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An open letter to Fashola by Ayo Oshewolo

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, January 15th, 2015

AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR RAJI FASHOLA TO RESCUE LAGOS FROM HOODLUMS By Ayo Oshewolo Until recently I have never witnessed such bizarre and stupefying scenes in Lagos like I did when I was in a colleague’s car, driving back from work between Anthony-Oke Bus stop and Oshodi-Oke Bus stop. This was barely some few […]

I’m not in Abia North senatorial race –Kalu

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

By Our Reporter on January 15, 2015 COVER By NDUBUISI ORJI Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has said he is not contesting next month’s senatorial election for Abia North. Kalu stated this in a statement yesterday, in reaction to his listing by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as […]

Politicians shun meeting with police in Bayelsa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

Politicians in Bayelsa State, including candidates in the 2015 elections, on Wednesday shunned a one-day stakeholders’ meeting organised by the state police command. The major political parties and their officials, including members of the Peoples Democratic Party, stayed away from the meeting. Candidates vying for positions in the National Assembly and state House of Assembly […]

Opinion: Baga massacre: Why Nigeria moved on

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On Sunday, an exceptional event occurred in Paris, France. About 60 world leaders, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, had in a show of international solidarity, gathered to mourn the cartoonists, satirists and others […]

Soldiers repel B’Haram attack on Biu, kill 41

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

Nigeria Defence spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade An attempt by Boko Haram to take over Biu, the largest town in the south of troubled Borno State, was on Wednesday repelled by the military, according to military sources and residents. Military sources said the insurgents suffered heavy casualty as many of them who attempted to invade […]

Military takes delivery of attack helicopters

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

The Defence authorities have started taking delivery of some military hardware required for the prosecution of the war against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. Investigation revealed that the military hardware were imported from Russia, Belarus and other Eastern European countries. It was learnt that some of the items were received at the Port […]

US links rising B’Haram attacks to elections

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

The United States government has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government to conduct this year’s general elections despite the fact that the country is facing security challenges. This view was expressed on Tuesday at the US Department of States’ daily briefing in Washington. The US government also said that the recent incessant attacks by […]

Some people think the North is not good for Nigeria – Maitama Sule

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

By Bilesanmi Olalekan Alhaji Maitama Sule, an elder statesman, was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations during the second republic. Before then, as the Minister of Mines and Power in the first republic, the oil portfolio was under his ministry. While at the UN, Sule chaired the committee which sought to end apartheid in the […]

Rufai: Eagles pulled down Enyeama

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

By Jacob Ajom Former Super Eagles captain and first choice goalkeeper Peter Rufai has identified Nigeria’s failure to beat South Africa in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo as biggest set back in Vincent Enyeama’s abortive bid to win the 2014 Glo-CAF African Footballer of the Year Award. In a chat with […]

Beware, criminality has taken a new dimension in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

By Bose Adelaja Imagine yourself driving and suddenly, you get stoned by an underage person and you try to react but somebody appears out of the blues and says to you sarcastically: “Ah, ah, he is a child now! What do you want to do to this little kid? After all, you are a parent.” […]