The South Africans are an ungrateful lot. After all Nigeria did for them during the struggle against apartheid, white minority rule and the relentless tyranny of the Boers they have done nothing but treat us with disrespect, disdain and contempt.
The gun-totting bandit was just some four metres from the big man. Pointing his gun at him, he barked, “bring out your money everybody” – he was actually talking to other car owners and passengers who had been abruptly forced to a screeching halt. There was pandemonium.
For residents of Ejigbo, a Lagos suburb , particularly those residing around the foot bridge which links the area with Ajao estate, Monday, February 27, 2012 will remain unforgettable as it marked the beginning of a new dawn, following the destruction of the agelong foot bridge.
President Goodluck Jonathan had in line with section 171(1) C, sub-section 4 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, submitted to the Senate for approval eighty-eight ambassadorial nominees. The letter written to Senate President David Mark contained the list of thirty-two non-career and fifty-six as career ambassadorial nominees.
The Nigerian Army has introduced a new and innovative means of standardising training regimes for its personal with the recent commissioning of a locally-built automatic static and moving target display machine by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika.
It is well known that Jos and Plateau State in general have been in the news for the wrong reasons for some years now. The unending crisis in the state changed the appellation of a “Home of Peace and Tourism” to “Home of Violence and Turmoil” and several variants as suits the fancy of different people. It was such that only stories of killings and violence made headlines on the news media and the protracted nature of the crisis which spanned about 10 years lent credence to the perception.
I can go back to fight a war to keep this country together even at 71…..so people are saying that should anything happen to President Jonathan, forget about Nigeria and so on. I know those who are saying this. Yes, they are supporters of the President. But I know the President is a sensible person so don’t waste your time saying that the world would come to an end if something happens to your son.
By LUKA BINNIYAT
Last Monday, at a Press Conference, chieftains of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, gave a rather curious stands on the position of the North, vis-a-vis the malignant group, Boko Haram, now the curse of the region.
Instead of condemning the irrational campaign of blood shed and mindless destruction of assets all in [...]
There is no gainsaying that the state of infrastructure in the country is nothing to write home about. From hospitals to airports, most of the nation’s critical infrastructure are begging for urgent attention and possible rehabilitation.
Assuming the federal government charily read all the premonitory signs that the expired year held in its crystal ball, it may have probably opted for a ‘crisis-free subsidy removal’ in year 2012!
But for the absurdity of the idea, Boko Haram was it. And that would have meant the celebration of evil.
However, the decision to place THE SCOURGE OF BOKO HARAM as the first runner up in this year’s issue/man of the year chosen by Vanguard came with its own haram.
There is more than meets the eye in the sacking of the governing boards of federal universities.WHY did the Federal Government, on October 20, 2011, disband the governing board of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Ugbomro, Effurun, Delta State, as well as those of other Federal Government –owned universities…
That was Mr. Ibru. He kept his word. He promoted me three times within a year; whenever there was a problem, he stood by me.
A newspaper house is a hotbed of intrigues, journalists being very egoistic professionals, and those in the support services, even worse, with every little man in the corridor, an ambitious tale-bearer, within and outside the organization.
I have just read with rude shock and the unbelievable news of the death of Mr. George Onah, of the Vanguard Newspapers and my former detainee buddy at the Directorate of Military Intelligence Apapa, Lagos in 1997.
News
- The Stock Exchange mess
- Islamists flee as AU, Somali troops seize rebel stronghold
- Nnaji admits “gross deficit” in electricity, promise better days
- FG to conduct survey on energy requirement
- Father of quadruplets gets employment
- South Africa to buy crude from Nigeria – Motlanthe
- Experts call for one world government

