Pope Benedict XVI resigned after an internal investigation informed him about a web of blackmail, corruption and gay sex in the Vatican, Italian media reports say. A team of three cardinals were asked by Benedict to verify allegations of financial impropriety, cronyism and corruption exposed in the so-called VatiLeaks affair. In December, they handed the […]
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko; his Anambra counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi; and a former Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rashidti Ladoja, may soon defect to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. Competent sources at the national headquarters of the party said on Friday that the party had concluded arrangements to have these men in its […]
By DAUD OLATUNJI,Abeokuta Erstwhile Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Friday, urged the Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta to stay its proceeding on count 1-13 concerning criminal charges on alleged abuse of land administration filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Daniel, through his lead counsel, Prof. […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma / Lagos, Nigeria / Feb. 22, 2013 – Long ago, in my village church, an elderly woman was asked to pray. In her prayer, she strayed from the liturgical platitudes that mark such church prayers, and delved into politics. Obviously enraged by the then recent coup that overthrew the government of Shehu […]
By Arnold A. Alalibo / NNP / Feb. 22, 2013 – Something intrigues me about the average Nigerian, how he makes constant efforts in order to achieve a specific goal. The average Nigerian is steadfast in whatever he does so long as the intended outcome is attained. I am astonished at the manner Nigerians persist […]
Seven people have been shot dead in an attack on a mosque in a village in north-eastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, officials have said. Villagers told the BBC that 10 gunmen opened fire as people were leaving the mosque after early morning prayers. Five men were killed and then two women who heard […]
FEBRUARY 22, 2013 BY ’TUNJI AJIBADE(TUNJIOA@YAHOO.COM) There is a need for two standing ovations. One is for Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi. The other is for the Super Eagles. Mallam Abdullahi’s should precede that of the Eagles. It’s because earlier on the minister had championed something, before the Super Eagles championed something else, winning […]
What exactly will make a man go from a salon to salon collecting people’s hair in exchange for money? This is a question that only a 60-year-old man, Adewale Okunade, a landlord of a house on Segun Olatunji Street, Ijoko, Ota, Ogun State, has its answer. Okunade, who hails from Oyo State, narrowly escaped being […]
The Chief Executive Officer, Transcorp/Woodrock, the consortium that won the bid for Ugheli Power Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, on Thursday said with the signing of transaction and industry agreements for the Power Holding Company of Nigeria’s successor companies, the stage was set for the citizens to enjoy uninterrupted power supply. Elumelu spoke with State House […]
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan has reversed the change of name of the University of Lagos which he renamed Moshood Abiola University in a broadcast to mark the 2012 Democracy Day. Chairman, Governing Council of University of Lagos, Professor Jerry Gana disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during his inauguration alongside three others by the Minister […]
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