Monthly Archives: January 2012
House of Representatives under intense pressure over subsidy probe
courtesy DAILY TRUST Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of the House of Representatives is under intense pressure from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Presidency over the ongoing investigation into the management of the petroleum subsidy regime, Daily Trust heard in Abuja yesterday. The House instituted investigation into allegation of corruption in the subsidy [...]
HISTORY: General Sanni Abacha’s Inaugural Speech
“Fellow Nigerians, Sequel to the resignation of the former Head of the Interim National Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Chief Ernest Shonekan and my subsequent appointment as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, I have had extensive consultations within the armed forces hierarchy and other well meaning Nigerians in a bid to find solutions [...]
Ex-militant goes haywire in Burutu and kills townsman
A notorious ex-militant went berserk, weekend, at Obotebe community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State and gunned down a speed boat driver, Salemon Ariri. He fled the community after the incident but irate villagers set ablaze the residences of his father, a prominent leader of the town and other relations on Saturday evening. Delta [...]
My LGA chairman dies…
UGHELLI- people of Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, have been thrown into mourning, following the death of the council chairman, Mr Dennis Djoma, weekend. Mr Djoma, Vanguard gathered, died after a protracted illness at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. His Personal Assistant, Mr. Matthew Kwode, who confirmed the death in a chat [...]
Boko Haram threatens to visit Sokoto
The Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnati Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram, Saturday threatened to visit Sokoto, the seat of the caliphate, with deadly attacks over alleged clampdown on its members in the city just like it did in Kano where over 200 persons were killed in a wave of bombings recently. The threat came [...]
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