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Obama's First State Dinner: The Guest List

The White House has released the guest list for tonight's state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Diana Taylor The Honorable (Mr.) John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Deputy...

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Nigeria: Budget 2010 - Unlocking Senate/House Logjam

The disagreement over the modus operandi for amending the 1999 Constitution was the first incident that exposed the underbelly of the Federal Legislature. The current face-off over the venue of the joint session to receive the...

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Assert Your Authority On PDP, VP Tells Ogbulafor

Barely two weeks after Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan said that President Umaru Yar'Adua was unhappy with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the handling of the Anambra State governorship primary election, he has called...

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Says Sports Could Drop Out of The 202020 Train

Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission, Engr. Sani Ndanusa is worried that if nothing is done to reposition the Olympic Sports in the country Nigeria may not achieve the target of being one of the top 20...

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Nigeria: Narto, Tanker Drivers Threaten to Boycott Federal Roads

The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTDs) have lashed out at the Federal Government over the deplorable state of federal roads in the country, which, they noted, has...

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Nigeria: FG Lists Security, Niger Delta, Food As Priorities

Abuja — President Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday said the 2010 budget will focus on five critical sectors: Infrastructure, human capital development, land reform and food, security and the Niger Delta. The budget with an estimate of...

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Nigeria: Factors That Will Shape 2011 General Election

opinion Lagos — About one and half years to the next general election, fear and apprehension have continued to grip both stakeholders and political enthusiasts on the possible output of the election. Not even the much touted...

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Nigeria: Reformed Militants - A Return to The Old Ways

The previous warning by Chief Albert Horsefall that militants even after reformations still exhibit high level of restiveness that makes them susceptible to violent reaction, most times, without justification may have been...

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Nigeria: In Katsina, Tasiu's Death Sparks Off Controversy

Death, from all intents and purposes, is meant to be final for the human soul. But for late Tasiu Umar Mashi, aka Tasi Elder, the controversial Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Mashi Local Government area of Katsina...

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Nigeria: Air Force Saves N1 Billion On Contracts

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oluseyi Petirin, yesterday disclosed that the Nigeria Air Force had saved the country over N1 billion that would have gone abroad but for its decision to engage local vendors to repair and...

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