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5 OAU students arrested, remanded in prison

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Saturday, March 24th, 2018

— 24th March 2018 Gabriel Dike Five students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife were arrested by Osun State Police Command for protesting against the decision of the university management to evict some students from the hostels. The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) in a statement made available to Saturday Sun and signed by the National […]

Nigerians misunderstood Bill Gates on ERGP, says FG

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 24th, 2018

— 24th March 2018 Okwe Obi, Abuja Following comments made by Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Economic Recovery Growth plan (ERGP) does not address the needs of Nigerians, the Federal Government, in a swift reaction, said Nigerians misunderstood him. The government explained that Mr. Gates’ comments depicted that human capital development should […]

Our deal with Boko Haram –Military

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, March 23rd, 2018

— 23rd March 2018 •Says insurgents allowed to enter town because of ceasefire agreement •FG tackles PDP, as Okorocha,Ohanaeze react Molly Kilete; Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja; Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri; Obinna Odogwu, Abakaliki Military high command has rubbished speculations that there was no troops presence at Dapchi, Yobe State, when the Boko Haram terrorists returned 105 of the 110 kidnapped […]

Buhari has failed Nigerians, can’t take credit for Dapchi – Fayose

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Ekiti, National Politics, State News Friday, March 23rd, 2018

Buhari has failed Nigerians, can’t take credit for Dapchi – Fayose — 22nd March 2018 Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has described the abduction of the Dapchi school girls as evidence of the failure of the Buhari administration, declaring that “the President cannot take credit for his own failure.” The Governor […]

43% of Nigerians lack access to water -FG

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, March 23rd, 2018

— 23rd March 2018 World Water Day: FG queries absent directors, others Okwe Obi, Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of world to celebrate World Water Day, the Federal Government has said over 43% of its citizens lack access to good water despite the accomplishment and the enormous opportunities present in the water sector in terms […]

Communications Minister fires aides after memo goes viral

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, March 23rd, 2018

Communications Minister fires aides after memo goes viral — 23rd March 2018 Two aides to Communications Minister Adebayo Shorty were sacked as a result of a memo addressed to him demanding payment of their emoluments. The memo, since gone viral on social media, also mentioned disclosure of the Minister’s sudden wealth. Their firings and disclaimer […]

Dapchi Update: Christian girl, Liya Sharibu, freed by Boko Haram infidels

Posted by admin Boko Haram, National Politics, Religion, Top Stories Friday, March 23rd, 2018

24th March 2018 The Federal Government of Nigeria reached a breakthrough in securing the release of the last of the abducted Dapchi Girls, Leah Sharibu, said the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris on Saturday in Maiduguri. ………………………………. Islamist terror group Book Haram had reportedly held back on freeing Leah on account of her not […]

Dapchi: Northern Christians schools threaten to withdraw from WAEC

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Yobe Thursday, March 22nd, 2018

— 23rd March 2018 • Atiku hails release of schoolgirls Gyang Bere, Jos Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Northern Nigeria, Reverend Yakubu Pam, has alleged that inability of Boko Haram to release Miss Liya Nathan Sharibu, a Christian Dapchi schoolgirl, alongisde her school mates, over her refusal to denounce her faith, is an […]

Nigerian Democracy and the Obasanjo Paradox- By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Sunday, March 18th, 2018

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | March 18, 2018 –Entrapped by an evil cabal, enmeshed in nepotism and blinded by ethnic chauvinism, Mohammadu Buhari, is a bad president. However, despite Buhari’s bungled presidency, Nigeria remains a democracy. As such, the supreme judges of the Nigerian president are the Nigerian voters; they reserve an incontestable […]

Girl commits suicide over JAMB score

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Sunday, March 18th, 2018

By Perez Brisibe UGHELLI- EXACTLY a week after a female banker allegedly committed suicide by drinking insecticide in Ughelli, Delta State, another girl reportedly drank same poisonous substance, leading to her death, because she failed JAMB examination. The girl, simply identified as Loveth, aged 18, and resident of Imowhe Street, had gone to check her […]