nossiter
Days later, the survivors’ faces tensed at the memory of the grim evening: soldiers dousing thatched-roof homes with gasoline, setting them on fire and shooting residents when they tried to flee. As the village rose up in smoke, one said, a soldier threw a child back into the flames. Even by the scorched-earth standards of the Nigerian military’s
SaharaReporters Please Take Down Your Boko Haram Recruitment Promotion Video
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 23:00
- Written by MuslimsAgainstTerror
Dear Sahara Reporters,
In regards to the video ‘Boko Haram Militants Showing Off Weapons “Captured” From An Army Barack Raid’
We advise you to stop being a tool box for the promotion of terror in Nigeria.
Boko Haram Repubic; Alternative to Failed Amnesty
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 22:24
- Written by Obinna Akukwe
Recently the Boko Haram Group of terrorists rejected the amnesty offer of the Nigerian Government making a Boko Haram Republic a viable alternative. A situation whereby everybody is begging a murderous group to accept amnesty makes nonsense of our collective sense of decency. President Jonathan, Sultan Abubakar, Ado Bayero, Bola
Nigeria’s Amnesty And Its Infinitesimal Calculus
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 22:21
- Written by Okachikwu Dibia
A freely discussed nation is a well resolved nation. Therefore an un-discussed nation is an un-resolved nation which has no business with peace. Since January 1914 when Nigeria was created by Britain, several fundamental ethno-religious issues have been acting to tear the country apart. Nigeria’s political leadership has bluntly and dangerously
Rivers PDP Gives Amaechi 48hours To Explain His Plane Controversy, Suspends 27 Assembly Members
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 19:54
- Written by Admin
[Channels TV] The crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist as the party on Monday, suspended 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The party’s leadership also announced that it has given the state Governor; Rotimi Amaechi, 48 hours to “explain to Rivers people why the
At least 17 killed in fighting between security forces, insurgents in Borno state
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 19:27
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A military official says at least 17 people have been killed in fighting between Islamic extremists and security forces in northeastern Nigeria. The fighting happened in Bama, a town in northeastern Borno state where insurgents have been fighting the government since 2010. Lt. Col A.G Laka said Monday that the fighting killed at least seven police
Unknown gunmen kill five, rob bank in Jigawa state
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 19:24
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Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police station and a bank in northern Nigeria, killing three policemen and two civilians, authorities said on Monday, in a region struggling to control an Islamist insurgency. The gunmen struck the town of Ringim late on Thursday night, said Abdul Jinjiri, police spokesman for Jigawa state,
Pirates kidnap five foreign sailors off Nigeria coast
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 19:15
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Pirates have kidnapped five foreign sailors -- including a Russian sailor -- after storming their container ship off Nigeria’s oil-producing southern coast. The International Maritime Bureau -- an international body which fights against crimes related to maritime trade and transportation -- says the heavily armed pirates also broke into the
20,000 PHCN workers to be sacked
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 17:05
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VANGUARD - THE Federal Government has ordered the retrenchment of no fewer than 20,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, ahead of takeover by successful bidders of its assets. Vanguard gathered that the Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, issued the directive to the Chief Executive Officers, CEOs,
The Strategic Significance of the Baga Incident
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 15:53
- Written by Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
A wing of the Nigerian Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram entrenched itself in a mosque in Baga, in Northern Nigeria, making the town its base. The Nigerian military describe them as even ruling the town, levying taxes on the citizens. From that base, the terrorists attacked and killed Nigerian soldiers. The military’s account indicates
This country belongs to me!
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 15:16
- Written by Odudu Abasi
“A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged”.– Nelson Mandela: It is a Sunday. And I beg my readers to tolerate my mounting the pulpit. Yes the pulpit. And I give it to my detractors - I am not a priest not a pastor, not a prophet, not, as many ungodly
Stakeholders Commend Ecowas Peace Support Project, Urge Sustainability
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 14:47
- Written by Admin
Participants at a just-ended stakeholders’ forum held in Monrovia, Liberia, have lauded the multi-million dollar donor support to the ECOWAS for Peace and Development Project (PADEP) for promoting the culture of peace, integration and providing vital humanitarian assistance to populations displaced by conflicts in the region.
Dangote cement’s new capacity increase sales to 10.4m tonnes in 2012
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 12:03
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Press Statement: The Dangote cement’s massive investment in new capacity has paid off as it recorded upsurge in sales of its locally produced cement to the tune of 10.4 million tonnes in 2012, according to the company’s 2012 financials, presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), last weekend. The Group
Rights group warns on Increased Cases of Killing of Nigerians by its Soldiers
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 11:58
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Press Statement: The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) is shocked by the frequent cases of heavy casualties of civilians, especially women and children in engagements with insurgents. CDD condemns in strong terms the ugly incident that took place in Baga, Borno State where 185 people were reportedly killed during one
Why I Blame Nigeria Technocrats For Nigeria Woes
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 11:44
- Written by Paul Omoruyi
I could not help but concur with a friend who told me recently that “Nigeria market women and day laborers are contributing more to the development of Nigeria than the PhDs and college graduates”. Think about it. In the last couple of months, I have been invited to join several fora where some of the best and brightest Nigerians
Nigeria and Islamization – Are The Igbo Playing With Fire?
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 11:41
- Written by Dr. Emma. Enekwechi
At a social event about one year ago a group of young men were discussing the recurrent crisis that keeps rocking Nigeria. One of them was most vociferous in defending Nigeria. He accused the others of trying to plunge Nigeria into a war while they tried to convince him that Nigeria is already at war. Then he accused Ndi Igbo of
Bamanga Tukur Supports Son as Adamawa PDP Endorses Dr. Ardo’s Guber Ambition
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 10:59
- Written by Israel Ekene
As Bamanga Tukur throws support for his son, Hon. Auwal Tukur’s gubernatorial ambition come 2015, the Adamawa State PDP seems to have categorically recognized Dr. Umar Ardo as the pillar of the party in the state. The recognition, which came in a form of commendations from the party elders, stakeholders and the newly
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