Yar’Adua’s Okay, Vice President Assures Nigerians – Thisday
November 28, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday assured Nigerians that President Umar Yar’Adua who is currently receiving treatment at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for a heart condition, is doing fine and responding well to treatment.
Bankole, Nafada deny buying bulletproof cars – Daily Trust
November 9, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Speaker of the House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole and his deputy Usman Bayero Nafada yesterday denied allegation that they bought 18 bulletproof vehicles.
A national daily alleged the duo purchased the vehicles for their offices use.A statement by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media Mr Ebomhiana Musa said the publication was an attempt to smear their image.
Soludo’s dad: Kidnappers demand N500m ransom – The Nation
October 29, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Members of Pa Simeon Soludo’s family are still in shock over the kidnap of the 78-year old man.
The father of former Central Bank boss Charles Chukwuma Soludo was snatched on Tuesday night by a gang of five gunmen who stormed his home in Isuanioma, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State.
Soludo’s dad kidnapped – The Nation
October 28, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments
Unknown gunmen last night kidnapped Pa Simeon Soludo (78), father of Anambra State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.
The septuagenarian was snatched in his hometown, Isuanioma, Aguata Local Government Area, by the kidnappers who were said to have come in a Peugeot 406.
Preparations For 2011 Elections Begin May 29 -Iwu – Daily Independent
August 13, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Maurice Iwu, announced on Tuesday that the next electoral cycle would open on May 29 to start preparations for the 2011 general elections.
The INEC chairman disclosed this in Abuja when the leadership of Global Initiative for African Development (GIFAD) paid him a courtesy call in Abuja.
Senate rejects Yar’Adua’s bill to amend INEC’s law – The Nation
July 17, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
Senators yesterday rejected President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s Bill for the amendment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) law to increase its membership and its members’ tenure.
