By BENJAMIN NJOKU She came into power by a twist of fate, and today, Joyce Banda, can live to retell the sad story of her struggle to liberate her country from the shackles of political conspiracy, bad leadership and economic underdevelopment. Banda was catapulted to one of the toughest jobs in the southern Africa region […]
A Norwegian kindergarten teacher has been fired after she brought a vial of her own blood to class and allowed children to touch and taste it,the head teacher of the kindergarten said last week. The teacher in Sola, on Norway’s western coast,brought in a blood sample that was taken earlier in the day and poured […]
*Moves to pacify North, meets traditional rulers *Aso Villa ‘hawks’ want his wings clipped *President launches counter offensive, woos S/West elders *Anenih on fence-mending with govs By Jide Ajani Fresh facts emerged, at the weekend, that former President Matthew Okikiolakan Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo is intensifying his opposition to the 2015 re-election aspiration of incumbent President […]
BY LEKAN BILESANMI The Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has streamlined the complex contract system in the commission which “in the past had spawned several ‘toxic projects’ – projects that were awarded without budgetary provisions.” “And considering the plight of innocent contractors choked with these toxic projects, the Board has passed resolutions […]
BY NDAHI MARAMA, Maiduguri A policeman was killed by unknown gunmen at the wedding of his two daughters in Damboa town in Damboa local government area of Borno State, local sources said yesterday, saying the incident happened on Friday. Residents told our correspondent that the deceased policeman was shot dead in front of his house […]
BY ANAYO OKOLI THE new Assistant Inspector General of Police [AIG], Zone 9, Umuahia, Abia State, Mr. Tambari Yabo Muhammad, has called on the governors in the zone to set up security trust fund to assist in providing logistics for security agencies in the zone. Muhammad, who spoke to journalists shortly after meeting with police […]
By Henry Umoru *‘My findings on the multiple crises in ruling party’ Alhaji Bamanga Tukur is the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He was General Manager, Nigeria Ports Authority. In 1983, he was elected governor of old Gongola State, now Adamawa and Taraba States; in 1992, he was a presidential aspirant of […]
There was an outrage on twitter over an alleged twitted said to have been originated from Kim Kardashian. In the said tweet, the reality television star insulted Nigeria and compared Nigerian women to apes. The tweet reads, “Nigeria is such a disgusting country. I couldn’t wait to leave. Lol, Scott said their women look like […]
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT – NOBEL laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has lashed at members of Boko Haram, saying they have limited knowledge of Islamic religion. Speaking Monday in Port Harcourt at the opening of this year’s Rivers state education summit, organised by the state government Professor Soyinka said poor knowledge of the Koran was […]
Lagos – Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi says culture of impunity, much more than corruption, has hampered Nigeria`s development and promoted poverty. Sanusi, who spoke at the 5th Bola Tinubu Colloquium in Lagos on Thursday, said the unpreparedness of the country to sanction corrupt persons had ensured the emasculation of the system.He noted that corruption […]
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