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Professor Claude Ake on Underdevelopment in Africa – By Olalekan Waheed Adigun

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun Sunday, October 4th, 2015

By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | Oct. 5, 2015 – The 70s and the 80s were decades of the Third World countries. These were periods when the Cold War reached its climax, and the new words found themselves into the diction of the so-called developing countries. Words like “neo-colonialism” feature prominently at these […]

Uganda: Man spent 20 years on death row for murder of a man who is alive

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Vanguard In 1982 Mpagi Edward Edmary, a Ugandan taxi driver, was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of his neighbour. But not only was Edward an innocent man, there hadn’t even been a murder. Edward had been framed after a land dispute between families in the village got out of hand. Witnesses were bribed […]

15 injured as hoodlums attack Yinka Ayefele in Ondo

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Vanguard By Dayo Johnson Akure—A popular musician, Yinka Ayefele, narrowly escaped being lynched weekend at Ijare area of Ondo State as some hoodlums went on rampage and vandalized his vehicles and musical instruments. Some of his band boys, however, were not as lucky as they were beaten silly when the hoodlums discovered that their […]

The shame of Ondo state Univ. of Science and Tech

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Nation •The school entrance. Eight years after it was established, the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) in Okitipupa Local Government Area looks anything, but a higher institution. The campus is covered by weeds and it is confronted with academic and infrastructural challenges. Members of the host community are not happy with the […]

Buhari visits victims of Abuja bomb blast in Nat’l Hospital

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Presidency Sunday, October 4th, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, visited the Trauma Centre of the National Hospital, Abuja, in order to have first-hand knowledge on how survivors of Friday night’s bomb attacks on Nyanya and Kuje within the Federal capital territory were recuperating. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on (Media & Publicity), Mr. Femi Adesina, quoted […]

Buhari’s Dec deadline to terminate amnesty not feasible – Ex-militants

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Niger Delta Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Vanguard Former Niger Delta militant leaders, have declared that the December 2015 termination deadline set by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the amnesty programme is not feasible. The ex-militant leaders, under the aegis of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, therefore, demanded an extension of the programme. The group made the declaration in Yenagoa, […]

My wife is not dead – Gov. Obiano

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Vanguard By Vincent Ujumadu Awka- Anambra State government on Sunday, reacted yesterday to the rumour making the rounds that the wife of the state governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano was dead. Special Assistant on Media to Governor Obiano, Mr Emeka Ozumba, in a statement in Awka said the governor’s wife is hale and hearty. File […]

Beware of Tithe-Collectors

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Vanguard By Femi Aribisala Don’t allow pastors who don’t understand the ways of God to continue to deceive you. God is no respecter of “tithers.” John says: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.” (1 John 4:18). Therefore, Christians should resist any attempt by anyone to scare them into […]

God will never fail Nigerians – Pastor Adeboye

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, October 4th, 2015

Mowe – Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, on Sunday urged Nigerians to always praise God in spite of the current challenges in the country. Adeboye made the plea at the dedication of Ogun Province 8 Youth Church at Orimerunmu in Mowe. According to him, God who performs special […]

Is the PDP Beyond Redemption? – By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raheem Oluwafunminiyi Saturday, October 3rd, 2015

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | Oct. 4, 2015 – Few years ago, a popular Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart once boastfully claimed that the party was going to rule for 60 years. At the time, it seemed for many as a very genuine and plausible statement, given the fact that the party was […]