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NEWS HEADLINES AND ARCHIVES |
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Agbaso vs INEC: S’Court Rules on Jurisdiction Tomorrow |
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The Supreme Court will tomorrow resume hearing of an appeal brought before it by Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). |
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Anambra: Iwu is Asking for Anarchy, Says Ojukwu |
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All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, has said the recognition accorded Chief Chekwas Okorie as the party’s National Chairman by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu is unacceptable. |
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Nigerians Spend N796bn to Fuel Generators Yearly |
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Nigerians spend about N796.4 billion on fuel to generate electric power every year, the National Electricity Regula-tory Commission (NERC) has said. |
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APGA expels Gov Obi, Shinkafi, Umeh |
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The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), at its national convention on Wednesday in Abuja, expelled the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, factional Chairman, Chief Victor Umeh and Alhaji Abdullahi Shinkafi from the party. |
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6,000mw Target: NNPC Pledges to Make Gas Available |
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged its readiness to provide enough gas to power the Federal Government’s desire to achieve at least 6,000 megawatts |
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SSS Nabs Turai Yar’Adua’s ‘Special Adviser’ |
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A 33 year-old man, Abdulhamid Mas’ud El-wazir, who parades himself as a ‘Special Adviser’ to the wife of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Turai, has been arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) |
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Enugu Airport: Ekweremadu Lauds Yar’Adua |
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Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has applauded President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, for the approval of the rehabilitation of facilities at the Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu. |
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Amnesty: FG’s Sincere, Says S’South Caucus |
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The South-South Parliamentary Caucus of the House of Representatives said the Federal Government is sincere in its amnesty offer to militants in the Niger Delat region of the country and called on all militants to embrace the offer. |
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Power: Minister Refutes 24-hr Supply Report |
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Minister of Power, Lanre Babalola, yesterday refuted report quoting him to have promised that the nation will have 24-hour power supply by December. |
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Constitution Amendment: Uwais Report Sacrosanct, Says CNPP |
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Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) yesterday said the report of Justice Muhammad Uwais-led Electoral Review Committee is central to the work of the National Assembly Joint Committee for Constitution Review (JCCR). |
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PDP Woos Abia Governor |
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National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, yesterday appealed to the Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, to emulate his Imo counterpart, Governor Ikedi Ohakim, who recently defected from the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) to PDP. |
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FG Approves N24.3bn for Benin-Shagamu Road |
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total contract sum of N29.5 billion, out of which the Benin-Shagamu express road received N16.67 billion as augmentation to its original N7.5 contract sum. |
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House Tackles CBN over Banks’ Bailout |
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The House of Represen-tatives Committee on Banking and Currency yesterday moved to assert its position on the reforms sweeping across the banking sector. |
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Carrington seeks more power for states in Nigeria |
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FORMER United States U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Walter Carrington, says the imbalance in the structure of the Nigerian federation is inimical to its development. Carrington, alongside some Niger Delta leaders, have also hinged sustainable peace in the oil-rich region on using the wealth of the area to develop it. |
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Foreign govts caution investors on Nigerian troubled banks |
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TWO foreign investors, allegedly pre-selected by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the planned sale of five banks in the country, may have turned down the offer, going by indications emerging from London, United Kingdom (UK). |
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