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Obasanjo's aide, Adesida, tipped as new Deji - Nigeria Daily Independent
A source close to the ruling house told our correspondent on Tuesday, that the former aide to Obasanjo was highly favoured by the ruling house. Daily Independent gathered that he is better positioned to receive the backing of majority of the 17 High ...
+ Driver, conductor recounts ordeal w - Nigeria Daily Independent
The occupants in the car accompanying it opened fire at the police as they were equally escaping because the operation took place at midnight,” a member of the SARS team, who did not want to be identified, said, adding that every attempt would be made ...
Chad basin's oil exploration backpedals - Nigeria Daily Independent
The Federal government, it would be recalled, commenced exploration through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in Lake Chad basin, a project it abandoned years ago and a source close to the project told Daily Independent that experts ...
Passengers groan under air fare hike, poor service - Nigeria Daily Independent
The officer, who asked not to be named, noted that the only way the airline operators could recoup their investments was by increasing fares, adding that the increase in the volume of passengers also contributed to the hike in price. ...
Motorists' nightmare on Abeokuta Expressway - Nigeria Daily Independent
A commercial bus driver who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the road has become so bad in the last three months that it was affecting his business. According to him, a trip from Toll Gate to Agege where he plies which ordinarily should ...
PDP BoT writes Jonathan over cabinet - Nigeria Daily Independent
But a source said the BoT wants Jonathan to consult extensively with political stakeholders as well as professional bodies in the six zones before unveiling to the public the final list of would-be Ministers. According to a PDP caucus member, ...
Growing propensity to acquire private jets in Nigeria - Nigeria Daily Independent
Some of them charge as much as $6000 per hour, while some charge below that, depending on the personality of the person involved in the charter and his relationship with the bank,” the source, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to ...
EFCC, rule of law and the trial of - Nigeria Daily Independent
The inside source which refused to be named said it is unfortunate that EFCC that is seeking for justice is violating court orders from the same court. His words: “A Federal High Court order restraining the EFCC from re-arraigning Mr. Erastus Akingbola ...
Zoning: S'East Govs shelve meeting - Nigeria Daily Independent
However, a source said the Governors probably postponed the summit to enable them attend a post-election meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. South East is hoping to produce either the Senate President or House of Representatives Speaker, ...
I'm more than eligible to govern Delta – Ogboru - Nigeria Daily Independent
Recently, a government official said that you do not have the intellectual capacity to govern the state by the virtue of your educational qualifications. In fact, he said you are half-educated. Can you throw more light into the issue? ...
NASS members lose N51.6b in cancelled poll - Nigeria Daily Independent
A Senator from the North Central, who declined to be named, lamented that in the aftermath of the postponed poll, “We have to quickly mobilise again. Initially, we moved round on Saturday night to secure our agents but the one week extension has been ...
Botched NASS election: Unease in Jonathan's camp - Nigeria Daily Independent
A source close to the Jonathan camp confided on Sunday that the president had in the past dismissed insinuations about Jega's loyalty to his job as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, but is now reconsidering his position. ...
Foreign partners worry over 2011 poll, say INEC - Nigeria Daily Independent
A source close to the workings of the Joint Donor Basket Fund (JDBF) – an amalgam of foreign donors comprising the British Department for International Development (DFID), the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), ...
+ Oshiomhole rescues auto crash victi - Nigeria Daily Independent
Two of the victims were injured on the head and another was found to be in a shock, while one of them who refused to give his name attributed the cause of ...
Why Ohakim, Orji dropped their deputies - Nigeria Daily Independent
A source close to the party in the State told Sunday Independent that present Deputy Governor is being dropped for the April poll due to the campaign of ...
Passengers sweat, as MMA2 air-conditioning packs up - Nigeria Daily Independent
As one of them put it, “there are interests here and there” and he did not want to be identified as someone trying to run down any business. ...
Okagbare's preferential treatment - Nigeria Daily Independent
The AFN president said, through one of his aides who refused to give his name, that Okagbare's preferential treatment was unfounded and has no root in the ...
Nigeria-FIFA Brouhaha: Who Wins? - Nigeria Daily Independent
“We are the ones who pay for the teams to represent us and we are the ones who feel the pain whenever the teams do not do well,” said a source close to the ...