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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday asked the National Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, to assert his authority and ensure discipline among its members, especially ahead of the 2011 general election.
WITH the judgment in the suit instituted by Dr. Andy Uba, now delivered, the coast is clear for 25 governorship candidates of different political parties vying for the February 6, 2010 election to move into the field.
The alleged presidential ambition of the Kaduna State governor, Mohammed Namadi Sambo may have pitched him against President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. Government activities at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, seat of the state government have virtually come to a halt since penultimate Monday when newspaper reports said that Sambo may succeed Yar'Adua in 2011.
MR. Emeka Nwokeke is a driver with Chisco, a popular transport company that has buses plying different parts of the country. Emeka left Lagos about 7p.m. penultimate Friday en route Port-Harcourt.
It was a champagne party for Pillar of Sports, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, following Nigeria's grouping alongside Egypt in Angola 2010 Nations Cup.
The Nigeria-Ghana rivalry was rekindled at the weekend in Lagos when the Accra Tennis Club visited Ikoyi Club 1938 Tennis section for the 2009 Nigeria-Ghana International Tennis Tournament.
Nigeria's Green Eagles have been valued at N1 billion by the Nigeria Football Federation as the Glass House seeks to renegotiate their sponsorship deal for the senior national team.
Mr. Frank Nneji is the managing director of ABC Transport Plc. He recently withdrew his luxury bus from plying some parts of the country, citing the poor state of roads in the affected areas. In this interview, Mr. Nneji calls for increased funding for the road sector.
The people of Owerri Municipality have expressed displeasure over what they called "the marginalisation of the area in the creation of local government development areas, since the inception of the current democratic dispensation."
Eid El-Kabir is the festival that marks the end of Hajj, the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islam.
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Dame Patience Jonathan, will between December 4 and 6 play host to the National Association of Ijaw Female Students (NAIFS) whose bi-annual convention is billed for Abuja within the period.
The National Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Edwin Ume Ezeoke, has attributed the crisis rocking the PDP dominated federal legislative chambers as an indication that the ruling party has failed the country.
THE new Digital Mapping of Enugu State, which would capture and show all the physical features, topography and landscape of the state is to cost the state government N467 million.
The Nasarawa State Government has condemned the standard of accommodation secured for its pilgrims in Mecca by the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), saying the area lacks proper sanitation.
Seasoned sports administrator and commentator, Chuka Momah has come out to throw his weight behind the candidacy of Engr. Sani Ndanusa as president of Nigeria Olympic Committee. In view of this, he has come out to correct the falsehood and lies being speculated by Engr. Sani Ndanusa's opponents in the race for the presidency of NOC. He stated emphatically that Ndanusa was duly elected ...
Meanwhile, more reputable Nigerians and respected sports stakeholders are coming out to support the ambition of Engr. Sani Ndanusa to vie for the presidency of the Nigeria Olympic Committee as the battle for the presidency of the body gathers momentum.
Global e-payment experts who converged at the second E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria 's Techno-Interactive Conference in Lagos recently, agreed among other issues that the Nigeria Central Switch (NCS) should not be a profit-oriented concern.
As President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua lays separately the 2010 budget proposals before the two chambers of the National Assembly today, the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has asked Nigerians to blame the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for instigating the crisis between members of the two chambers.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has given bank debtors a two-week ultimatum to pay up their debts or face prosecution.
For former chairman of the board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Bode George, it is certainly not the best of times, even in prison over monumental corruption at the NPA; the Senate yesterday added salt to injury when he was named among Nigerians who bought government houses allegedly without following the due process.
The Chairman of the Board of UnityKapital Assurance Company and Managing Director/CEO of Unity Bank of Nigeria Plc, Mallam Falalu Bello, yesterday dropped the hint that the company would get 16 per cent share of the ownership of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, in due course.
Fitch has downgraded First Bank of Nigeria Plc's Individual Rating to 'D/E' from 'D'. The agency has simultaneously affirmed the bank's Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'B+', Short-term IDR of 'B', Support Rating of '4' and Support Rating Floor of 'B+'. The outlook on the long-term IDR remains stable. Fitch has also affirmed FBN's national long and short-term ratings of 'A+(nga)' and ...
Super Eagles defender, Danny Shittu has said he is making progress to recover early ahead the commencement of the Nations Cup in Angola next year. Shittu is down with the injury which kept him out of the Super Eagles decisive World Cup qualifying game against Kenya.
The technical adviser of Kaduna United, Maurice Coorman, has described his team's match against Kwara United at home as a disaster. Kaduna United which Coorman coaches lost the game to the visiting team 1-2 on Sunday at the Kaduna Township Stadium.
Over 85 former members of the House of Representatives who served between 2003 and 2007 have handed down a 30-day ultimatum to Speaker Dimeji Bankole to offset their N382.5 million unpaid salaries and allowances or be ready to meet them in court.
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