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Rawlings: Why Nigeria Must Get April Polls Right

Posted by admin Uncategorized Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Jumbo Pay For Lawmakers Unrealistic • War Against Corruption Should Be Total • There’s Anger All Over Africa After Ghana’s Independence president, Kwame Nkrumah (1907-1972), retired Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings is generallly perceived as the next strongest and most influential leader of the former Gold Coast. JJ Rawlings became Ghanaian leader after a […]

Gaddafi: A System of His Own – By Hakeem Babalola

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola, NNP Columnists Sunday, March 6th, 2011

By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – Mar. 6, 2011 – Brother Leader Gaddafi. That is how I heard Libyans calling him – throughout my three days in Tripoli for a Historical African Migrants Conference in Europe which took place in Tripoli on January 15. I was impressed to see an African leader being genuinely loved […]

Obijiofor: Obasanjo the omniscient politician

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, March 6th, 2011

ONE man who has tried to dominate Nigeria’s political space whether he was in power or out of power is Olusegun Obasanjo. In the past seven days, Obasanjo has been speaking on just about any topic. First, he joined the team of unashamed People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders who openly celebrated the release from jail […]

Aregbesola Inaugurates 20,000 For Youth Empowerment Scheme

Posted by admin Osun, State News Sunday, March 6th, 2011

GOVERNOR Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State may have proved wrong critics of his administration as he inaugurated 20,000 volunteers in the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) yesterday. When the government introduced the scheme, opposition party picked holes in the project, describing the exercise as a ploy to train a militia group in readiness for the […]

Buhari Warns of Arab-style Revolution in Nigeria

Posted by admin Latest Politics Sunday, March 6th, 2011

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Mohammadu Buhari, has warned that the current unrest in North Africa and Middle East would not elude Nigeria if the leadership remains unaccountable to the people. Buhari, who was in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, yesterday to flag off the CPC presidential campaign rally for […]

Presidency, Filmmakers Dialogue on Fortune Of Nollywood

Posted by admin Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Sunday, March 6th, 2011

THE Presidency at the weekend, in Lagos, appealed to practitioners in the Nigerian film sector to use their craft and resources to help redefine the image of the country, especially at this time that their works have gained wider international acceptance. The Penthouse of Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, lagos glimmered with the presence of about […]

86 Ex-CBN Employees Die Waiting For Entitlement

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics Sunday, March 6th, 2011

OVER 86 senior pensioners of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have died in the past 10 years while waiting for the bank to implement the Federal Government policy on harmonisation of pension scheme for civil servants. Documents presented by representatives of the pensioners, and the attestation by their lawyer, confirmed this staggering mortality […]

I’m too stiff for romance – Igali

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Sunday, March 6th, 2011

He wields the magic of leadership and oozes appeal, the traits that endear him to the opposite sex. Yet, Olympic gold medallist, Daniel Igali, says he finds it difficult being romantic. For a man, who deals with people from all works of life in his capacity as a motivational speaker, great sports personality with the […]

As ex-coup plotter, Buhari not qualified to rule–Dele Momodu, NCP presidential candidate

Posted by admin Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Those who underrate him, those who think he is just another political wannabe must have started asking themselves this crucial question: have we been fair to Dele Momodu? The answer to that poser is as clear as daylight. But in a political climate that has been seriously polluted by desperadoes and dominated by people with […]

‘World’ baby factory in Okigwe •Twins sell for N1m; Baby boy N500,000; Girl N350,000

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Until recently, the Ayodele Omosuyi Natural Clinic in Ugwuaku, Okigwe, Imo State, was believed to be the ‘solution ground’ for baby-seeking habitué. But behind the high fenced walls, all manner of the absurd takes place, away from the prying eyes of the public and law enforcement agents. Unknown to many, this was a hugely thriving […]