By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK, – Nov. 27, 2011 – When news came in that Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had been appointed Minister of finance and coordinator national economic management team, a lot of people rejoiced because it was widely held that the newly elected President had gone for a very competent finance expert to […]
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – Nov. 27, 2011– The blind person who shuts his eyes and says he is asleep; when he was not asleep whom did he see? My name is Abdul-Chukwudi Balogun, I work with the Federal Civil Service, I am on level 8, and I have put in approximately 10 […]
By Dr. Leonard K Shiulgba, Yola, Nigeria – Nov. 27, 2011 – On Saturday, November 19, the American University of Nigeria hosted Bishop Mathew Kukah who delivered the keynote address at the 6th Founder’s Day Anniversary. The Bishop spoke to us about the misconception of leadership in Nigeria. His speech was as captivating as anyone […]
EGYPT’S coach, Hani Ramzy says it is disrepectful of Austin Eguavoen to rue the absence of Europe based players in the maiden CAF U-23 Championship which starts in Morocco today. Eguavoen on Thursday told a section of the Moroccan press that the competition might suffer depth in class because it is not within FIFA window, […]
The Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Muyiwa Oladipo, has stopped the Eselu of Iselu, in Yewa North Local Government Area, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, from conferring chieftaincy titles on some natives. The commissioner, it was gathered, acted on a petition forwarded to his office by some of the monarch’s chiefs on […]
There are indications of moves by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend the embattled Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, over anti-party activities. A source at the Wadata Plaza, national secretariat, in Abuja, told Saturday Tribune that the party was “already initiating moves to invoke some sections of the PDP constitution, which stipulate punishments or […]
Most politicians have fled their party offices in Borno State following a threat by members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to attack all political party offices from national to states levels in the country. Majority of the party offices in the state capital, Maiduguri, were deserted on Friday. Saturday Tribune correspondent, who went round the offices, […]
Sunday, November 27, 2011 • Bianca and Ojukwu Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section She was without any iota of doubt, the closest person to Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. In April 2010 Bianca, Ojukwu’s wife of over two decades spoke about her relationship with the national icon. Excerpts: How long […]
YESTERDAY, November 26, 2011, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the number one Igbo citizen and a Nigerian patriot said goodbye to this world after a protracted illness. I was privileged to accompany Gov. Obi (his 9th visit) to see him in London on the 25th of November, on our way to Nigeria from France, where he accompanied […]
EMINENT Nigerians and diplomats have continued to pay tributes to the late Publisher of The Guardian, Mr. Alex Ibru who passed on last Sunday. In a condolence letter to the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Guardian, Mr. Eluem Emeka Izeze, Education Minister Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i described the former Internal Affairs Minister as a principled […]
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