ON Monday, May 3rd 2010 , the world celebrated this year’s World Press Freedom Day. The Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, declared that the focus of the celebrations was the public’s right to be informed. At the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy, a seminar was, as usual, staged to mark the day.

Former Minister of Defence, General Godwin Abbe (rtd), on Thursday described the late President Umaru Yar’Adua “as a patriotic Nigerian.”

WORLD leaders, notable Nigerians and the masses, yesterday, bid late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, a final farewell as he was interred in his family compound in Katsina, capital of Katsina State.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday condoled with the Government and People of Nigeria over the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua.

Former sports minister, Musa Mohammed, once got in touch to clear the air on an issue I had raised concerning the bad blood between the Nigeria Football Association and his ministry.

Hajia Turai Yar’Adua was one First Lady that was seen but hardly heard. Yet, she was perceived to be very influential in government and over her husband, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua.

THE use of powerful explosives such as dynamite in settling political scores first reared its head in Bayelsa in 2001 when the state assembly complex was blown up by unknown persons in the wake of the power tussle between the then speaker and now senator and the erstwhile governor of the state.

The Federal Republic of Germany and the government of United Kingdom have sympathized with the government and people of Nigeria over the demise of President Umar Musa Yaradua after a protracted illness.

WITH months turning into weeks and countries naming their provisional squads for the World Cup, Nigeria’s former World Cup star, Victor Ikpeba, has criticised the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, for allowing Lars Lagerback too much time to roam around the world without much to show.

In 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first international human rights instrument to proclaim that “everyone has the right to life”, only 7 countries had abolished the death penalty. The Declaration proclaims a “right to life” in an absolute fashion, any limitations being only implicit.

As the World Cup zeroes in, it is clear that the Eagles are in for a tough time with their opponents, Argentina, Greece and Korea Republic. With a large army of 44, Swede’s Lars Lagerback is yet to see the players play together to be able to separate the boys from the men.

The macro-economic goals any government seeks to achieve are full employment of human and material resources, price stability, economic growth, balance of payment position and stable exchange rate.

OB of Denmark striker, Peter Utaka said that he is ready for the contest of wins the heart of Eagles’ coach, Lars Lagerback when the 44 invited players hit camp to fight who makes the final 22 list of Eagles for the 2010 World Cup starting June in South Africa.

On February 25 2010, the then Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Senator Bello Jibrin Gada issued a letter suspending from office, the Board of Governors and the General Manager of the National Theatre, Alhaji Kabir Yusuf over allegation of serious in-fighting going on among the Management team which has led to poor service delivery and dwindling revenue generation at the National Theatre. An Administrative Panel of Enquiry was therefore set up to probe the management crises.

The Emir Cup, Qatar ’s version of the FA Cup, reaches its climax with the semi-final round of matches this week. Record winners of the annual competition, Al Sadd (13-times), will face Al Rayyan today whilst Doha-based Qatar SC contends with Umm Salal on Saturday, May 8, both in Doha. Incidentally, all four teams have […]