President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said the Federal Government and the Government of Ghana would collaborate to rebuild the St. Philip’s Central School, Ogidi, Anambra State, where the late Prof. Chinua Achebe had his primary education. Jonathan made the promise at the church service held for Achebe at Ogidi. However, the promise fell short of […]
Mr Achebe’s body arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US, where he died in March at the age of 82. Relatives and officials were at Enugu airport in southern Nigeria as the coffin was lowered from the plane. Mr Achebe is widely regarded as the founding father of African literature in English. His […]
Hundreds of members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who are fleeing military attacks in the border communities of Borno State, are regrouping in the mountainous forests of Adamawa State, a top Defence source told The PUNCH on Monday. The source said that militants, who were dislodged from Sambisa Game Reserve and other camps […]
Hundreds of members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who are fleeing military attacks in the border communities of Borno State, are regrouping in the mountainous forests of Adamawa State, a top Defence source told The PUNCH on Monday. The source said that militants, who were dislodged from Sambisa Game Reserve and other camps […]
Murtala Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted $2.7m (or N432m) from five suspected money launderers while attempting to travel abroad. The Public Relations Officers of the command, Mrs. Thelma Williams, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos that the arrests were made between January and March 2013. She […]
Lagos State Government says it has not banned the use of Hijab in public schools. It said rather, the issue was still being looked into with a view to taking a stand on it. In a statement on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lateef Ibirogba, the government said it was still making […]
By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo/ Ibadan, Nigeria / May 20, 2013 – Between Inordinate Ambition and Good Governance Akintokunbo A Adejumo akinadejum@aol.com Adjective 1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine. 2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty. 3. disorderly; uncontrolled. 4. not regulated; […]
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The Ogidi community near Onitsha in Anambra State has begun a comprehensive sanitation and demolition of shanties in preparation for the funeral of the late Prof Chinua Achebe. The Anambra Waste Management Agency (ASWAMA) and the Onitsha municipal council have embarked on the clearing of refuse dumps in the area. The government ordered the demolition […]
Police say they were overwhelmed by the large crowd when a stampede killed four people at a church in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Sunday. Thousands of people flocked to the evangelical church for “holy water”, which they believed had healing powers, leading to the crush. “All of us were caught by surprise. No-one knew the […]
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