Suntai escapes impeachment, addresses the state The move by the State Assembly to impeach ailing Governor…
Day: August 29, 2013
Court orders PDP to recognise Uba as Anambra guber candidate
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has ordered the PDP and INEC to accept Sen. Andy Uba as the…
2013 pilgrimage: Jonathan shuns Amaechi, picks Jonah to lead governors
President Goodluck Jonathan has again ignored Governorship Rotimi Amaechi as the Chairam of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), preferring instead to pick Governor Jonah Jang…
Ubah emerges LP flag-bearer for Anambra guber election
An oil magnate, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, on Wednesday in Awka, emerged the LabourParty governorship candidate for the Nov.16 Anambra gubernatorial election. Ubah was declared…
Jonathan sacked Minister because of Nigerian Youth Council election – Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday said the erstwhile Minister of Youth Development, Alhaji InuwaAbdulkadir was relieved of his job because of…
Rights group receives 3000 calls from relatives of missing Boko Haram members
Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria has received ‘‘hundreds and hundreds, up to 3,000’’ calls from people…
Abuja court okays extradition of suspected terrorist to US
A Federal High Court, Abuja Division, Wednesday ordered the extradition of a Nigerian citizen, Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi to the United States. The…
External reserves stand at $46.9bn – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said the nation’s external reserves stood at 46.89 billion…
FG endorses Executive Bill on Cybercrime
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the content of the Cybercrime Bill, 2013 and its…
NSE market capitalisation dips by N57bn
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) declined by N57 billion on Wednesday as a result…