NGF: Jonathan anti-democratic, ACN says
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said it is a travesty of democracy for President Goodluck Jonathan to recognise Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau State as the ‘Chair’ of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum...
View ArticleDana Crash:Families squabble over compensation
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondentRelatives of the victims of the 3 June 2012 Dana plane crash are fighting over who should collect the $100,000 compensation and this is delaying payment, the Ministry...
View ArticleNew Lekki-Ikoyi bridge excites Lagosians
As the clock ticked past midnight on Friday, the new Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, was opened for use to motorists, with many of them applauding the Babatunde Fashola...
View ArticleSoyinka’s Ake to be turned into a movie
NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBINobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka’s childhood memoir, Ake, The Years of Childhood is to be adapted into a film.A Lagos-based film production outfit, Back Page Production is...
View ArticleSpain smashes Nigerians’ voodoo prostitution ring
. The ladies lured into prostitution are from Benin CitySpanish police said Sunday they had broken up a ring that smuggled in women from Nigeria and forced them into street prostitution by burning them...
View ArticleNiger admits terrorists escape from Niamey Prison
Several “terrorists” were among 22 inmates who escaped a prison in the Niger capital Niamey during unrest in which three guards were killed, the government said Sunday.They included Cheibane Ould Hama...
View ArticleNDLEA, Army raid Lagos dark spot
Simon Ateba/LagosNigeria’s anti-drug trafficking agency and soldiers have carried out a raid on Akala area of Mushin, a notorious neighbourhood in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, and arrested 47 drug...
View ArticleBizwoman Loses $60k To Bureau De Change Agents
Two men who claimed to be Bureau De Change agents, Ali Mohammed, 39 and Abdullahi Ahmed, 48, have been arrested by the police at Zone 2 Command, Onikan Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly...
View ArticleNigerian Cab Driver Shot Dead In Washington DC
A 57-year old Nigerian cab driver Solomon James Okoroh was shot dead around 3 a.m Tuesday in the 2400 block of Ontario Road, Adams Morgan, by two men who tried to rob him while riding in his cab,...
View ArticleACN Accuses PDP, Presidency Of Hijacking Youth Group
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the PDP and the Presidency of hijacking the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), the umbrella group for all voluntary youth bodies in Nigeria, by...
View Article‘We Have Repositioned LUTH For Better Health Care Delivery’
In this interview with TUNDE OGUNDELE and KOLAWOLE ONILEOWO, Professor Akin Osibogun recalls some unprecedented medical feats that etched LUTH on the world map •Professor Akin OsibogunWhat was on...
View ArticleAn Incorruptible Professor
•Prof. Francis Idachaba, Chairman, F. S. Idachaba Foundation for Research and ScholarshipPeople go into the teaching profession for different reasons. For some, it is the lack of a better job; for...
View Article‘A Man That Has Lost Character Has Lost All’
Pastor David Ibiyeomie, Presiding Pastor, Salvation MinistriesHe is a compassionate minister with strong, anointed shoulders to bear the responsibility of shepherding God’s people. The truth is that...
View Article‘Without The Church, Nigeria Would Have Been Forgotten’
Everything about him speaks integrity and today, not only does his lifestyle reflect this virtue, he also preaches it. Prophet Isa El-Buba who believes integrity is not synonymous with money or wealth...
View ArticleDelta Beyond Oil Is Our Goal
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State spoke with representatives of media houses during the capital market committee retreat held in Warri on his efforts to attract foreign investors. The...
View ArticleWhy Governor Uduaghan Made His Development Template Simple
Chike Ogeah, Delta Commissioner for Information, explains how Governor Uduaghan has delivered democracy dividends to Deltans How would you score this government?The truth is that government anywhere in...
View ArticleDelta State Is Building Human Capacity
Professor Hope Eghagha is the Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education. In this interview with ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE, EROMOSELE EBHOMELE and JETHRO IBILEKE, he speaks on the achievements of the...
View ArticleDelta State Is Arts And Culture Headquarters
Richard Mofe-Damijo, Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, tells ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE, EROMOSELE EBHOMOLE and JETHRO IBILEKE why the state is the centre for arts, entertainment and...
View Article2014 W/Cup Qualifier: Nigeria Beats Kenya, Tops Group F
CSKA Moscow striker, Ahmed Musa scored an 81st minute goal to give the Super Eagles of Nigeria a 1-0 victory over Kenya’s Harambee Stars in the 2014 World Cup qualifier at the Kasarani Stadium on...
View ArticleMichael Jackson’s Daughter Attempts Suicide
Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of late pop star Michael Jackson, was rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday after an apparent suicide attempt, her mother, Debbie Rowe, told...
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