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A Benin High Court, headed by Justice Roland Amaize, has granted an injunction stopping the proposed installation of Augustine Obiora Akubeze as the Catholic Archbishop of Benin Archdiocese on the 28th of April 2011. The Edo Liturgical Group had insisted that a bishop of Benin extraction should be installed as Archbishop of Benin Metropolitan See, claiming that since 1485, when…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has ordered the re-opening of the institution on April 27, 2011. The institution was closed on February 23rd, 2011 following a protest by students over alleged increment of fees. The students had challenged the 1,000 percent increment of the acceptance fee paid by new students from N2,000 to N20,000. A statement issued yesterday…
A mob in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State yesterday invaded the residence of the sacked chairman of the council, Mohammed Idris, over the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential election in the state. The angry protesters, who broke into the house located on Abdullahi Maigari Street at about 3:30am in the early hours of Wednesday, overpowered the security officer…
The Ibadan Elders’ Forum (IEF) on Wednesday endorsed Abiola Ajimobi, the Oyo State governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), as its consensus candidate during next Tuesday’s election. The group had supported Mr Ajimobi when he contested for the post on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in 2007, a bid that failed. Addressing reporters…
The residents of Abua, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State capital, are living in fear following the attack on them by people alleged to be Fulani herdsmen. Most of the villagers in the area are now taking refuge in the main town of Makurdi and other places. Trouble started last week when the Fulani wanted their cattle to graze on…
The deputy national chairman of the Labour Party, Joseph Akinlaja, yesterday said the leadership of the party has ruled out the possibility of merging with any political party in the country for now. “As of today, we have not decided whether to merge with any political party; we are not even contemplating it at all. Labour Party is growing everyday.…
The result of Saturday’s presidential election has left the people of Bayelsa State ecstatic. While anger and frustration gave way to violent protests in parts of the North, people in the South-South are happy that their son, Goodluck Jonathan, was declared winner and president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, celebrations started on Monday,…
In its bid to boost sanitation coverage in Nigeria, the National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS) is set to establish an international centre for information on sanitation in the country. Obioha Agada, the Chairman of the group, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja in an interview. Mr. Agada, who also is an acting Director in the Federal Ministry of Water…
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State yesterday described the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the last Saturday's election as a call to duty. Mr. Mimiko in a congratulatory message sent to the president through his chief press secretay, Mr. Kolawole Olabisi, said the victory was well deserved. While defending the choice of Mr. Jonathan by the Labour Party, Mr.…
The Cross River State police command has deployed a team of anti-riot police men to Bogobiri, an area in Calabar populated by northerners, mainly Hausa Fulani. An armoured tank has been stationed in the area. Another team of policemen has also been dispatched to Nasarawa Bacoco which is about 14 kilometers from Bogobiri. The policemen are expected to ensure that…
The turnout of voters for the presidential election in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, was generally low compared to the National Assembly election held last Saturday April 9. There was light vehicular movement around the state, and some shops were open for business. It was also noticed that only a few party agents were at the voting stations. The agents…
Politicians in Anambra State yesterday discarded their different political differences to root for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party Goodluck Jonathan as he looks set to sweep the stakes in the state. It would amount to something of a miracle if the president does not win by a wide margin in the state as even the All Progressives…
Importance of the polls This is the dawn of a new era. The beginning of the rise and rise of the ballot over the bullet; [and] this is the beginning of a new Nigeria where the power of the people will speak for the people and our country. And I think that we are matching on, we are doing very…
“Thirty-one states, 1,618 languages, 6,400 castes, six religions, six ethnic groups, 29 major festivals, that’s my country, India!” Vijay appeared to have sent these credentials with pride. Recognizing familiar comparative diversities and complexities of India and Nigeria, it is to the former’s credit that there’s never been a military intervention, only assassinations. We’ve had both. Despite a polarized religious landscape,…
The traditional ruler of Calabar Municipal Council, Thomas Ika-Ika Oqua, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that the problem of missing names from the voters' register is corrected before the presidential election this weekend. Mr Oqua who was a victim said he was denied his vote due to the inability of the INEC ad hoc staff…