World Cup Qualifer: Nigeria silence boastful Malawi in Calabar

    Olumide Nigeria earned passage into the final round of CAF qualification for World Cup 2014 with a 2-0 victory over Malawi in Calabar on Saturday. The Super Eagles were helped by goals from returnee striker Emmanuel Emenika and a penalty from attacker Victor Moses. The game began on a very competitive note with […]

Igbo hater, Fani Kayode, admits lying about having sex with Ojukwu’s widow, Bianca, withdraws claim

    A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has withdrawn the statement credited to him that he had an intimate relationship with the wife of the late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu. Fani-Kayode, also a former Minister of Culture, in a statement by his lawyer, Mr. […]

FG approves five-year jail term for exam cheats ( How many years for embezzlers?)

The Federal Executive Council has approved the amendment to an Act of the West African Examinations Council, part of which will make culprits of examination malpractice to be liable to five-year jail term or N200,000 fine or both. The Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyat Rufai, announced this in Abuja on Wednesday while briefing State House […]

Ngige wins Anambra APC primaries

  BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA- RESULT of the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, conducted in all the 326 wards in Anambra State Monday for the selection of the party’s candidate for the November 16 election has been announced. Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige Senator Chris Ngige scored 53255 votes to defeat Chief Godwin […]

Ese Walter & Pastor Fatoyinbo Sex Scandal:Between Schadenfreude & Fair Opinion – By Philip Amiola

    By Philip Amiola | Lagos, Nigeria | Sept. 1, 2013 -I have taken a break from mass media for a while to take care of some personal projects. However, I have been so harangued by the sex scandal involving Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and Ese Walter that I think I should offer a word […]

Atiku, 6 govs form own PDP •Appoint Baraje chairman, Oyinlola secretary •We’ll resist gang-up, Tukur vows

The special convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held on Saturday in Abuja has split the party into two factions, with the new one, under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, emerging. Former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, emerged as the new faction’s national secretary. The national chairman of the party, Alhaji […]

We can get to where other nations are if we do things rightly – Jonathan

By Ben Agande, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday in Abuja that African nations must learn to manage their resources better if they wished to overcome poverty and underdevelopment.Speaking at an audience with Pastor Chuck Pierce of Global Spheres International Church, President Jonathan said that in spite of current challenges, he was confident that African […]

IG orders tight security as PDP convention holds

By KINGSLEY OMONOBI, HENRY UMORU & JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU ALL is set for tomorrow’s Special Convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday, assured Nigerians and participants that Police would provide water-tight security for the exercise holding at the Eagle Square, Central Area, Abuja. The Professor Jerry Gana-led convention […]

Ex Kaduna Gov., Makarfi, tells old politicians to quit

  Senator Ahmed Makarfi A former Governor of Kaduna State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed  Makarfi, has urged  old politicians to quit  the political stage for the younger generation. Makarfi  said  a situation whereby  the older generation clung  on  to power stifled the country’s growth. The former governor spoke at a dinner […]

Enugu airport set for International operations

…as S’easterners air their views on official launch From PETRUS OBI, Enugu All is now set for the official launch of the first commercial international flight at the newly upgraded Dr. Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, scheduled for Saturday August 24. As expected the arrival and departure halls are ready just as the screening check […]

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