Huhu Online Feb 19

Saturday, 19 February 2011, 11:58 am
Article: HuHu Online

Lagos Speaker in Trouble Over Plan to Retain Position

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has incurred the wrath of his colleagues over plans to retain the speakership position in the next dispensation.Read more @ http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2608:lagos-speaker-in-trouble-over-plan-to-retain-position&catid=103:more-news

NLC Shuts Out Union Bank Staff as Picketing Enters Third Day

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) have vowed to continue to paralyse business activities at the Union Bank Plc until the bank agreed to their requests.They said this as the picketing of the bank entered its third day throughout Nigeria.Read more @ http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2612:nlc-shuts-out-union-bank-staff-as-picketing-enters-third-day&catid=89:finance&Itemid=379

PDP Has No Gubernatorial Candidate In Lagos-Court

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the governorship candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ade Dosunmu, to stop his scheduled campaign billed to begin tomorrow. The court also declared that the party had no candidate for the position pending the outcome of the suit filed against Dosunmu.Read more @ http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2611:pdp-has-no-gubernatorial-candidate-in-lagos-court&catid=103:more-news

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How Chimaroke And Dan Shere Stole US$552m Belonging To Enugu State

huEnugu State is one of the states with least federal allocation in Nigeria irrespective of the fact that Coal remains largely deposited under its soils. The idea of utilizing the coal deposit may remain a pipe dream so long the Nigerian Government.Read more @ http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2609:how-chimaroke-and-dan-shere-stole-us552m-belonging-to-enugu-state&catid=77:personal-tech&Itemid=420

Stop Spending Public Funds On Illegal Universities

A few weeks ago the Federal Government announced its plan to establish one university in each of the geopolitical zones in the country. The Federal Government has appointed Vice Chancellors and chosen sites for the proposed universities. Huge funds have also been. Read more @ http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2613:stop-spending-public-funds-on-illegal-universities&catid=101:letters&Itemid=400

Why Are Igbos Kidnapping Other Igbos For Ransom Money?

This afternoon (February 15, 2011) I got some disturbing news from home (Nigeria). The daughter of my cousin (Fabian) was kidnapped. The young woman is a recent university graduate planning to go to law school. She was working for one of the contenders in the. Read more @ http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2606:why-are-igbos-kidnapping-other-igbos-for-ransom-money&catid=77:personal-tech&Itemid=420

Smear Campaign Tactics of Debtors Slows Down Banks

Investigations have revealed an emerging trend of bank debtors refusing to pay their debts and instead engage the banks in campaign of calumny, using the instrumentality of the media organs. Read more @ http://huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2607:smear-campaign-tactics-of-debtors-slows-down-banks&catid=56:you-your-family&Itemid=412

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