You lied over power outages, IBB replies Jonathan Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:31 From Muazu Elazeh, Katsina  Former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida yesterday took up the gauntlet thrown down by President Goodluck Jonathan on the problems in the power sector, saying that electricity supply was more stable in the eight years he was in power than now.
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PDP: Is the “largest” party shrinking? Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:26  The political climate in the South-West appears inclement. As the next general elections in the country draw near, it is becoming increasingly difficult for bookmakers to safely forecast who has a clear edge between the two leading political parties - the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the control of political power in the geo-political zone. This is because the political fortunes of the ruling PDP, which blossomed in the region in 2003 seem to be diminishing by the day against the rising profile of the opposition parties, notably the ACN.
EFCC re-arraigns el-Rufai Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:23 - ...Two days after court cleared him of corruption charges
 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday at the FCT High Court filed fresh charges against Nasir el-Rufai, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), two days after a Federal High Court discharged him on an eight-count charge of corruption for lack of jurisdiction to try the case.
High Commission lambasts British businessman over Nigeria insult Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:23 The Nigerian High Commission in London has lambasted a British business tycoon, Lord Sugar, for making a demeaning remark about Nigeria. 2011 polls to determine Nigeria’s fate, by Prof Hagher Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:23 From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi Nigerian democracy is distorted by weak institutions and the 2011 general elections will make or mar the country, Nigerian ambassador to Canada, Professor Iyorwuese Hagher has said. | Abuja bomb blasts: NBA condemns SSS Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:18 By Sunday Ejike Benjamin The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the State Security Service (SSS) for denying suspects of the October 1, 2010, multiple bomb blasts in Abuja access to counsels during their arraignment at a Chief Magistrate’s Court, Abuja, on Thursday, saying it was a breach of their fundamental rights and an assault of due process of the law. Woman loses pregnancy, tooth to battering, seeks divorce Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:18 A 37-year-old trader, Mrs Sherifat Oguntoyinbo, has appealed to an Abeokuta Grade 1 Customary Court to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage because of the beatings she had received from her husband. Sokoto loses female pilgrim Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:18 A female pilgrim from the Gwadabawa local government area of Sokoto state, on Friday, died on board a flight to Saudi Arabia. The News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Malama Danma Isa Kigani boarded the aircraft in Sokoto early in the day. FG proposes 15-yr tax grace for big investors in energy sector Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:18 The Federal Government is proposing 10-15 years tax grace period for large-scale investments in the power sector. The communiqué of a four-day forum organized in Abuja by the Ministry of Power, in collaboration with the Embassies of Finland, Sweden and Norway, released at the weekend said “a pioneer status” for big time investors in the sector would boost the country’s power generationcapacity. |
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