News Desk Sunday, December 2, 2007

No to fuel price hike — FG * vow to stick to pact with Labour

“Government had an understanding with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that until June 2008 there will be no upward adjustment of prices of petroleum products. Government is committed to honouring the agreement with NLC. Government has no intention to increase prices. I was just contributing to a very sensitive debate, and that is all”, he declared. MORE>>>

Theophilus Danjuma @ 70
.Mistakes I made during Biafra war

Warming up for his 70th birthday bash, former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, has sensationally revealed the most prized secret of his military adventures, even as he prepares to hand over the baton of entrepreneurship to his kids. MORE>>>

How N1b inducement split INEC

Unknown to the electorate in Nigeria, some contestants in the last April general elections, including a presidential aspirant and two governorship aspirants planned to scuttle the elections by creating crisis within the Independent National Electoral Commission with an offer of a N1 billion inducement to top officials. MORE>>>

Reps set to reconcile OBJ, Atiku, IBB, Buhari, others

The initiative as conceived would involve bringing the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, his former Deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, General Muhammadu Buhari, General Aliyu Gusau and others to a round table to iron out their areas of differences. MORE>>>

Niger Gov Blasts IBB, Abdulsalami

Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has said he is disappointed over the non-challant attitude of elder statesmen from the state including former military presidents, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and General Abdulsalami Abubakar(rtd), to the feud between him and his predecessor, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kure. MORE>>>

Yar’Adua warns Army on indiscipline, missing arms

President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has warned that the Federal Government would not tolerate any acts of indiscipline by members of the armed forces. He gave the warning at the closing session of this year’s Army Training Exercise at the Nigerian Army Training Centre in Kontagora, Niger State. MORE>>>