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Mohamed Bouazazi as Man of The Year, Catalyst For Global Justice & Protests – By Paul I. Adujie

By Paul I. Adujie, New York, NY, – Dec. 29, 2011 – One bright idea, one idea, sparked in the inner sanctum of one individual, and one idea acted upon by one such individual changes everything in the world. All through human history, global development and human progress or advancement have depended on sparks of […]

Buhari: Chaos looms

Former head of state Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the country is sliding into total breakdown of law and order because of injustice, bad governance and “massive and mindless” stealing of public resources. In a bluntly worded statement he personally signed, in reaction to the Supreme Court judgment dismissing his party’s petition against the presidential election, […]

Delta Blast is Reaction to Boko Haram – Egbesu

A Niger Delta militant group, the Egbesu Mightier Fraternity, has claimed responsibility for the explosion in an Arabic and Quaranic school in Sapele, Delta State, which injured seven people Tuesday. The Ijaw militant group, which threatened more explosions, said in a statement that the incident was a reaction to continued Boko Haram killings in the North, […]

FCT Imams Condemn Madalla Bomb Blast (Meaningless condemnations)

Supreme Court affirms Jonathan’s victory:: Verdict Politically Motivated — Buhari (If it was in his favor, it would have been a sound judgment)

After a long and anxious wait, the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and affirmed the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice Namadi Sambo in the April 16,2011 presidential election. The apex court had upheld the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which ruled […]

10,000 Christians March Against Terrorism in Kaduna

About 10,000 persons staged a peace procession in Kaduna State yesterday against the Christmas Day bombings of a church in Madalla, near Suleja, Niger State and in other parts of northern Nigeria. The procession, which took place in Zonkwa, the headquarters of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA), called for a united voice against terrorism. […]

Debunk no-fuel-subsidy claim with facts or apologize to Nigerians, ACN tells FG

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked the Federal Government to either debunk, with facts and figures, a published informed analysis of the true prices of locally refined and imported fuel or apologize to Nigerians for cheating and deceiving them over the years. In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday by its National Publicity […]

Christmas Day bombings: Philippines extends ban on workers to Nigeria

The Philippines said yesterday it would extend a ban on sending workers to Nigeria after Christmas Day bombings in the country left 35 people dead. The two-year-old ban was to have been lifted by January 1 to allow the movement of thousands of Filipinos seeking to work in Nigeria’s booming energy sector. But the wave […]

2 women beheaded in Ogun

The christmas celebration in Idolehin Village, Ado-Odo Local Government Area of Ogun State was shattered as two Egun women were murdered in cold bloodby unknown persons. The victims, Funmilayo Awosah and Jodenu Ayinke were slaughtered in their sleep by unknown persons, who came to the Abule Babalawo in Idolehin village on the night of the […]

Robbers take over Warri/Effurun in Delta

Uneasy calm pervaded the oil city of Warri yesterday as armed bandits’ raided two vital spots in the metropolis. Daily Sun gathered that the hoodlums who have been terrorizing the twin-city of Warri and Effurun since the last two weeks yesterday stormed a popular chemist store and wreaked havoc in the area. Eye-witness account had […]