News Desk Friday, June 29, 2007

President's Public Assets Declaration - Yar'Adua Worth N856m

ABUJA — PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua is worth N856,452,892 in cash and landed properties, according to his assets declaration made public yesterday in Abuja. His liabilities as at last May 28 stood at N88,793,269.77. That was 24 hours to his inauguration. MORE>>

Addax Petroleum Donates N20m Starter Packs in Skill Acquisition Scheme

OWERRI—Starter packs worth over N20 million have been distributed to youths from the oil communities of Izombe and Ezi-Orsu who benefited from the Technical Skills Acquisition Programmes (TSAP) of Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited. MORE>>


Former Security Boss Raises Alarm Over Unauthorized Arms in Imo

Former Special Adviser to the Imo State Government on Security Matters, Chief Zeek-Martins Nnadozie has decried the amount of arms and ammunition in the hands of thugs hired by politicians during the last general election. MORE>>

Obasanjo Will Destroy PDP - Gani

Human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, (SAN) has faulted the emergence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, stressing that he (Obasanjo) ”would destroy that party.” MORE>>

Passport for Africans Inaugurated in Ghana

Civil society organisations on Thursday in Accra, Ghana, inaugurated an African citizens passport. The passport is green, just like the Nigerian passport, carries the logo of Africa and calls on African governments to allow the bearer ”to freely pass, trade, work and reside in any part of the continent with full rights, entitlements and responsibilities of citizenship.” MORE>>

UK-Based Nigerian Invents Anti-Rigging Machine

A Nigerian businessman based in the United Kingdom, Mr. Ben Aghanya, has invented a machine that can prevent election rigging and foster the growth of democracy in Nigeria. Demonstrating the invention to newsmen in Enugu on Thursday, Aghanya said he designed the machine to prevent a recurrence of the malpractices that characterised the last general election in the country. MORE>>