by Punch Information obtained from government aviation agencies and airline operators has revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration spends an estimated N9.08bn annually on the Presidential Air Fleet. PAF has the third largest fleet of aircraft in the country. According to findings, the PAF contains a total of 10 aircraft, coming closely behind Aerocontractors Airlines,
by crossriverwatch admin An early morning bomb explosion on the Kwari market junction in Kano central injured two people early today. Details of the explosion and the nature of the bomb remains sketchy. Police PRO in Kano, ASP Magaji Musa Majia said his office plans to brief the press in about an hour.
by crossriverwatch admin The scheduled Niger Delta regional summit organized by the Cross River State Government in collaboration with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to address security challenges in the region has been postponed to January, 2013. The summit according to the State Security Adviser to Governor Liyel Imoke, Mr. Rekpene Bassey was conceived
by Patience Akpan-Obong It appears that Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi wants to recreate the Nigerian civil service in his own image: lean and mean. Well, at least the one half of the duo. Though the man has been described as strict, I don’t know him and can’t say if he’s mean.
The biggest country in Africa that the United Kingdom colonised is Nigeria. The biggest country that the United Kingdom colonised in Asia is India (which then comprised the present Pakistan and Bangladesh). When the UK came into Nigeria and India, like all other countries they colonised, they brought along their technology, religion (Christianity), and culture:
by crossriverwatch admin As the 2012 Calabar Festival kicks-off tomorrow with the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Millennium Park, there appears to be a scramble by tourists for Calabar-bound flights. The Millennium Park, previously known as Eleven Eleven, was a memorial to mark the end of the World War 11. It is the
by punch The House of Representatives on Thursday ordered an investigation into a “multi-billion naria” mansion said to belong to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe. The property, located at Mabushi in the Federal Capital Territory, was said to have been built for the minister by a construction firm, SETRACO. The House
Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi has assured he will meet the January 9 deadline of Caf for submission of final squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. ”We are aware of the deadline and we shall ensure we keep to it,” Keshi was quoted as saying in the November 23 edition