THE popular saying is that when two elephants fight, it is the grass that tends to suffer. This may not be necessarily true in the case of two former Nigerian leaders, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida, who are locked in a battle of wits over their stewardship in the past. Were it during their active service in […]
As the disappearance of Mikel Obi’s father, Pa Michael Obi is still shrouded in mystery, family members have resorted to fasting and prayer while also denying any link with the abductors. When Saturday Tribune visited Obi’s family house at RayField in Jos on Friday, members of his family were seen in a sober mood […]
Lagos State Government is set to demolish over 500 clusters of shanties at the Ilaje lagoon front in Bariga Local Government Area of the state. The demolition, when carried out, would render over 2,000 residents homeless. The state Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Prince Adesegun Oniru, who addressed the over 2,000 affected residents on Wednesday […]
A man believed to be the supplier of chemicals used in making explosives has been arrested by the Borno State Police Command, following investigations by detectives. Mr. Simeon Midenda, Commissioner of Police in-charge of Borno Command on Friday disclosed this while addressing the press on the efforts of his command to unravel the identity of the suspected […]
A mixture of outrage and plea for ceasefire, on Friday trailed the altercations between former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida. The face-off was triggered by a comment credited to Babangida, describing the eight-year rule of Obasanjo as a failure in a comparative term. In his reaction, Obasanjo derided IBB, alluding […]
Saturday, 20 August 2011 FIFA rated World’s best player, Lionel Messi floors Nigeria’s Lukman Haruna but Chidi Odiah covers up. ARGENTINA coach, Alejandro Sabella has named Barcelona star, Lionel Messi in his squad for a friendly international against Nigeria next month. Also Gonzalo Higuain and new Manchester City star, Sergio Aguero are in the party. […]
THOUSANDS have fled the Ikarama community, Bayelsa state following an inferno triggered by an oil spill from a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) pipeline. No fewer than 100 houses were also burnt by the fire, which has compounded the problems arising from the spill. Saturday Tribune gathered that the damage could have been worse, but […]
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Super Eagles’ assistant coach, Salisu Mohammed, has dismissed speculations linking the Kano Pillars’ former midfielder, Sani Kaita, with a possible return to the current Samson Siasia-tutored squad, stressing that he is match rusty to make the team. Coach Salisu, who passed the verdict while fielding questions from Daily Sunsports at the Glass House recently, argued […]
Twenty years after his death, Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal is about to resurrect in the Super Eagles. This is not courtesy of the plans being made by the Nigerian soccer federation to immortalise him, but via his 22-year old son, Seun, who has vowed to lace his boots for Nigeria. Lawal’s last child, who spoke exclusively […]
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