Yar’Adua is still in charge —Kalu
By Wole Mosadomi Minna — Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has said as long as President Umaru Yar’Adua is still alive, he is the President and so there is no vacuum for anybody to fill for now. Answering questions from journalists in Minna, Niger State yesterday, the former governor said Nigerians should […]
Spirit Of Keshi
STEPHEN Okechukwu Keshi requires little introduction. I suppose the authorities of Nigerian football need to know him, if they were serious about the things they should do. If not for few hitches that attended his efforts in Togo, he would have taken Togo to the 2006 World Cup as the coach. He qualified Togo for the World Cup then the troubles followed.
Civil War – 40 Years After
FORTY years today the Nigerian Civil War that set Biafra, against the rest of Nigeria, ended when Col Philip Effiong surrendered to then Col Olusegun Obasanjo. It ended a 30-month hostility that claimed millions of lives.
Mimiko’s wife to focus on cancer, women healthcare
WIFE of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Olukemi Mimiko yesterday unfolded her pet project which would focus on breast, cervical cancer and women health care.
D-o-l-l-a-r-d E-a-g-l-e-s!
By Tony Ubani, Editor THE calls came in torrents! Not even when the Eagles were leading did Nigerians have faith that they would maintain the lead. At a stage, Onochie Anibeze, our Group Sports Editor told me to put off my cell phone to allow them concentrate on the match. But Nigerians did not give […]
Fuel : Refineries begin operation Jan 31
By Yemie Adeoye & Daniel Alfred LAGOS—Following the acute petrol scarcity currently rocking the nation, the Federal Government has promised that all refineries in the country would be at optimal performance by the end of this month. This was disclosed by the Group Executive Director, Refinery and Petrochemicals, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr […]
Yoruba canvass for unity
YORUBA leaders have resolved to form a non-partisan organisation “Yoruba Legacy Forum†to cater for the interest of the Yoruba nation
India’s $1.5trn to boost ECOWAS infrastructure
The Indian Government is to invest $1.5 trillion to develop infrastructure in the West African sub-region in the next 10 years just as Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan appealed to Indian entrepreneurs to take advantage of the restructuring effort of the Federal Government by investing in the Niger Delta region.
Drogba and Essien: Who blinks first?
Palpable tension and uncertainty have enveloped the Ivory Coast camp, after pulling a surprise goalless draw with less-fancied Burkina Faso in their opening group match played Monday, in Cabinda.
Senate renames Women Centre after Maryam Babangida
The Senate, yesterday, resolved that the National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, Abuja, be named after the late former First Lady, Mrs. Maryam Babangida, in memory of her contributions to womanhood.
The resolution was sequel to the consideration of a motion on her death, moved by Senator Zaynab Kure (PDP, Niger South) and 29 others.
Gunmen kidnap Federal Assistant Director in Abuja
AN Assistant Director with the Federal Ministry of National Planning, Chief Oluwole Adelana, was on Sunday night abducted by gunmen in the Garki Area 1 of Abuja.
