Daily Archives: January 21, 2013
LG autonomy: Lawmakers battle govs…Lobby NLC, NULGE over Constitution review
Governors and federal lawmakers are set for battle over moves by the National Assembly to grant financial autonomy to the 774 local governments. The National Assembly has listed as one of its main agenda, an amendment of section 162 (6) ... Read More »
Attack: Emir of Kano flown abroad for medical checks
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, was yesterday flown out of the country for medical checks, following last Saturday’s gunmen attack. The trip is coming barely 24 hours after some unidentified gunmen attacked his convoy in the state capital, ... Read More »
Attack on Emir of Kano, a wake-up call –IBB
Former Military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has said the attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, which reportedly left four people dead is a wake-up call to all. Babangida said the reported cases of terrorist attacks are ... Read More »
…It was mindless –Kalu
Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kanu, has described those behind the attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, as mindless. Kalu, in a statement on Sunday in reaction to Saturday’s attack on Alhaji Bayero’s convoy, ... Read More »
Mystery dead bodies: Gov Obi offers N5m for clue
A reward of N5 million has been offered by Anambra and Enugu state governments for anyone with genuine clue to who dumped the dead bodies at Ezu River in Amansea, Awka North Local Government, Anambra State, which borders the two ... Read More »
New Analysis:As Nigeria goes to war
On top of the unrelenting insurgency at home and a wobbling economy, Nigeria last week deployed a contingent of 1200 soldiers to war-torn Mali where Al-Qaeda-backed Islamic rebels are having a free reign in the northern part of that country. ... Read More »
ACN appoints merger committee, restates commitment to merger with CPC, ANPP
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has appointed a 19-member committee with the mandate to negotiate its planned merger with the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). In a statement issued in Lagos on ... Read More »
Police recruits in tragic crash •2 die, 12 burnt
Two police recruits were burnt to death while 12 others were critically injured in an auto accident yesterday in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, involving an 18-seater bus and a Mercedes Benz 190 model car. Daily Sun gathered that the newly posted ... Read More »
Why I returned to PDP –Kalu
Former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu said last Saturday that he returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after an agreement with other founding members of the party, urging him to return. Speaking with newsmen at his ... Read More »
4-million kids in the North not in school
Aliyu Nuhu, a prominent Northern politician and businessman has said Nigeria still has a long way to go if its standard of education is to be compared with the rest of the world. Speaking with Daily sun at the weekend, ... Read More »
