Thursday, Sep 09th
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Less than two months to the 2010 hajj,most intending pilgrims who have paid their money are not sure of making it, no thanks to the new policy issued by Saudi authorities two weeks ago that seeks to bar old-timers from performing this year’s hajj. Weekly Trust examines the issues.
Business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, is in the news again. Workers of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) embarked on three days warning strike to press for his removal as board chairman of CAC. They accused him of manipulating the operation of the commission to his advantage and those of his cronies. Weekly Trust examines the issues.
Ahead of the 2011 elections in Benue State, a gubernatorial aspirant in the state has called on the electorate and politicians to ensure that polls in the state and in the country were conducted free of violence or any form of electoral misconduct.
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has protested the conduct of the recent Gombe South Senatorial by-election, describing it as a sham and coming short of standards set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Hundreds of aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, stormed the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, demanding the dissolution of its executive committee for allegedly breaching its zoning formula.
