6,000 flee B’Haram crisis to Niger – UN

No fewer than 6,000 people ,mostly women, children and elderly, displaced following the military onslaught against members of Islamist militant sects, Boko Haram and the al Qaeda-linked Ansaru, have fled to neighbouring Niger Republic.

Riot police clash with anti-G8 protesters

Riot police clashed with anti-capitalist protesters in running confrontations through the streets of central London on Tuesday and arrested 32 people as activists targeted some of the world’s biggest companies before next week’s G8 summit.

2015: INEC orders arrest of campaigners.

Following campaign posters pasted in strategic places in Abuja and other states, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, ordered security agents to apprehend any political party or politicians who are seen campaigning and pasting posters towards 2015 general elections.

6-year single tenure: Reps disagree with Senate.

There were indications, yesterday, that members of the House of Representatives were against the proposition by the Senate for a six-year single tenure for the president and governors in their constitution amendment being fine-tuned for adoption by the National Assembly.

My tribute to Chinua Achebe

Eulogies and tributes have continued to trail the death and burial of literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe.

Power: Kaduna, Afam investors get April 4 deadline

PHCN power station
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The 49 firms that have expressed interest in buying into two electricity firms carved out of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc, Afam Power Plc and Kaduna Distribution Company Plc, must submit Request for Proposals by April 4, 2013 or they should forget taking over the companies.

FG to sell Omotosho power plant for $82m

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A subsidiary of the China Machinery Engineering Corporation, CMEC-Pacific, has been offered the Omotosho Power Plant at a price of $217.53m.