EVEN as former Biafran leader and leader of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, joined the list of Nigerians who have died of stroke-related problems, indications are that the development may not be as strange as expected.
Anybody who was present at the Aburi meeting or has read the minutes, the communiqués, statements, and verbatim reports would be surprised that a person who calls himself a head of state could so deliberately mislead accredited representatives of foreign governments by saying that the implementation of each item of the conclusions required prior detailed examination by the administrative and professional experts in the various fields.
During the turbulent last days of Shaibu Amodu as the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles last year, Nigerians cried out that the team were wobbly in their play and may not withstand tough teams even if they eventually qualify for both the African Nations Cup in Angola and World Cup in South Africa.
The Institute of Planning Nigeria (IPN) is critical about the relegation of planning to the background, which the institute’s president, Dr McCarthy Ijiebo, says is responsible for the underdevelopment of Nigeria.
For quite some time now, the political leadership of the Binis has found itself in a quagmire as regards the ability of the people to paddle in one direction in the politics of the state.
Delta State can chart its way to greatness through agricultural revolution, says Dr Charles Okiti, a former minority leader in Sapele LGA but now running to become the council chairman on the platform of the PDP.
The name, Augustus Onwuemezie-Ikenwe would not really ring a bell in the ears of most football followers today but would not be forgotten easily as a skillful player in his days. The former Julius Berger and BCC Lions of Gboko was amongst those that missed the Saudi ’89 World Youth in which Nigeria came second.
How the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, aka Moor Plantation, at 90, continues to help the nation overcome its agricultural challenges, according to the provost, Dr Foluke Oluwatoyinbo
Apex Nigeria’s Gas company, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG the sponsors of the $100,000 literature and Science prizes, last week went a step further in its commitment to encouraging creativity and writing among Nigerian youths. This, the company demonstrated in the Bonny Island of River State, where it organized a reading programme around the theme; Meet the Authour.
After much effort to break into the entertainment world, Sunday Akor popularly known as Supa Sunny is set to launch his first album titled ‘I be Naija Police’
A motivational speaker, Mrs.Amina Dikedi-Ajakaiye is a Nigerian who has carved a niche for herself on the global scene. She is an international coordinator of Creators of Peace, a programme designed for women, and Harambee Africa, a leadership training programme for young people across the African continent.
ALTHOUGH slave trade was abolished decades ago, from indications, the practice seems to remain with us. Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery that involves displacing a person for the purpose of exploitation. This modern day slavery comes in many guises such as forced prostitution, forced labour, child labour, among others.
Several days after a friend and her daughter returned to the country from their vacation in Asia and in Europe, the latter was going to travel to the United States of America.
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) wants the Federal Government to invest massively in infrastructure development in order to create an enabling environment for its economic transformation agenda to succeed.
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