Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala And The Missing Trillions (1) By Chukwuma Charles Soludo Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:12 PM PST A former Central Bank Governor, Charles Soludo, has reacted to the criticism of his earlier article by the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. In a lengthy, over 6000 words article, Mr. Soludo... |
BOKO HARAM: Bloodbath in Maiduguri, Yobe Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:29 PM PST There was fierce fighting, yesterday, between the Nigerian troops and Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. About 80 insurgents were killed, while several others escaped with... |
Soludo attacks Okonjo-Iweala in new article: 'Over N30 Trillion stolen under your watch' Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:19 PM PST Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Sunday alleged that over N30tn had been stolen under the watch of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Soludo,... |
Why I rejected Rolls Royce gift — Pastor Bakare Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:30 PM PST Former CPC vice presidential candidate and founder of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has declared that he earnestly yearns for a better Nigeria where good governace, equal distribution of... |
'He never asked God to open ‘hell gate’ - Winners Chapel denies allegation against Oyedepo Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:31 PM PST The Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, on Sunday dismissed reports that its founder, Bishop David Oyedepo, vowed to unleash the gate of hell on anybody who opposed the... |
The world is watching, we must not bungle elections - Obasanjo Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:30 PM PST Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday warned that Nigeria could not afford to bungle the 2015 general elections because the international community was watching the country. Obasanjo spoke... |
Lagos BRT buses are now molues - Jimi Agbaje Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:28 PM PST The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos state, Jimi Agbaje has claimed that buses introduced by Lagos Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) are becoming another 'molue'... |
Why aircraft land with difficulty at Nigerian airports — NATCA Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:25 PM PST The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association, NATCA, has said most aircraft find it difficult to land at airports across the country during adverse weather conditions such as dust haze, rain and... |
AD vice presidential candidate, Akuchie Clinton Cliff involved in an auto crash Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:22 PM PST hit the ongoing presidential debate as the vice presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, Akuchie Clinton Cliff was said to have been involved in an auto crash on his way to the... |
2015 ELECTIONS: Jonathan okays purchase of 2,500 patrol, bomb disposal vehicles Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:20 PM PST Following the promise by the Police High Command to ensure a hitch-free elections and checkmate all manner of violence, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, commissioned 263 patrol vehicles for... |
FG to detain ships entering nation’s territorial water with foreign guards Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:15 PM PST The Federal Government has said that it will not hesitate to detain any vessel entering the country territorial and coastal waters with security escorts on board, whether armed or unarmed. The... |
Egypt frees jailed Al-Jazeera journalist: Al Jazeera demands release of remaining two jailed journalists Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:01 PM PST Al Jazeera has said that the campaign to free its journalists in Egypt will not end till all three have been released. Peter Greste is on his way out of the country after 400 days in detention,... |
Vote Jonathan for unity, Anenih begs northerners Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:57 PM PST With the presidential election just 13 days away, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, on Sunday called on the North and the South-South to strengthen... |
Twin explosions kill five in Gombe Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:54 PM PST Two bomb blasts hit Gombe on Sunday, killing the bomber and four others, a resident Abubakar Ibrahim said. Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Fwaje Atajiri, confirmed the bomb... |
Stop heating up polity, Sultan group tells Oyedepo, ex-militants Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:53 PM PST The Jamaatul Nasril Islam, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa'ad III, has asked the General Overseer of the Living Faith World Outreach Ministries, also known as Winners' Chapel, Bishop... |
AFCON: Cote d’Ivoire beat Algeria 3-1, land in semi-finals Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:46 PM PST A brace of headers from Wilfried Bony helped take Côte d'Ivoire into the last four of the 2015 CAF Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Algeria. The recent Manchester City signing was... |
Nigerian catholics prepare for possible post-election violence Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:42 PM PST The Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria has expressed fears of possible outbreak of violence during the forthcoming general elections and it has asked churches and mosques to set aside some funds... |
Suspected teenage stowaway arrested at Lagos airport Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:40 PM PST There was an incident of security breach at the private general aviation terminal, Execujet, on Sunday, when a teenager, Samuel Ogundeyi, suspected to be a stowaway was arrested in the tyre... |
Jonathan’s acclaimed success in agric sector is fake – APC Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:38 PM PST The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation on Sunday described President Goodluck Jonathan administration's acclaimed success in the agriculture sector as a ruse. The campaign... |
Sycophants destroying Nigeria - Cardinal Okogie Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:36 PM PST A former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has attributed the challenges facing Nigeria to the handiwork of "sycophants" who are out to "destroy the country." Okogie said this... |
Jonathan best for Ndigbo - Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:34 PM PST Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has said that the combination of the Peoples Democratic Party and President Goodluck Jonathan remained the best option for Ndigbo in the forthcoming general... |
I am shocked at the kind of crowd I see in our various campaign ground - APC Chairman Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:32 PM PST National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said on Sunday that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party had become scared of the outcome of the February 14 presidential... |
Nigerian troops repel fresh B’Haram attack on Maiduguri, 82 killed Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:23 PM PST About 82 persons were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram made a second attempt within a week to capture Maiduguri, Borno State. Security sources in the troubled city gave the figure just as a lone... |
I won’t probe military - Buhari Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:22 PM PST The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday denied a newspaper' s report that he would subject the military and other arms of government... |
Insecurity forces Jonathan to cancel Yobe rally Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:20 PM PST Barring any last minute change in plan, the Peoples Democratic Party's presidential rally earlier fixed for Monday (today) in Damaturu, Yobe State will no longer hold. President Goodluck Jonathan,... |
Ghana Black Stars thrash Guinea 3-0, hit semi-finals Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:52 PM PST Ghana earned a semifinal clash with hosts Equatorial Guinea after dispatching a disappointing Guinea 3-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations Sunday. Read more The comfortable victory lifted the Black Stars... |
Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win fifth Australian Open title Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:51 PM PST Novak Djokovic may have garnered a reputation as the crown prince of pranksters in tennis but on Sunday he firmly established him as the king of Melbourne's blue hardcourts with his fifth Australian... |
Arsenal thrash Aston Villa 5-0 Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:04 PM PST Arsenal moved above Tottenham to fifth in the Premier League courtesy of an emphatic victory over struggling Aston Villa. The Gunners dominated and took the lead when Olivier Giroud collected Mesut... |
Nine presidential candidates to step down for Jonathan Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:36 PM PST The National Unity Group (NUG), an NGO said on Saturday that nine presidential candidates in the February 14 presidential election may step down for President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples... |
Maiduguri hit by fresh Boko Haram attack Posted: 01 Feb 2015 05:32 AM PST Boko Haram fighters on Sunday launched a fresh attempt to take over the strategically crucial northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a brazen attack on a state capital just two weeks before... |
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