The universities and suspended strikes
OF the innumerable sms messages this column receives each week in reaction, only a few stands out. The ones that do are not usually the most brilliant or profound.
We’ll shed blood in Maputo, Tunisian players
Tunisian players are talking tough and ready to shed blood when they tackle the Black Mambas of Mozambique November 14 in Maputo. According Carthage Eagles defender, Seif Ghezal, the entire squad have a renewed mentality and that is to win in Maputo.
Borno to set up petroleum engineering c’ttee
NO State Government has proposed to set up a Petroleum Engineering and Technical Training Committee to support Lake Chad Basin Oil Exploration Project.
Customs intercepts N29.3m contraband
Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command (MMAC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted contraband goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N29,222,808.00 in two months, the command’s Area Controller (CAC), Dan Ugo, has said.
Show of shame in Enugu
Who owns Greenfields? Is it true that a top non-African member of FIFA is strongly connected to the company which was awarded the contract to lay the artificial turf at the Enugu Stadium?
Yobe ANPP tasks aspirants on due process
DAMATURU — The ANPP in Yobe State has warned all intending contestants of elective posts to follow due process and abide by the rules and regulations of the party or be ready to face disciplinary measures.
Bode George: Warning signal to politicians, says Primate Olabayo
PRIMATE Theophilus Olabayo of the Evangelical Church of Yahweh has described Monday’s conviction of Chief Bode George, former Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for fraud as a warning signal to political office holders whose purpose in office is to plunder the nation’s treasury.
Handover Kowa Dam to Gombe govt, Speakers tell FG
MAIDUGURI — The forum of 19 Northern Speakers has called on the Federal Government to handover the Dadin Kowa Dam to Gombe State government to boost the power supply in the North-East sub-region.
Physically-challenged protest alleged attack by Opeifa
Physically challenged people under the aegis of Disabled Transportation Scheme in Lagos, yesterday, protested alleged highhandedness suffered by members in the hands of Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, last Friday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.
Benue govt blast defaulting road contractors
State Government has decried the attitude of various contractors handling road projects in the state, warning that it would not hesitate to wield the big stick on contractors who deliberately frustrate government’s infrastructural development efforts.
History haunts Brazil U-17 coach
The past, it is often said, serves as a yardstick for measuring progress in all human endeavours. Brazil’s rubost football history, in all competitions, seems to be the biggest tomentor of that country’s U-17 national team coach, Luiz Nizzo, whose wards suffered a surprise loss to Mexico Tuesday night in Lagos. The loss now puts the little Samba Boys in a precarious situation, having garnered only three points from two matches.
