Army ready to defend unity of Nigeria – Ihejirika
CHIEF of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has warned politicians harbouring the idea of dismembering the country to discard such ideas as the Nigerian Army was prepared to pay the supreme price in defence of the unity of the country.
Ekweremadu debunks report of feud with Chime
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has refuted insinuations of a clash between him and Governor Sullivan Chime over control of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State.
A rare opportunity
MARIA Cecilia Toledo de Schmillen, the glamorous opera singer wife of a former German Ambassador to Nigeria, established AMEMUSO (the Abuja Metropolitan Music Society) and AMEMUSITO (a subsidiary for youngsters) while she and her husband, Joachim, were based in the Federal Capital.
Rare strain of AIDS virus moves beyond Cameroon – doctors
A very rare strain of AIDS virus previously found only among a few people in Cameroon has most probably spread outside the West African country, according to a case reported by The Lancet on Friday.
Police impound over 2,000 motorbikes in Enugu
ENUGU – NO fewer than 2,000 commercial motorbikes, popularly called Okada, have so far been impounded by the police in Enugu.
CPC flays FG’s plan for new drivers’ licence, number plates
Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has flayed the proposal by Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, to introduce new number plates and drivers’ licences as an unconstitutional move aimed at generating revenue for the government at the expense of suffering Nigerians.
