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Opinion: President Buhari and his anti-corruption crusade

Posted by admin Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Sunday, August 30th, 2015

By Shaibu Stephen Ojate One thing that has retarded Nigeria’s growth in the area of technology, economic and social advancement in the country is corruption. Corruption which implies doing things in unusual and abnormal ways have denied Nigerians of many golden opportunities in the time past. We have seen corruption in many places. With high […]

Ibru University announces 2015 Scholarship scheme for Undergraduates.

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Headlines Sunday, August 30th, 2015

MCIU announces 2015 Scholarship scheme for Undergraduates. The Delta State based, Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU) has announced a scholarship scheme for aspiring students wishing to obtain undergraduate qualifications in itsFaculty of Management and Social Sciences and that of Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciencesin the academic year 2015 / 2016. A statement by […]

Why Governors, Including Oshiomhole, are Bullying Okonjo Iweala – By Olusola Daniel

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists, Olusola Daniel Sunday, August 30th, 2015

By Olusola Daniel Lagos, Nigeria | August 30, 2015 – Apart from the menace of terrorism and insecurity occasioned by Boko Haram in the northeast, one major problem that has been the bane of Nigeria’s progress is corruption. Over the past few decades, corruption has eaten deep into the very fabric of our nation such […]

The Semantics of First Ladyship in Nigeria – By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye Sunday, August 30th, 2015

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | August 30, 2015 – When I saw the headline in a national newspaper last weekend indicating that the federal government had “abolished the office of First Lady,” I hastened to read the report thinking that President Muhammadu Buhari has finally gratified the wishes of many Nigerians by terminating […]

The Antidote to a Legitimized Armed Robbery – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Senate, Tochukwu Ezukanma Sunday, August 30th, 2015

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | August 30, 2015 – The governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, once defined armed robbery as “small work with big pay.” Armed robbers, in their laziness, lounge around as others toil for a living, and then, they emanate from their shadowy hideouts and criminal dens to rob and […]

Opinion: Nigeria cannot survive without the Igbos

Posted by admin Headlines, South-East Saturday, August 29th, 2015

Nigeria cannot survive without the Igbos By Femi Aribisala AMONG the different ethnic groups in Nigeria, the Igbo are without a doubt, one of the most remarkab…le. So remarkable, indeed, that some have even traced their ancestry to biblical Israel, as the far-flung descendants of Jacob, the Jewish patriarch. Gad, Jacob’s seventh son, […]

Orubebe is a disgrace, afraid of probe – Oshiomhole

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News, Top Stories Friday, August 28th, 2015

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says former Minister of the Niger Delta, Mr Godsday Orubebe is afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned probe of several billions of naira squandered on the East-West road and on the Amnesty programme under his watch as Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, adding that this is the basis […]

Yemi Alade escapes death In London

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines Friday, August 28th, 2015

By Abiola Peters Nigerian afro-pop singer, Yemi Alade narrowly escapes death in London in the early hours of Friday. The MAMA award winner and Jonny crooner who was in Wembley to thrill fans today, took to her instagram in the early hours of today to announced to her fans about a fire she and her […]

PDP govs mourn Nigerian ambassador to U.S., Prof. Adefuye

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, August 28th, 2015

By Henry Umoru ABUJA – GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have described the death of Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Amb. Adebowale Adefuye as a rude shock which has left a vacuum in the nation’s diplomatic corps. The Governors under the aegis, PDP Governors’ Forum, also expressed their […]

IGP redeploys Mbu, 18 AIGs, 49 CPs

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Friday, August 28th, 2015

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has approved the redeployment of 19 Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and 49 Commissioners of Police. This is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Abayomi Shogunle on Friday in Abuja. Among those redeployed are AIG Joseph Mbu, who was posted as […]