Daily Archives: October 31, 2012
We’ll nail corrupt govs – Jonathan
•President laments fraud in petroleum subsidy scheme President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday hinted that his administration was ready to go after corrupt governors who commit various Read More »
Hajj: 21 Nigerians die
The death toll of Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia has risen to 21 from 14, a week before the Hajj rites. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the National Hajj Commission’s weekly public health bulletin ‘No one’ dated October ... Read More »
Oil: Jonathan denies involvement in Rivers, Bayelsa dispute
President Goodluck Jonathan has denied insinuations in the media that he was behind the boundary disputes between the Rivers and Bayelsa states, and allegedly supporting plans to “cede five Rivers state oil communities to Bayelsa”. Read More »
33 killed as Hurricane Sandy ravages New York, New Jersey
Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas woke up on Tuesday without power, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as superstorm Sandy steamed inland, delivering punishing wind and ... Read More »
Ajimobi’s wife denies arrest by London police
…Due back today Wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi yesterday, refuted report of her alleged arrest by the Metropolitan Police in London for alleged money laundering, Read More »
Planned Imo LG polls: Ploy to install surrogates –Opposition, stakeholders
Opposition parties and other stakeholders in Imo State have raised the alarm following plans by the state government to conduct fresh council polls in all the 27 local councils, next year. They described it as a ploy to install its ... Read More »
Highway to hell
There is no let up to the avalanche of problems still plaguing the Benin-Ore Expressway. Commuters, using that facility are once again back to the familiar turf of sorrow and pain. Death, distress and robbery remain the major worries commuters ... Read More »
A prayer for Gov. Suntai and his aides
Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba is one person I have never met – in or out of office, officially or unofficially. However, it feels rather inhuman that it had to take the crash of the governor’s plane for us to ... Read More »
Lagos and Okada riders
In an act that has graphically exposed the ugly, intolerant and violent behaviour of commercial motorcycle operators, otherwise known as Okada riders, commercial activities were disrupted in some parts of Lagos State recently Read More »
Suntai: Northern govs call for prayers
Governors of northern states under the aegis of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) have called on Nigerians to pray for the quick recovery of Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai of Taraba State who is currently receiving treatment in a German ... Read More »
