Nigerians are tired of PDP, says ACN chief

Emmanuel Oladesu  | Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday called for leadership generational shift in the polity to allow young Nigerians with bright ideas navigate the ship of state.
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Again, Assembly rejects Fashola’s N46b extra budget

Oziegbe Okoeki, Lagos | Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
FOR the second time in two months, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola Monday failed to secure the House of Assembly’s approval for his N46billion supplementary budget.
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Ekiti sanitation workers protest unpaid salaries

Odunayo Ogunmola, Ado-Ekiti  | Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
IT was a moving sight: a huge crowd of mostly old and weak women as well as widows, marching on the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

They sang protest songs, holding a...

EFCC warns Jega on N87b INEC vote

Jide Babalola, Abuja  | Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
BE CAREFUL, avoid the storm on the way."

That was the advice offered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chair Prof. Attahiru Jega Monday by Economic a...

2011: Babangida, Atiku selfish, says VP Sambo

Yusuf Alli, Abuja  | Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
VICE-PRESIDENT Namadi Sambo Monday took a swipe at ex-Military President Ibrahim Babangida and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over their insistence on the North producing the...

2011: Dokpesi, Oyovbaire, Nwosu, seven others in Babangida’s campaign team

Yusuf Alli, Abuja  | Friday, August 27th, 2010
THE race for 2011 presidency gathered momentum Thursday, with ex-President Ibrahim Babangida raising a 10-man campaign organisation.


The ex-President is expe...

Two of Yobe triplets dead

Duku Joel, Damaturu | Friday, August 27th, 2010
DESPITE all efforts to save them, two of the Yobe State triplets delivered four days ago, are dead.

They died Thursday at the Maryam Abacha Maternity Hospital, Damat...

Govt okays N57b for arrears as PHCN workers end strike

Olufemi Adeosun, Abuja | Friday, August 27th, 2010
THE Federal Government has provided more than N57 billion required to pay arrears of the monetised benefits of workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) President Good...

Ex-ministers fail to declare assets

Yusuf Alli, Abuja  | Friday, August 27th, 2010
SOME former ministers recently dropped by President Goodluck Jonathan have refused to re-declare their assets, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Sam Saba said Thursday....

Private sector to take over power

Emeka Ugwuanyi and Toba Agboola  | Friday, August 27th, 2010
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan Thursday announced bold plans to turn around the poor power situation in the country.

The road map involves a total reform of generation,...