By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – Top stars of Nigeria Premier League sides, Enyimba Football Club and Kano Pillars are excited with the opportunity to be part of the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Both sides clash in a ceremonial match as part the activities to marking the inauguration of president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The President lead a large delegation of government officials, cabinet ministers, captains of industry, members of the Diplomatic Corp and other dignitaries who sat inside the Presidential Box. A number of Heads of State and Governments from other countries, attended Sunday’s inauguration of President Jonathan, are also... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, May 29th 2011 |
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has deployed twenty thousand (20,000 ) personnel and three hundred (300) sniffer dogs as part of security measures towards ensuring a hitch free inauguration ceremonies for new government officials and May Day Celebrations in the Country. The Commandant General of the Corps, Dr. Ade Abolurin who made this public, said the Corps is also collaborating with other security agencies to ensure maximum security during the period. Dr. Aboderin said security agencies in the Country will take no chances at the forth-coming inauguration and will ensure that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, May 28th 2011 |
By Chinyere Ogbonna -The Presidential Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital has struck out the petition filed by the Hope Democratic Party seeking to stop the inauguration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan scheduled for Sunday, the 29th of May. The Tribunal also struck out the application filed by the party for an order of injunction restraining, Dr Jonathan and his deputy Namadi Sambo from presenting themselves on May 29th for swearing in as elected president and Vice President until the petition filed against their victory in the April polls has been determined. Before the petition was however struck out,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, May 28th 2011 |
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – Suspected members of radical islamist sect, Boko Haram on Friday 27 May, attacked a Police station in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria with explosives and assault rifles killing at least 13 people including civilians. According to the Police Command in the state, the attackers detonated explosives and opened fire on the Divisional Police Headquarters in Damboa, South of Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria. They also attacked a nearby bank and Police Barracks in the neighbourhood.The State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Jinjiri Abubakar blamed Boko Haram, a radical sect whose members have been responsible for almost daily killings in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, May 28th 2011 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. African countries are increasingly engaging in the development of ICT-based solutions for education and training, according to Dr Mohammed Gharib Bilal, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Opening Africa’s leading conference on ICT-supported education, eLearning Africa, in Dar es Salaam on May 25, Dr Bilal said, “We are now witnessing increasing investments in ICT on our Continent, the enthusiasm of the youth in adapting new technologies and bridging the geographical barriers brought by fast changing converging technologies. These initiatives attest to the fact that Africa is now moving from being a spectator to a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, May 27th 2011 |
