THE mass killings of Christian faithful on Christmas day of all days when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, the symbol of Christiandom in the name of religious advocacy by the Boko Haram group is not only an action that must be condemned by all peace loving people, who value human life and civilized conduct but constitute a major threat to peaceful co-existence of people of different religious callings in Nigeria.
IT is likely that until about three months ago one had not heard the name Wael Ghonim. Ghonim was Head of the marketing division of Google in the Middle East and North Africa based in Dubai. But it was not as a Google executive that the Egyptian made name for himself and became world-famous.
Folio Communications, owner of Daily Times Company, has faulted Senate’s recommendations asking Federal Government to revoke its acquisition of the newspaper.
There is a consensus here among the coaching crew that the home-based Super Eagles can defeat Rwanda , in their backyard if they continue with the manner of training they have been going through and also with a decent attitude to the games.
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, is making plans to specially recognize one of Nigeria’s best and most innovative telecommunication company, Etisalat, with a letter of recommendation and a plaque of recognition from the commission in 2012.
THE Recent restoration of almost all the primary schools in Anambra State to the churches, their rightful owners, is bound to restore sound educational system, marked by enviable moral standards.
HE encountered a life-changing experience several years ago, when he walked into the children’s ward of the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan. Prior to that singular experience, 77-year-old Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, foremost banker, lawyer and philanthropist, had no inkling just how challenging the nation’s child survival statistics were.
The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. – Section 14 (2b) of the 1999 Constitution
Former Olympic 400m champion and renowned coach, Lee Evans is battling to stay alive as he is due to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor in San Jose, USA.
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has re-stated its opposition to the plan by the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy, saying the pains that the action will inflict on Nigerians, who are already reeling from the effects of bad governance, will far outstrip whatever ‘gains’ will accrue therefrom.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that acts of violence that are being unleashed in parts of the country can lead to retaliatory actions in which more innocent people will suffer.
The National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has condemned in its entirety, Christmas day bombings in some northern parts of the country.
The Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Awwal Ibrahim, on Tuesday called for the restoration of cultural values in Nigeria as part of measures to check incessant bomb attacks around the country.
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