Unviableness of opposition parties in AU member states
THERE is much to be learnt from the Nigeria’s decolonisation politics on the issue of opposition parties in electoral and governance politics in Africa. Once the option of revolutionary opposition to the British colonial regime was precluded by Nigerian frontline anti-colonial parties, and agitation for self-rule was premised on constitutional reform of the colonial governments in the provinces of the British Empire, decolonisation as a process became progressive pressure for inclusion of nationalist parties in the running of the colonial government.
Delta guber: Orogun endorses Omo-Agege
The people of Orogun Kingdom in Delta State, led by the monarch, His Royal Majesty Eferesome, Otagba 1, the Okpara-Uku of Orogun, have endorsed the governorship aspiration of Chief Ovie Omo-Agege.
Look inwards for your son’s killers, Okirighwre community told
SAPELE Itsekiri Community Youth Association, SICYA, has charged Okpe leaders in Okirighwre community to look inward for the killer of one of their sons and leave an Itsekiri youth leader, Mr. Michael Diden alone in the unfortunate matter.
Taiwo: Lagerback didn’t know the players
Taye Taiwo says Nigeria failed at the World Cup because new coach Lars Lagerback did not know the players enough.
Nigeria were eliminated in the group stages with just one point from three games.
Compel oil firms to employ graduates, Rivers, Bayelsa govs urged
The United Rivers and Bayelsa States Indigenes Association, URBSIAL, Lagos chapter, has called on the Governors of Rivers and Bayelsa States to enact laws that would compel oil prospecting companies operating in the states to make definite commitment for the employment of graduate indigenes.
Sylva seeks divine support for devt
Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, weekend sought divine assistance for the implementation of various policies of his administration as well as completion of the ongoing developmental projects in the state.
N1.3bn fraud: Lulu, Ogunjobi, others still in Kuje prison
Hope of the four embattled ex_helmsmen of the Nigeria Football Federation, Sani Lulu Abdullahi, Amanze Uchegbulam, Taiwo Ogunjobi and Bolaji Ojo_Oba, to end their sojourn in Kuje prisons, was yesterday dashed by Justice David Okorowo of a federal high court sitting in Abuja.
Mental health takes centerstage in Lagos
MANAGEMENT of common mental illnesses recently came into limelight in Lagos and environs as part of ongoing efforts towards ensuring access to affordable and effective mental care services at the grassroots, as healtcare personnel drawn from all LGAs in Lagos State recently benefitted from a skills-building training workshop on the subject matter.
We couldn’t recover after Mazembe defeat , Okeahialam
Chairman of Heartland Football Club of Owerri, Ignatius Okeahialam has thrown more light on why the club could not meet a lot of expectations in the 2010 football season and its subsequent elimination from the 2010 CAF Champions League.
Global Forum to improve access of developing countries to medical devices, says WHO
No fewer than 350 leading health experts from over 100 countries last week met during the World Health Organization (WHO) forum in Bangkok, Thailand to review new evidence with a view to coming up with ways to improve developing country access to life-saving medical devices.
NSC bans Emedolu
Former world junior athletics champion and member of the national team to many a major championships including the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Uche Emedolu has been banned by the National Sports Commission.
