Atiku, Tinubu, Buhari lack integrity – Obasanjo •Na’Abba: He was bankrupt in...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Ibadan lambasted the younger generation of political leaders in the country saying ‘’they had poor performance record in terms of integrity and...
View ArticleBafana Bafana dare Super Eagles in Durban
Nelson Mandela Challenge It promises to be a titanic showdown tonight at the People’s Park in Durban, South Africa, as the Bafana Bafana tango their Nigerian counterparts, the Super Eagles in the...
View ArticleDeportation: Groups call for decentralisation of socio-economic activities in...
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB; International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Civil Liberties Organisation, Anambra State...
View ArticleFraud rocks Edo State Govt •Oshiomhole awards contracts without tenders
Tempers are said to be rising among supporters and admirers of the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s government that less than one year into his second tenure, his policies and programmes...
View ArticleAPC: Not yet uhuru
There has been a lot of excitement and optimism in several quarters especially in the opposition camps over the successful registration of All Progressive Alliance, APC, by the Independent National...
View ArticleDon’t write us off yet, Nigerian athletes scream
Nigeria athletes at the ongoing 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, have pleaded with Nigerians not to write them off from medals table, as there are still opportunities for the...
View ArticleNew yam floods Abuja markets
Harvest periods are here again and there are evidences of it in our markets. Farm produces began to arrive our markets in early June this year but the king of farm produce- yam, which is first eating...
View ArticleCDHR seeks compensation for ‘repatriated’ Igbo
Lagos State chapter of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has condemned the recent deportation of some indigenes of Anambra State by Lagos State government, saying that such action...
View ArticleEhiosun inks one-year deal with Samsunspor
Former Glo Premier League top scorer, Ekigho Ehiosun has been speaking about his new one-year deal which has taken him from Gençlerbirliäÿi S.K to Samsunspor in the Turkish top flight. ‘’This is my...
View ArticleLong Jump fatigue cost Okagbare 100m race -Onyali
Former Nigerian and African queen of the track, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has disclosed that fatigue from the Long Jump which Blessing Okagbare participated and won Silver, reduced her chances of doing well...
View ArticleCurtailing small arms and light weapons
Early this week, news agencies reported that Nigeria has joined the membership of the United Nations group of countries that have signed the Arms Trade Treaty, ATT, the first international treaty...
View ArticleNCICC calls for prosecution of Boko Haram perpetrators
Against the background of insurgency in the North Eastern Nigeria, the Nigeria Coalition for the International Criminal Court, NCICC has called on the International Criminal Court, ICC to bring the...
View ArticleLEDAP appeals for prisoners’ voting right
Legal Defense and Assistance Project, LEDAP, has advocated for voter registration exercise in Nigerian prisons to guarantee the voting rights of prisoners. The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC,...
View ArticleManu: Eaglets still formidable despite MRI Test
Golden Eaglets ‘ Head coach, Manu Garba (MFR) and his lieutenants remain upbeat about producing a strong team ahead of the World Cup after some players were ruled out following the Magnetic Resonance...
View ArticleAbuja indigenes want NASS to rescind self on Mayoralty status for FCT
Original inhabitants of Abuja auspices the auspices of the Original Inhabitants Development Association of Abuja, OIDA have called on the National Assembly to rescind self on mayoralty status for the...
View ArticleNigerians, religious bigotry and unnecessary deaths
I got the first phone call just before 1:00pm, UK time. This was Tuesday, 13th November 2012. It was from my sister in Lagos. She was frantic. Our younger brother’s wife was bleeding, losing a lot...
View ArticlePolice Service Commission: The task before Mike Okiro
Former Inspector General of Police was recently appointed the chairman of the Police Service Commission, amidst some minor dissenting voices. Dozie Onwuzuligbo enumerates the onerous tasks before the...
View ArticleInternal human trafficking, still a threat in Nigeria
The issue of human trafficking has become a very stubborn issue. Nigeria has become a notorious destination for human trafficking according to a recent US report, Ngozi Nwankwo reports that when...
View ArticleKingsley Moghalu’s “Emerging Africa”
The title of Kingsley Moghalu’s new book, Emerging Africa (Bookcraft Ltd., 2013) is puzzling. Rather than being an affirmation of its title, Moghalu’s book begs the question: “Is Africa really...
View Article2004 Wole Soyinka Prize winner to go home with $20, 000
Winner of the 2004 Wole Soyinka prize for literature will go home with $20,000 reward, chairman, Lumina Foundation and Board of the Wole Soyinka Prize, Mrs. Francesca Yetunde Emanuel has said. Mrs....
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