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Opinion: Things are gradually falling apart in Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, October 8th, 2012

Yet another sad news with the reported massacre of over 20 innocent students at the Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa State. These are indeed troubling times for Nigeria. We have not trod this path before. There is a palpable sense of anxiety, if not fear over where the country is heading. Terrorism, kidnappings, armed robbery, […]

Soldiers go haywire …kill 30, burn 50 houses in Maiduguri to avenge army officer’s death (A lawless country)

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Monday, October 8th, 2012

New Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim | credits: nanngronline.com OPERATIVES of the Joint Task Force, made up of soldiers, on Monday went haywire in Maiduguri, Borno State, and killed 30 persons in reprisal for the attack on their patrol vehicle in the town. Most of the victims, The PUNCH learnt, were civilians. […]

Outraged Nigerians launch campaign to identify students’ killers

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Monday, October 8th, 2012

Nigerians outraged by the lynching of four University of Port Harcourt undergraduates in Aluu, Rivers State, have launched an online campaign to have the killers identified and punished. Although it was learnt that the community has been deserted following the arrest of the village head, Alhaji Hassan Walewa, and 13 others by the police, users […]

NDLEA arrests 33 illicit drug dealers in A’Ibom

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News Monday, October 8th, 2012

The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, Akwa Ibom State Command, has arrested 33 persons for allegedly possessing illicit drugs. The suspects comprise 29 men and four women. It was learnt that the suspects were arrested at different times in September by the agency’s operatives. The state commander of the NDLEA, Mrs. Ruth Obi, who […]

Youth sack Kalu’s meeting in Enugu

Posted by admin Abia, Enugu, Headlines, State News Monday, October 8th, 2012

Some youths on Saturday in Enugu, Enugu State sacked a political meeting that was to be addressed by the former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu. The PUNCH learnt that Kalu had planned to use the platform to address some Igbo youths and women leaders on his plans for 2015 general elections. Justifying the […]

‘Kwankwaso’s comment on extra state in S’East laughable’

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, South-East, State News Monday, October 8th, 2012

The World Igbo Youth Council on Sunday berated the Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his comment that the South-East zone does not deserve an extra state. The WIYC said Kwankwaso’s comment was against the principles of the 2005 National Confab where Nigerians agreed to the creation of an additional state for the South-East. The […]

Flying Eagles beat S/Africa, qualify for 2013 AYC

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, October 8th, 2012

Nigeria have qualified for the 19th African Youth Championship to be hosted in Algeria next year following the Flying Eagles 3-1 victory over Amajita of South Africa in Ilorin, Kwara State on Sunday. Nigeria, the defending champions and six-time winners of the tournament, picked the ticket to Algeria 4-2 on aggregate. The Flying Eagles took […]

Opinion: China in Africa: Africans, beware!

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, October 8th, 2012

The PUNCH editorial of Thursday, September 27, 2012 is the motivation for sending this previously written article for publication in the same newspaper. The editorial details how there is little to show for the billions of dollars in contracts which have been awarded to a Chinese firm for the rehabilitation and construction of several rail […]

Awo replies Achebe from the grave

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, October 8th, 2012

Although Chief Obafemi Awolowo is not alive to respond to allegations levelled against him by renown novelist, Chinua Achebe, an interview he granted during a town hall meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun State in 1983 could as well pass for a defence. Fielding questions from members of a panel and the audience, Awolowo explained his policies […]

Attack on Awo: Babatope takes on Achebe

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, October 6th, 2012

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Literary giant Chinua Achebe’s depiction of Chief Obafemi Awolowo as a man driven by an overriding ambition for power at the expense of Ibos was Friday described as nonsensical and a twist of facts. In a rebuttal of Achebe’s representation of Awolowo in a new book, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a […]