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Education, General Politics, Headlines, Niger, State News
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Niger State governor, Dr Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu, took a critical look at the nation’s education sector on Tuesday and concluded that the entire sector needs a total revolution. Aliyu, who played host to the one-week executive council meeting of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) in Minna, the state capital, decried […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
STRONG indications have emerged that bomb experts in the armed forces are now convinced that the bombs being used by the Boko Haram sect are being manufactured locally. Expert sources in the military revealed that the notion that the bombs were imported had been ruled out, as some locally made devices were being put together […]
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Articles, Columnists, Constitution, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Onyema Nkwocha, Presidency
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
By Dr. Onyema Nkwocha, USA, Sept. 13, 2011 – My fellow Nigerians and people of the world, the country needs a new and radical constitution to address the current issues of the day and those of the unknown future. The truth of the matter is that the current so called constitution is a false, and after […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
ABUJA— Federal Government, yesterday, charged eight suspected Boko Haram members for felony before an Abuja Magistrate’s Court. The eight were allegedly among those who bombed Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office on the eve of last April’s general elections; the bombing of All Christians Fellowship Church, Suleja; bombing of political rally in Suleja, Niger State, […]
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Governors, Headlines, Plateau, State News
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
The embattled Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State emerged yesterday from a crucial session with President Goodluck Jonathan, with a declaration that while he agreed with the President to ensure peace in the state, he is not God to end the Jos crises. The Governor who was in Aso Rock for over four hours was […]
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Armed Forces, National Politics, Plateau, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
JOS—Following President Goodluck Jonathan’s directive to the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petirin to take over the security of Jos and stop the sectarian killings, Vanguard gathered yesterday that the Nigerian Airforce has already put on standby, a C-130 aircraft for the airlifting of troops from two Army Brigades, one from the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
THE Federal Government, on Tuesday, said there was nothing hasty about its decision to recognise the National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya and noted that before taking the position on the Libyan crisis, Nigeria was patient and hoped that the superior logic of dialogue would prevail. This revelation came just as government denied reports that Nigerians […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
ONE of the brothers who killed Damilola Taylor, has been released early from prison. Damilola was the 10-year-old Nigerian schoolboy murdered at Peckham in the United Kingdom in 2000. One of his killers, Danny Preddie, 23, was said to now be staying staying at a west London bail hostel after serving five years for the 10-year-old’s manslaughter. […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
HELL was let loose in Kinshasa, Congo Dr after Sunshine Stars Football Club forced home team, Motema Pembe to a 0-0 draw in a CAF Confederation Cup match played yesterday. Before the game, some fans of Motema Pembe stormed the team hotel and prevented them from leaving for the stadium in time and immediately referee […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Twenty years ago, on August 27, 1991, a new state full of hope and bright prospects was born. Inhabited by one of the most industrious and entrepreneurial people in Nigeria, Anambra state derived its name from one of the major rivers of the state. As the State marks its twenty years of existence, my special […]
