Obama’s visit to Ghana signals the shifts in Nigeria-America relationship
By Obi Nwakanma DOES America’s President Barrack H. Obama’s choice of Ghana as his first port of call to sub-Sahara Africa really matter in determining the new directions of America’s foreign policy on Africa in the coming era? Diplomatic sources on the Nigerian end seriously think so.
Power show! Police Inspector tortured, detained for alleged threat to Chris Uba’s life
By Emma Nnadozie & Tony Edike A Mobile Police Inspector, Nicholas Ossai attached to the security team of a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Chief Chris Uba may soon be demoted following allegations of corking gun at the politician. Reliable police sources debunked the allegation saying that he was being punished […]
At Soyinka’s birthday, sad song from new writers
It was a two-week of intense activities as Nigerian artists, writers and political activists, including, governors trooped out to honour the Nobel Prize laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.
Calm Down, Okah tells Mend, *Rivers, Bayelsa states insist on JTF
LEADER of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah who was released from 23 –month detention, Monday, has directed the militant group to calm down on its tough stance that the Federal Government should pull out the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta from Gbaramatu communities in Delta State before the group would dialogue with the government.
Robbers unleash mayhem in Nsukka, Awka
IT was like a war situation in Nsukka, the host community of the University of Nigeria, yesterday, when a dare-devil gang of armed robbers attacked four commercial banks, bombed the Nsukka Urban Police Division and shot dead the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Joe Ejitaga.
Policeman kills colleague over torchlight
Tragedy struck in Yola Thursday when a Police constable, Usman Musa was killed by his colleague (name withheld) during a scuffle over torchlight.
