By Mike Anachuna
“I shall fight crime with jobsâ€Â  – Governor Obi’s 2003 Campaign promise.
THE ‘multiple award winning’ Governor of Anambra State it must be admitted, ran one of the best campaigns in this country before the 2003 elections which he won fair and square. He presented a social contract to the people. He [...]
ABUJA — PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua, yesterday, proclaimed an unconditional amnesty to all Niger Delta militants in the creeks as well as those facing prosecution in the law courts, including Henry Okah, standing a secret trial on a 62-count charge of treason, terrorism, illegal possession of firearms and arms trafficking and Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and other militant leaders declared wanted by the Niger Delta security unit, Joint Task Force (JTF).
By Godfrey Bivbere
Motorists and commuters plying Apapa-Oshodi expressway have been subjected to harrowing experience in the last three days due to bad roads, coupled with the rains which have made the roads unmotorable.
The Lagos State Infrastructural Maintenance & Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) has called on owners of old masts in the state to remove them with immediate effect.
A FEW months ago the Federal Government muted the idea of amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta with a view to ending the rumble in the creeks, which has massively affected oil export and exploration, crashing the nation’s revenue to its ebb. As it was expected, the amnesty announcement was greeted with mixed reactions. While some Nigerians hailed President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for the magnanimity others called for the prosecution of the militants for their past sins.
By Ehi Akhigbemudu
DESPITE the economic meltdown, the dwindling oil resources due to a lull in the global oil market and the ongoing genocide in the Niger Delta region, the comrade governor of Edo State Adams Oshiomhole still derives joy in junketing around Nigeria in chartered flights.
THE proposal of a whopping N50 billion by the Presidential Panel on Amnesty and Disarmament of Militants in the Niger Delta to make peace in the region has polarized the Nigerian legal community into two opposing camps.
WE cannot overlook certain things, even if the Eagles now look super after a massive draw against Tunisia. One is the rash decision to pay the team a full bonus for a draw. What will the players get for a win?
HAIRMAN of Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi has doused the fears of many soccer fans over the qualification ticket of the Eagles for the 2010 World Cup.
SUCH expensive display of patriotism of chartering an aircraft to honour national assignment is rare in Nigeria and with Nigerian millionaire footballers.
By Samuel Oyadongha
Yenagoa — The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has called on visiting Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, to visit the Niger Delta to appreciate the suffering of the people.
Describing the bilateral agreement signed between Russia and Nigeria in the area of oil exploration as worthless in the face [...]
After thinking deeply and weighing Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the first World Cup to be staged in Africa, coach Amodu Shuaibu heaved a sigh of relief and enthused, “we can’t make mistakes again.â€
The ancient commercial city of Kano on Thursday witnessed an historic event, as officials of the MTN reaffirmed the company’s commitment for polo, with the presentation of N20 million sponsorship cheque ahead of this year’s MTN Kano International Polo Tournament.
The next leg of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) monthly classic after its resuscitation in Makurdi last month begins today, June 26, at the University of Lagos Sports Complex, Akoka.
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