Fellow Compatriots, 1. On this day 51 years ago, the British Union Jack was lowered and replaced by our national Green-White-Green flag, heralding the independence of our nation. The 1st of October remains a special day for us, for Africa, and indeed the world. 2. As we celebrate today, we remember with pride, the nationalism […]
THE police in Kwara State have deployed 2,500 men, as well as local vigilance operatives, to keep the peace as the country celebrates the 51st independence anniversary. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Peter Gana, told journalists, on Friday, in Ilorin, that this was in compliance with an order from the force headquarters in Abuja, to […]
THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced that it has given a whopping sum of N37,508,886,097.53 to the 30 federal universities and inter-university centres across the country. The amount, the commission said, included overhead and personnel cost for the months of January to July, 2011 which represented the first, second and third quarters of the year. The […]
SECURITY operatives have foiled an attempt by about 920 suspected members of Boko Haram to infiltrate the federal capital, Abuja ostensibly to carry out the earlier threat by the group to bomb the city during today’s 51st Independence Anniversary celebration. Saturday Tribune gathered that the operatives rounded them up, as they were trying to sneak into the […]
IT emerged, on Wednesday, that ousted Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, recruited several young Nigerians into his armed forces in his heyday. Security sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the former Libyan leader targeted young university graduates, who were about going for the youth service. A security expert told the Nigerian Tribune that the deposed Libyan […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday, inaugurated 89 standing and special committees of the House with a charge that the committees’ leaders should hit the ground running by ensuring that government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) utilise their allocations effectively and effici-ently. The speaker also emphasised the need for the committees […]
GUINEA great, Abuobacar Titi Camara has sent a note of warning to Nigeria ahead of the decisive 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles and the Syli National of Guinea. The encounter billed for the Abuja National Stadium on October 8 will decide which team will top Group Two and book a […]
THE Federal Government has denied that its decision to have a low-key celebration of the nation’s 51st independence anniversary has to do with the fear of attacks by Boko Haram, pointing out that it was not the first time government would be avoiding a grand celebration on October 1. The Minster of Information, Labaran Maku, who spoke […]
Sept. 30, 2011 Fellow Compatriots, As long as the Social, Political and Economic landscape of the country is plagued by Corruption and unpatriotic acts in the forms of fraud, disunity, tribalism, indiscipline, nepotism etc, a national, sustainable blueprint for development -which is in effect the bedrock of Mr President’s Transformational Agenda- cannot be established. […]
By Dr. .Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Sept 30, 2011 – I am not satisfied with the Nigeria in which I live today, neither am I proud of it. I want this Nigeria destroyed and another born. There is despair where there should be hope. Groups that should inspire have rather become hindrances of […]
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