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Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Events in my household last week have underscored my motherhood ever more strongly. First, there was a baby shower. Then there was a milestone birthday anniversary. A brother in Nigeria who heard of the baby shower asked what it meant. I told him it’s a party held to shower an expectant (or new) mother […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has dared Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, to be prepared to meet him on the battle field. Asari-Dokubo, who dismissed the threat by the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, against President Goodluck Jonathan, warned that 2015 would be “more than […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
[print] Spokesperson for the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin Spokesperson for the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin The series of explosions that rocked the Federal Capital Territory in the last two weeks appear to have taken toll on its health facilities as some of the hospitals in the territory rejected victims […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Some American celebrities took to their social media accounts on Thursday to lend a voice for the release of over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State, about two weeks ago. They expressed sadness over the issue and asked their followers on the various social media to join the campaign in ensuring that the girls […]
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Headlines
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
A naval officer’s two children die in a fire he started accidentally while allegedly beating his wife in Lagos on Friday. The incident involving the naval officer identified by officials of the Gbagada General Hospital simply as Udofia, took place at the Nigerian Navy Town, Ojo, Saturday PUNCH learnt. According to a hospital official, who […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Friday, May 2nd, 2014

The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has dared Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, to be prepared to meet him on the battle field. Asari-Dokubo, who dismissed the threat by the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, against President Goodluck Jonathan, warned that 2015 would be “more than […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Uncategorized
Thursday, May 1st, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo / NNP / April 28, 2014 – The safety and security of global air transportation was called to question when recently a Malaysian airplane (Flight MH 370) headed for Beijing, China, with 239 passengers and crew members aboard vanished without trace barely one hour after take-off. Until now, more than two […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Headlines
Saturday, April 26th, 2014

By Brian Silver The British Homeland Security has deported Mrs. Helen Ukpabio, the President and Founder of one of Nigeria’s largest Pentecostal churches believed to be leading the spread of witch-hunting in the country. A United Kingdom based human right activist and charity worker, Ms. Modupe Debbie Ariyo announced this in a one paragraph sentence […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Saturday, April 26th, 2014

Friday Ekpo has warned the Nigeria Football Federation to keep off the selection of players for this summer’s World Cup, saying the Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi should be given full control over the country’s Brazil 2014 squad. Keshi is allegedly under heavy pressure from the football house to name Villarreal hitman Ikechukwu Uche, versatile […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, April 26th, 2014
When President Barack Obama becomes the first American leader to visit Malaysia in decades, he’ll arrive in a country grappling with the mystery of a vanished jetliner. Obama lands in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, seven weeks to the day Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people aboard. He’s remained largely quiet over the issue […]