By: Gracious Akujobi Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke will lead a Federal Government delegation to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup which kicked off in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), on Oct. 17. Board member of Nigeria Football Federation,(NFF) Emeka Inyama made this known to newsmen in Abuja. “The Governor of Cross Rivers state will be leaving for Dubai, Friday, he is the leader of this contingent and he is going to give the team backing. “The team was prepared in Calabar; so, the governor will be present at the Golden Eaglets opening match on Saturday against Mexico,’’ Inyama…
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In psychology, there is a type of inferiority complex, better understood by illustration than by definition. For example, the marginal Englishman has a tendency to feel and behave more English than the core Englishman; the peripheral Fulani in Kwara would proclaim more of that ethnic stock than the core Fulani from Sokoto. Why, then, should anyone be surprised that Chief David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode, an Ife Lagosian, has chosen to take up the command in the raging war to flush out unwanted Igbos from Lagos State? Anyone who is familiar with rabble-rouser Fani-Kayode, knows well that he conducts…
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Prof Anya. O. Anya, as a member of the Advisory Committee on National Dialogue. He replaces Prof Ben Nwabueze who had earlier turned down the appointment. Former member of the Senate, Femi Okunrounmu heads the 13-man committee. Prof Nwabueze, a foremost constitutional lawyer and leader of The Patriots, had on Thursday in a press statement explained in detail why he rejected the appointment. Citing ill-health, the elder statesman opined that assignment such as the national dialogue requires much younger persons and not for a 83-year old man like himself. A terse…
Mr. Festus Odimegwu, a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Brewery has resigned as the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC). A statement by Sam Nwaobasi, Media Assistant to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, said President has accepted the resignation. “His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR has accepted the resignation of Eze Festus Odimegwu as Chairman of the National Population Commission with effect from Thursday, 17th of October, 2013. “DR. Sam Ahaiwe, the Commissioner representing Abia State in the Commission, will act as chairman pending the appointment of a substantive Chairman,” a…
Foremost constitutional lawyer, Prof Ben Nwabueze has said that he turned down his appointment into the Committee on national dialogue because he felt the assignment is meant for younger persons. President Goodluck Jonathan had in his 53rd Independence Day broadcast announced Nwabueze as a member of a 13-man committee headed by Femi Okunrounmu, a former member of the senate to work out the modalities for a national dialogue. But, Nwabueze who turned down the appointment immediately however, explained why he had to do that in a press statement released on Thursday. According to him, at 83 and battling with ill-health,…
A three-member delegation of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) has commended efforts by The Gambia to host the 4th Annual Forum of the regulatory Authority which will be held from 20th to 21st November 2013 in Banjul. The Forum is to promote cooperation and exchange of information amongst the regulatory bodies of ECOWAS Member States. It also serves as a platform for discussions aimed at regulators and all stakeholders in the electricity sector in West Africa. The delegation which was led by the Principal Legal Expert of the institution, Mr. Oumar Bangoura, included ERERA’s Head of Administration and…
President Goodluck Jonathan is excited by Nigeria’s election on Thursday to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council with a total of 186 out of a possible 193 votes. A statement by his Presidential Media Adviser, Dr Reuben Abati reads, “On behalf of the Federal Government and people of Nigeria, President Jonathan wishes to convey his sincere appreciation of the support of all member-countries of the United Nations who voted for Nigeria’s election to the Security Council. “The President believes that today’s endorsement of Nigeria’s candidature for the Security Council seat by the vast majority of member-countries is…
The photograph shows heaps of refuse directly behind one of Abuja’s popular eateries Tantalizer in Garki Two district. Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) officials should be alive to their responsibility of keeping the nation’s capital city clean.
Those who are concerned about the systematic killing of the two anti-graft institutions by top governmental officials for their selfish reasons, may not be wrong after all. Reason: the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), one among the two anti-graft bodies, known for being much more active than its lazy counterpart-the Independent Corrupt Practices and Allied offences commission (ICPC), is reportedly broke and can not pay her huge bills owed to the few private solicitors that perennially handle their cases. On the other hand, the ICPC which is more or less a toothless bull dog has almost being grounded…
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunication services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has been ranked fourth in a listing of 100 emerging market multinational companies as part of a study on corporate transparency and reporting by Transparency International. The study Transparency in Corporate Reporting: Assessing Emerging Market Multinationals(http://www.transparency.org/news/feature/emerging_market_multinational_companies_ready_for_prime_time)assesses the corporate reporting practices of 100 large multinational companies from emerging markets. These rapidly expanding companies, identified as rising stars of the world economy, come from 16 different countries. The Companies were ranked on three parameters: Reporting on anti-corruption programmes: covering inter alia bribery, facilitation payments, whistleblower…