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Nwabueze, Falana Challenge NASS Over Jumbo Allowances
As Nigerians groan under the harsh economic challenges confronting them on a daily basis, the anger over the astronomical sums of money which members of the National Assembly have appropriated for themselves has continued to increase since the figures...
Lawmaker, Wife Die In Crash
The euphoria of third term ticket has left the family of Hon. Emmanuel Maduabum representing Awgu South constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly desolate. It claimed the lives of the lawmaker, his wife and their driver in a ghastly motor accident...
AC Chieftain Counsels Nigerians
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has called on Nigerians to embrace democracy and exercise their right to vote in the 2011 general elections. The vision of the party is to evolve a safe and prosperous Nigeria that creates opportunities for individuals...
Senator Abandons ANPP For PDP
Senator Mohammed Bello, last week stunned political watchers in Kano when he defected from All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The surprise was not in his exit from a party he presided over as a caretaker committee chairman...
Elections Under Threat
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Muhammadu Jega outlines measures the Federal Government must take to ensure that the 2011 elections hold on schedule Prof. Attahiru Jega, INEC chairman About four months to the 2011...
2011: Group Cautions Nwodo
A political group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Grassroots Mandate, has disagreed with the party leadership over the outcome of the recent National Executive Committee, NEC, and the National Working Committee, NWC, meetings which authorised...
Traffic Shocker For NDDC Boss
PORT HARCOURT: No one is above the law is a phrase popular with holders of public office in Nigeria, especially when they are new in office. But most are unable to maintain this stance for as long as their resolve is often weakened by the rosiness of...
Knocks, Kudos For N/Assembly On Amended Constitution
ILORIN: Different strokes for different folks. This aptly describes the scene at the interactive session on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution organised by Kwara State House of Assembly recently in Ilorin. Expectedly, there were varied opinions and...
PDP Rejects Its Own Medicine
ABUJA: People often wondered how the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which warmly welcomes, or even encourages, elected defectors from other parties, would react if legislators elected on its platform defect to another party. • Okwesilieze Nwodo, PDP...