Dora Akunyili Was A Consummate And Energetic Administrator - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has described the late Minister of Information, Professor DOra Akunyili, as a consummate and energetic administrator who excelled in all assignments given to her.

A statement issued by PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh said the ruling party received the news of the death of the former minister and ex-Director-General of NAFDAC with deep sadness.

The statement said professor Akunyili will always be remembered by all as a fearless Nigerian, a great African and an Amazon who risked her life severally to save the lives of others.

APC Say Federal Government Siege On Newspapers Is A Battle The Jonathan Administration Cannot Win.

The All Progressives Congress APC has condemned what it called the unreasonable siege on newspapers across the country by security agencies, warning that the Jonathan Administration has taken on a battle it cannot win by tampering with press freedom.

 

 In a statement issued by its Interim National Publicity Secretary Lai Mohammed, the party said the President failed to learn the lessons of history that the Nigerian media can neither be intimidated nor suppressed by anyone, and that all those who tried to do so in the past lived to regret their actions.

 It wondered why a government that is being asked to diligently prosecute the war on terror is instead vehemently waging a war on the media and using the security agencies to interfere with the country's democracy.

Sanusi Lamido New Emir Of Kano

Former CBN governor, Lamido Sanusi Lamido has been announced as the new Emir of Kano.

This information was confirmed by the Secretary to the Kano State Government, Rabiu Sulaiman.

His appointment followed the death of the former Emir Alhaji Ado Bayero.

Gombe Gets New Emir

The Gombe State Government has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar as the new Emir of Gombe.

The Secretary to the State Government Abubakar Bage, presented the letter of appointment to the new emir at the Gombe Central Mosque yesterday.

Shehu-Abubakar will be coronated as the eleventh Emir of Gombe to succeed his late father, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar who died in a London hospital on May twenty seven.

Nigerian Police Gets Self-Accounting Status

The Federal Government has granted the Nigerian Police Force self-accounting which takes it out of the financial control of the Ministry of Police Affairs.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar announced this during a workshop for police finance officers while calling for increased professionalism, transparency and prompt payment of salaries and emoluments of police personnel.

The police boss said as a step towards buildings the necessary infrastructure for a smooth operation of the new status, the force would take necessary measures towards ensuring that finance and account units, at all levels of the police, are staffed with officers with requisite accounting and professional backgrounds.

Nigerian Guild Of Editors Reject Military’s Excuse For Seizing Consignment Of Newspapers.

The Nigerian Guild of Editors has said that it is scandalized and shocked by the conduct of security agents, particularly the military which laid siege to the roads round the country and seized consignments of newspapers meant to be sold to the general public.

The crackdown, according to the guild lasted throughout the morning hours, causing huge economic losses to the publishing houses.

The body of senior journalists rejected the explanation of the military that the raid was occasioned by a certain security report it got.

The Nigerian Guild of Editors said the media do not bear arms, rather it bears information which sheds light on darkness no matter how seemingly impenetrable the darkness is.

Nigeria Set To Launch National Carrier

The Supervising Minister of Aviation, Doctor Samuel Ortom has said that the country would soon launch a national carrier.

Doctor Ortom made the disclosure during ceremonies to mark Kenya Airways inaugural flight operation to Abuja.

He said that necessary contacts and plans had been concluded to ensure the quick realisation of the goal.

The minister said the commencement of Kenya Airways direct flight operations to Abuja was a landmark achievement for the airline in its network expansion programme and the effort of the ministry for providing the travelling public more travel options.