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Latest blog entries Sambo, Others Offer Special Prayer To Mark Nigeria’s Centenary Sambo, Others Offer Special Prayer To Mark Nigeria’s Centenary NAN — February 28, 2014 Vice-President Namadi Sambo joined other Nigerian Muslims on Friday in Abuja to offer special Juma’at (Friday) prayer to mark the Nigeria’s centenary celebration. Some members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), Governors of Kaduna, Gombe and Nasarawa states, Service Chiefs,Inspector-General of Police and other government functionaries also attended the service. Shortly after the prayer, Sambo told newsmen that they offered the special Juma’at prayer to Almighty Allah in appreciation of the general progress in the country. “Alhamdulillah (thank God), we have just prayed for the country on our centenary celebration. “We are now 100 years of amalgamation, of becoming the great country, Nigeria. We have p...

Latest blog entries Judicial Council Recommends Two Judges For Sack, Warns 3 Others The National Judicial Council, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice Gladys Olotu of the Federal High Court and Justice U. A. Inyang Of High Court of Justice, Abuja, for gross misconduct. A statement signed by the acting Director of Information of the Council, Soji Oye, says Justice Gladys Olotu was recommended for compulsory retirement from office to President Goodluck Jonathan on the ground that she, among other offences, failed to deliver judgment in a suit, 18 months after the final address by all the counsel in the suit, contrary to the constitutional provision that judgment should be delivered within a period of 90 days. Justice U. A. Inyang of High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was also recommended for compulsory retirement from offic...

Latest blog entries NNPC fails to declare $22.8bn oil proceeds -NEITI The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative said on Wednesday that a whopping $22.8billion was yet to be declared by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in its alternative funding arrangements with Joint Venture Partners. NEITI told the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) that the findings came out of its audit report on the finances of the oil corporation for 2009 to 2011. The committee, which is headed by Mr. Ajibola Muraina, is investigating the alleged connivance of the NNPC with Swiss oil trading companies to “defraud Nigeria of billions of dollars of crude oil revenue.” The country had reportedly lost about $6.8billion as of 2013 to the connivance, which the ‘Bernes Declaration’ said involved the sale of Nigeria’s crude oil below international prices. Only on Tuesday, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, had appea...

Latest blog entries Anambra tribunal clears Obiano of multiple registration Reprieve came the way of the Governor-elect of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, on Tuesday when the Election Petitions Tribunal ruled it could not entertain issues relating to his alleged involvement in multiple registration. The tribunal also struck out the petition of Dr. Chike Obidigbo, who is contesting the All Progressives Grand Alliance ticket with Obiano at the tribunal. While Obiano emerged on the platform of the Victor Umeh-led faction of APGA, the Maxi Okwu-led faction produced Obidigbo. The tribunal held in its ruling on an application in which Obiano asks the tribunal to strike out aspects of the petition, including the paragraph on the said multiple registration, filed by governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Mr. Tony Nwoye, that the issue of multiple registration had already been determined by a High Court in the state, which bars the tribunal from reopeni...

Latest blog entries Police arrest four for raping Kogi SSS student The  Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, Mr. Seidu Madawaki,  on Tuesday in Lokoja paraded four suspects  for allegedly raping an 18-year-old Senior Secondary School student. He stated that the victim (name withheld) who lives at  11 Mission Street, Ankpa reported the crime at Ankpa Police station. Madawaki said the girl reported that she was returning from an errand when five young men accosted her. She alleged that the men hit her with charm ring and abducted her to an unknown location in a bush. According to the CP,  the victim alleged that two of the suspected rapists forcibly collected her hand set. She further alleged that three out of the five suspected rapists forcibly had canal knowledge of her, while two others recorded and took pictures of the illicit act with the phone. The victim further said the suspects  scanned the pictures, uploaded them to the Internet. She also alleged that...

Latest blog entries Gov Jang Declares LG Polls Peaceful Gov Jang Declares LG Polls Peaceful Agency Report — February 25, 2014 Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau on Tuesday in Du, Jos South Local Government Area declared the ongoing Local council polls in the state peaceful. Jang said this shortly after casting his vote at the LGEA, primary school, Du, his home town. He told newsmen that  security reports reaching him,indicated that the elections were going on  peacefully in all parts of state. Jang attributed this  to  adequate security arrangements put in place to ensure that the people of the state voted without hitches. “We made sure that Plateau people had no hindrance in coming out to vote their chairmen and councillors in a peaceful atmosphere.” He said that  even people living in troubled areas were able to exercise their franchise. Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alli...

Latest blog entries Job of the day VACANCY Globacom Limited is Nigeria’s second national operator providing GSM, fixed, broadband and gateway services with subsidiaries in Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Ghana and other West African countries. Due to growth, the company needs versatile professionals to fill various positions in GLO 1 and gateway. The positions attract competitive remuneration. General qualifications: • Relevant university degrees are required for all positions. • For the technical positions, a degree in Electrical/Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering is preferred • For the non technical positions a degree in Economics, Marketing or Business related disciplines is preferred. • Relevant post graduate or professional qualification will be an added advantage Positions 1. Sales Manager, Glo 1- Teleco/Isp Carrier (ABUJA & LAGOS) REF: SMT 2. Technical Sales Manager, Glo1- LONDON 3. Sales Manager, Glo 1 Public Sector (PHC & ABUJA) RE...

Latest blog entries Music Can Inspire, Heal Or Destroy – Bohemian Ancestrally hailing from Nigeria, Talib Kweli Bohemian is dyslexic which, as a young adult saw him put music aside and instead carve himself a place within the IT industry in London.  His dyslexia (the inability to read or write) slipped past almost unnoticed and within this realm, he thrived in one way. Bohemian aims to inspire understanding and acceptance through his music, which he has termed “true soul” music and essentially explores the concept of freedom as seen through a dyslexic eye with his debut album, which he released in New Zealand. He speaks with ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM in this exclusive interview.  First of all, your album was released in 2011 and had 11 powerful poetic tracks. Tell us what the ‘Bohemian Thought’ is all about? Bohemian Thought is about being true to myself and this is reflected in the lyrical content of the album which is about finding inner peace by loving myself u...