Nigeria Today

Edo 2012: The politics of palliatives By Dr Okhakumhe Ijebor Tuesday, February 14, 2012 •Oshiomhole The vexatious (or contentious) issue of fuel subsidy removal or retention will continue to colour our discourses, actions and inactions for a long while to come. What with the praetorian mode the Federal Government employed in informing Nigerians on the first day of January 2012?  What with the metric flight (by over 161%) of the petrol price from N65.00 to N141.00 per litre?  What with...Read Full Story

PDP National Convention Rumbling in South-west over anointed candidate From TAIWO AMODU, Abuja. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Obasanjo & Chief Oladipo & Prof. Adeniran Chieftains of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in the south-west zone had all identified internal acrimony within the state chapters of the party as a major factor that contributed to the party defeat at the last general elections and its  near total eclipse from  the zone. But assurances from the Party gladiators to work...Read Full Story

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has cancelled Certificate of Occupancy Number 0033337, which belongs to the Abrahams Tabernacle Church in Sagamu set up by his predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, in honour of his father.  According to a press statement by Adegbenro Adebanjo, the Media Assistant to Mr. Daniel, a contingent of government officials and armed policemen, ostensibly acting on the orders of the Governor, last Friday invaded the church premises and demolished the gatehouse...Read Full Story

Army kills 12 sect members in gun battle MORE facts have emerged on the workings of Boko Haram, the dangerous sect that has bombed, robbed and killed in many cities of the North. The sect’s leader, Imam Abubakar, operates from Borno State, the hotbed of the insurgency – and a “key strategist”, Abu Mohammed, is in charge of the North Central, according to the detained suspect, Kabiru Abubakar Umar Dikko, who is also known as Kabiru Sokoto. Sokoto, the rearrested Christmas Day bomb suspect...Read Full Story

A massive rainstorm on Monday kills one, and damages properties worth millions of naria. Confirming the incident, The National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) warns Residents in Lagos State to take precautionary measures against Future rainstorm. A statement made available by the Head of Public Relations, Yushau Shuaib, said the discovery of the victim was made when the agency’s officials were going round on assessments. “Lagosians are advised to take precautionary measures against future...Read Full Story