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Nigerians ask Jonathan to stop celebrations

Posted by admin Latest Politics Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan Following recent killings by the Boko Haram sect, some Nigerians have, via online media, asked President Goodluck Jonathan to discontinue the ongoing centenary celebrations. Nigeria is currently celebrating 100 years of the amalgamation of the southern and northern protectorates by Lord Frederick Lugard in 1914. On Thursday, a petition was published […]

Nigeria won’t break up — Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian leaders on Friday called on Nigerians to work harder towards ensuring the country’s unity. They made the call in separate interviews with State House correspondents shortly after they were honoured with the nation’s centenary awards at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The event was the second to the last in […]

Local militia can stop Boko Haram — Atiku

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said everybody should be blamed for the activities of the dreaded members of the Boko Haram sect. Abubakar, who was reacting to the killings of schoolchildren by members of the sect in Yobe State, stated that instead of looking for solutions, many Nigerians were trading […]

Angola target Eagles coach

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

Super Eagles coach, Keshi Angola are aiming to engage the services of Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi after the summer’s World Cup in Brazil, our correspondent has learned. Keshi, who helped Nigeria win the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa last year, has reportedly attracted interest from across the continent, with South Africa said […]

Nubia pregnant with Keere

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

Nubia One thing that is dominant on the mind of folk singer, Segun Akinlolu, popularly called Beautiful Nubia, is how to conclude works on his forthcoming album, Keere. Nubia, who said the launch of the album would be towards the end of this month, added that it was a 60-minute package. He said it […]

Opinion: This is not my country, damn it!

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 1st, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle | credits: File copy The title above comes from a private joke between myself and a good older friend of mine in our club in Ikoyi, Lagos, Olu Ajibade. And it also derives as a joke from the title of my first book – Nigeria: This Is My Country, Damn It! Olu, unfortunately […]

Borno: 35 die in Boko Haram twin attacks

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Saturday, March 1st, 2014

Boko Haram No fewer than 35 persons were killed after twin bombs exploded in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday. Boko Haram’s wave of terror attacks on people and public institutions has gone up in recent times. The sect on Tuesday attacked Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, killing no fewer than 43 pupils. […]

Sharing centenary award with Abacha, an insult — Soyinka (Of the highest proportion)

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98), Top Stories, Wole Soyinka Saturday, March 1st, 2014

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday said he rejected the centenary award to be conferred on him by the Federal Government because the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, was included in the list of awardees. In a statement entitled, ‘The canonisation of terror,’ Soyinka said it was an […]

Okonjo-Iweala: A rejoinder to Sonala Olumhense

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 1st, 2014

RE: DEAR MRS OKONJO-IWEALA A REJOINDER TO SONALA OLUMHENSE The problem I have with Mr Sonala Olumhense’s articles on the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the general absence of verified facts and the basing of opinions on gross inaccuracies. For instance, Mr Olumhense writes that $2.5 billion of Abacha money […]

I don’t believe in gender equality —Omotola Ekeinde

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, March 1st, 2014

The Ekeindes Award-winning actress and one of TIME 100 most influential persons, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, is a reporter’s delight. After several months of chase, she and her husband, Matthew, agreed to an interview last Saturday. Held in their Lagos home, they talk about their 18-year-old union What was the initial attraction? Matthew: She was […]