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Jonathan’s power to seize funds upsets governors

Jonathan’s power to seize funds upsets governors

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The full implications of the state of emergency in three states have been laid bare, creating anxiety among the North’s governors. The proclamation by President Goodluck Jonathan has turned the governors into mere puppets, critics said yesterday. Besides, it allows the President to hold the states’ funds. The governors cannot perform official functions unless in ...
Soldiers arrested for aiding Boko Haram

Soldiers arrested for aiding Boko Haram

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, on Wednesday said some soldiers and officers of the Nigerian Army had been arrested for conspiring with insurgents in the ongoing face-off between the military and militants. The COAS however did not give the number of soldiers that were arrested. Ihejirika said that the affected troops were ...
Baba Lakyo: I didn’t kill security men

Baba Lakyo: I didn’t kill security men

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Spiritual Head of Lakyo community in Nasarawa State, Ala Agu, yesterday denied having a hand in the killing of securitymen in the community. Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura should be blamed for the killings, he asserted. Agu also said contrary to reports that he was on the run, he was yet to receive any police ...
Agu, spiritual head of Lakyo

Agu, spiritual head of Lakyo

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
His appearance did not strike any fear. Yet the man sitting comfortably on a three-seater in front of reporters has a larger than life image. Ala Agu, the Spiritual Head of the Lakyo Community (not Alakyo), where 56 security operatives were killed, looked like any other villager. His beards were trimmed short and snow-white. His ...
Soldiers leak tactics to Boko Haram, says Chief of Army Staff

Soldiers leak tactics to Boko Haram, says Chief of Army Staff

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
DISLOYAL soldiers were warned yesterday to stop fraternising with enemies of the state. Some military men have been leaking information to the Boko Haram insurgents, who the military are battling in three Northeast states. Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, who issued the warning, revealed that the attack on a Mali-bound military convoy in ...
Amaechi, Shema pick NGF poll forms

Amaechi, Shema pick NGF poll forms

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Barely 24 hours to the election of a new chairman for the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), there appears to be a crack in the camp of the group opposed to the re-election of Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema yesterday defied pressure on him to step down for Bauchi State Governor Isa ...
Fed Govt approves new aviation policy

Fed Govt approves new aviation policy

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
A NEW national civil aviation policy has been approved by the Federal Government as part of efforts to reposition the sector, it was learnt yesterday. Information Minister Labaran Maku broke the news to reporters yesterday at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC). He was accompanied by his counterparts- Mrs. Stella Oduah (Aviation), ...
ACN, Akeredolu appeal Ondo tribunal’s verdict

ACN, Akeredolu appeal Ondo tribunal’s verdict

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and its candidate in last October’s governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), yesterday filed an appeal against the ruling of the Election Petition Tribunal, which declared Governor Olusegun Mimiko winner of the poll. The suit was filed at the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the ...
JTF arrests nine minors for ‘cultism’ in Delta

JTF arrests nine minors for ‘cultism’ in Delta

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Joint Task Force (Operation Pulo Shield) yesterday paraded nine minors suspected to be members of four cult groups. Commanding Officer, Koko Barracks, Lt-Col Frank Etim described the quartet as informants collaborating with kidnappers, robbers and assassins in Sapele Town, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The minors, according to Etim, are aged between ...
MEND suspends Operation Barbarossa

MEND suspends Operation Barbarossa

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday suspended its “Operation Barbarossa”, which would have commenced on May 31. It called for the release of one of its leaders, Henry Okah, who is serving a 24-year jail term in a South African prison and others in detention over the October 1, 2010 ...
Ateke, other ex-militant‘Generals’ lead anti-Amaechi protest

Ateke, other ex-militant‘Generals’ lead anti-Amaechi protest

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Former militants – ex-leader of the Niger Delta Vigilance Movement, ‘General’ Ateke Tom and ‘General’ Solomon Ndigbara, aka Osama Bin Ladin; yesterday led many protesters on the streets of Port Harcourt, the River State capital, asking Governor Rotimi Amaechi to resign. The protesters, under the aegis of the Rivers Peoples Assembly (RPA), from the 23 ...
Lagos police excesses

Lagos police excesses

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
 The attention of the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Police must be drawn to the roadblock being mounted by its men on Eric Moore Road /Abebe (NBL) Road junction, Lagos. Their activities have become embarrassing to the Nigeria Police, thereby thwarting the re-branding efforts of the Inspector General of Police, as they make irrelevant... [Read More...]
Politicians and emergency rule

Politicians and emergency rule

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
With the prevailing insecurity in the nation and the declaration of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan, I think we should be glad that a bold step is being taken at last. One wonders at the utterances of some politicians. They instigated Boko Haram by their greed and ineptitude and not poverty as they want us... [Read More...]
ACN’s emergency rule stance

ACN’s emergency rule stance

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
It is unfortunate that our political leaders are systematically destroying the future of our country Nigeria due to their selfishness. I have a question for all the Action Congress of Nigeria leaders; if truly they have the interest of this country at heart, what would they have done differently and what solution did they proffer... [Read More...]
Non-viable states

Non-viable states

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
The crises facing the nation after its political independence are as a result of the imbalance created by the past visionless leaders who have governed it. Most of them are ethnically biased in the interpretation of federalism. Most of the states created are not viable in terms of socio-economic activities and that is the reason... [Read More...]
Appeal to Gov. Akpabio

Appeal to Gov. Akpabio

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
 It is incredible that in a state like Akwa Ibom that is receiving applause from within and outside Nigeria, a community like Ikot Udofia in Nsit Atai L.G Area, is not in the state government scheme of being availed the dividends of democracy. Ikot Udofia does not have motorable roads (besides pathways constructed by colonial... [Read More...]
VIDEO: Six Degrees of News: May 22, 2013

VIDEO: Six Degrees of News: May 22, 2013

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Anthony Weiner runs for mayor of New York; former IRS official pleads the fifth in front of Congress; ...
VIDEO: Tonight on The Fold: May 22, 2013

VIDEO: Tonight on The Fold: May 22, 2013

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Richard Cordray makes his case for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Anthony Weiner attempts a political comeback; and ...
VIDEO: Daunting task to feed planet’s fast growing population

VIDEO: Daunting task to feed planet’s fast growing population

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says in the next 40 years it will be necessary to push for ...
VIDEO: Vilsack: 92 percent of nutritional assitance programs aid seniors, disabled, children with working parents

VIDEO: Vilsack: 92 percent of nutritional assitance programs aid seniors, disabled, children with working parents

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Sec. of Agriculture Vilsack says for the vast majority of people receiving assistance in food nutritional programs are ...
Doctors/lab scientists rift

Doctors/lab scientists rift

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
Recently, the Medical Scientists Association of Nigeria protested against the appointment of medical doctors as head of laboratory services and Chief Medical Directors of government-owned tertiary hospitals. According to the association, their profession is being treated as inferior to that of medical doctors. I must say here that I have never seen a qualified doctor... [Read More...]
VIDEO: Man pulls child from rubble, they meet again Wednesday

VIDEO: Man pulls child from rubble, they meet again Wednesday

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Steve McDonald, 36, and Xavier Delgado, 9, run into each other in their neighborhood. McDonald, previously a stranger ...
VIDEO: Mayor Wharton Announces New Bike Lane Project

VIDEO: Mayor Wharton Announces New Bike Lane Project

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Sports.
The City of Memphis is embarking on a major initiative to make your bicycle ride even better. ...
VIDEO: Vilsack: 92 percent of nutritional assitance programs aid seniors, disabled, children with working parents

VIDEO: Vilsack: 92 percent of nutritional assitance programs aid seniors, disabled, children with working parents

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Sports.
Sec. of Agriculture Vilsack says for the vast majority of people receiving assistance in food nutritional programs are ...
VIDEO: Latest Business News: Tesla Uses Stock, Note Sale to Repay Government

VIDEO: Latest Business News: Tesla Uses Stock, Note Sale to Repay Government

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Tesla Uses Stock, Note Sale to Repay Government. Talk of lies, pride as Trump case goes to jury. ...
VIDEO: Bruce Jenner Clears Up Split Rumors

VIDEO: Bruce Jenner Clears Up Split Rumors

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Bruce Jenner is married to a Kardashian, an ex Kardashian, but still in the famous family, so that ...
VIDEO: Law Crime Breaking News: Arias Jury to Judge: What If We Can’t Reach a Decision?

VIDEO: Law Crime Breaking News: Arias Jury to Judge: What If We Can’t Reach a Decision?

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Arias jury to judge: What if we can't reach a decision?. Talk of lies, pride as Trump case ...
VIDEO: Breaking News Headlines: Chemical That Sparked Deadly Texas Explosion Found Across U.S

VIDEO: Breaking News Headlines: Chemical That Sparked Deadly Texas Explosion Found Across U.S

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Chemical that sparked deadly Texas explosion found across U.S. Talk of lies, pride as Trump case goes to ...
VIDEO: 11 Year-Old Black Belt Ballerina

VIDEO: 11 Year-Old Black Belt Ballerina

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Let's give it up for Ava May Llewellyn, a real prodigy from across the pond. She's just 11 ...
VIDEO: TV Latest News: American Idol’s Jennifer Hudson Kelly Clarkson Could Return As Judges

VIDEO: TV Latest News: American Idol’s Jennifer Hudson Kelly Clarkson Could Return As Judges

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Entertainment.
American Idol's Jennifer Hudson & Kelly Clarkson Could Return As Judges. Jay Pharoah Accidentally Spills The Beans On ...
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