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Armed Forces, Articles, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists
Saturday, January 17th, 2015
Dr. John Egbeazien Oshodi | NNP | Jan. 17, 2015 – Whether it is 150 or as many as 2,000 people who were killed in the town of Baga and within its surrounding areas, it matters not; one reality stands clear–these are our brothers and sisters. This latest attack by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, […]
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Africa & World Politics, All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics
Saturday, January 17th, 2015
THE Canada chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says if voted into power, the party’s presidential aspirant, General Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will evoke the doctrine of social contract between the leaders and the led in the polity of the country. Chairman of the chapter, Mr Elas Abone, said in […]
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Borno, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
• President Goodluck Jonathan sympathising with some wounded soldiers during his visit to the 7 Division Medical Service and Hospital, Maiduguri… on Thursday. | credits: State House President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid a surprise visit to Maiduguri, Borno State, one of the three North-Eastern states worst hit by Boko Haram insurgency. Jonathan embarked on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
January 15, 2015 France awards citizenship to Malian who hid hostages in fridge advertisement A Malian man who saved several hostages during the attack on a kosher market in Paris by hiding them in a refrigerator will be given French citizenship. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Thursday that […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR RAJI FASHOLA TO RESCUE LAGOS FROM HOODLUMS By Ayo Oshewolo Until recently I have never witnessed such bizarre and stupefying scenes in Lagos like I did when I was in a colleague’s car, driving back from work between Anthony-Oke Bus stop and Oshodi-Oke Bus stop. This was barely some few […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 – The year 2014 bore depressing tales of terrorism, corruption, transnational epidemic, government ineptitude, official brutality, religious exploitations, etc. Like tiny rays of light piercing through an encompassing gloom, the last few months of the year bought us a few refreshing reports. For one, we […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 – A look at the socio-political and economic environment in Imo State today reveals a horrifying picture. There is massive corruption, staggering poverty, unemployment, poor state of education due to lack of funds for schools, deteriorating infrastructures and general degree of hopelessness among the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai | Abuja, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 – When the British Government formally granted political independence to Nigeria on October 1, 1960, the politicians, who took over the reins of Government was well-educated, experienced, sophisticated and above all, very patriotic. The Rule of Law, a basic and dynamic legal concept, […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Okechukwu Amaechi, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Ikechukwu Amaechi | Lagos, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 –President Olusegun Obasanjo released his autobiography, My Watch, on Tuesday, December 9 at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja. He defied an Abuja High Court order obtained by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Buruji Kashamu, barring him from releasing the book. Rather than obey the […]
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Abia, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
By Our Reporter on January 15, 2015 COVER By NDUBUISI ORJI Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has said he is not contesting next month’s senatorial election for Abia North. Kalu stated this in a statement yesterday, in reaction to his listing by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as […]
