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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
By Paul I. Adujie, New York City, NY – Jan. 4, 2012 – War drums are beating louder and louder in America against Iran. The din and decibel are rising and getting louder. Preparatory steps are being taken irreversibly as the onset of invasion and occupation of Iran is becoming more and more apparent and […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Sunny Chris Okenwa
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Jan. 3, 2012 – My beloved country, Nigeria, has always been in the news for some wrong reasons. Can someone just mention any good news that emanated out of the ‘giant’ of Africa last year? Perhaps the ‘discovery’ of cassava bread by the first family or the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Six Nigerians have been arrested in India for defrauding hundreds of people through text messages and emails. According to news reports from India, the six Nigerians: Yoha Fred Jihan, 33; Tovy Evaka, 34; Yehike Enavhoro, 25; Amadin Jefferi, 31; Jarvis Nosa Lavani, 34; and Thiofelis Edemudia, 32, are in India on business visas. They had […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has reacted angrily to reports quoting him as saying that Ghana Black Stars does not have the quality of players that can win this year’s Nations Cup being co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Reacting to Black Stars assistant coach, Kwesi Appiah’s tirade against him over the issue, Keshi […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command yesterday released the former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, foremost entertainer Charly Boy, Ezenwa Nwagwu and five others who were detained for protesting against federal government’s withdrawal of fuel subsidy. Briefing journalists after their release, Melaye, who led the protest, said no amount of intimidation, […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
As the rage over the removal of fuel subsidy continues to gather momentum, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has called on the National Assembly to stop with immediate effect what it called the ‘reckless and suicidal mission’ of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led executive. TMG said that the executive should not be allowed to think that […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
United States President, Mr. Barrack Obama has been warned over the involvement of the United States of America (USA) in Boko Haram’s matter. Professor Jean Herskovits, a professor of History at the State University of New York who gave the warning in New York yesterday also warned the United States not to allow itself to […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry), On The Lighter Side
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
The year 2011, which will soon roll into history in less than 24 hours, was a mixed bag of fun, scandals and tragedies. But in all, the remarkable events of the season are certain to ring in the minds of entertainment lovers into the New Year and beyond. For an industry that plays a very […]
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NNP Spotlight, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
PROTESTS broke out in different parts of the country on Monday, as labour unions threatened to paralyse the country over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. In Lagos, Ilorin, Kano, Abuja and other cities, there were protests by hundreds of people over the removal, which had affected virtually everything. Many passengers were […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
By Rotimi Ajayi The National Security Adviser, NSA, General Owoye Andrew Azazi and the Nigerian Police have dismissed the purported ultimatum as a rumour, adding that Nigerians were free to live wherever they wished in the country as the police would protect them. “I can assure you the security forces are up to it,” Azazi […]
