Daily Archives: December 3, 2012
Fresh trouble for Onagoruwa, sacked BPE boss
Sacked Director-General, Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa, may be in for fresh trouble following moves by the House of Representatives to make her account for her tenure. Last Tuesday, Onagoruwa was billed to appear before the House ... Read More »
Reps summon Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi, Budget Office D-G
The House of Representatives has summoned the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor, Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Director-General of Budget Office in the Presidency, Dr. Bright Okongwu, over ... Read More »
‘Jaji bombs made inside barracks’
Eight days after the bombing of the church inside the Jaji military formation in Kaduna State, Daily Sun learnt that the bombs used in the act might have actually been manufactured within the quarters Read More »
17 die in multiple attacks in Borno
No fewer than 10 people died in Borno at theweekend following multiple attacks by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect. Security sources hinted that at Mbwa, a small community in Chibok Local Government, South of Borno, seven people including ... Read More »
News Review: Any complicity in Jaji, SARS attacks?
The recent bombing of St. Andrews’ Military Protestant Church at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji in Kaduna State and the attack on the headquarters of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force in ... Read More »
Nigerians own 200 private jets
Nigerians have invested about N1.3 trillion in the acquisition of private jets in the last three years, according to the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). The institute disclosed this in Lagos recently at an international seminar on ... Read More »
Tension as CPC wins Kaduna LG poll
• PDP clears 22 council areas From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN and NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday won Kaduna North in the local government election organised by the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) which announced the result. ... Read More »
Kalu calls for 38 states
Former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the creation of two more states in the South to balance the Nigerian equation. Dr. Kalu made the call against the backdrop of cries of ... Read More »
Fresh fear over Suntai
Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, who was seriously injured when his plane crashed on October 25 in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, may have suffered extensive brain damage. As a result, he allegedly failed to recognize members of a ... Read More »
4 female NYSC members kidnapped in Rivers, rescued by police
Four female members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) were at the weekend, kidnapped in Rivers State. They were, however, rescued by a team of security agents. They were abducted at the NYSC Transit Camp, Iriebe, near Oyigbo, by ... Read More »
