Akpabio, Fashola, Garba identify problems with Nigeria
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS—GOVERNORS of Akwa Ibom and Lagos states, Chief Godswill Akpabio and Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, called for strengthening of the nation’s democratic structures, arguing that such move will assist in resolving the current political problems facing the nation. Also, National President of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Malam Mohammed […]
Apron strings of violence
My attention in the last fortnight has not been on the ministerial list or the passage of the 2010 Budget. As important as these and other national matters may seem, I was more preoccupied with the whirlwind of violence that is sweeping the country and threatening its very existence.
The coming acid rain
LAST week, my wife and I received text messages warning us of the possibility of acid rain in Abuja, Nigeria. The message was said to have originated from NASA in the United States, thus lending it the required weight and authority.
Warnings over River Niger Bridge
FROM the Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Boniface Egboka, came yet another warning that the Niger Bridge at Onitsha/Asaba, is on the verge of collapse.
Graft: Ladoja loses bid to stop trial
Former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Rasheed Ladoja has lost his bid to stop his trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
At last, Igboland bids bye to Ogbunigwe, others
The 30-month old Nigeria/Biafra war ended on January 1970, with thousands of people dying on both sides of the internecine conflict. But 40 years after the war ended, death continued to stalk the land and indeed several individuals lost their lives simply because they ignorantly and innocently handled or came in contact with explosives and other weapons of mass destruction left uncleared and unexploded in South East communities since the end of the war.
