APGA urges cancellation of voter registration in Abia, Orji reacts
ALL Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Abia State has called for the cancellation of the ongoing voters’ registration by INEC in the state, saying it was fraught with irregularities.
Adebayo becomes Asiwaju of Yorubaland
Another feather of honour has been added to the hat of the former Military Governor of the defunct Western Region, Major General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo (RTD) CFR OFR LL.D as the Igbimo Agba Yoruba(Yoruba Council of Elders) at its recent meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State unanimously conferred the prestigious title of Asiwaju of Yoruba Land on him.
Ekiti: 100 days of the intellectual on the inside
Mixing theory with praxis (the practical) has always been a difficult, perennially daunting proposition. When he is on the outside looking in, the intellectual has well defined targets. In this position he or she is like a football fanatic on the stadium stand criticizing the team coach or the referee. When the same person is landed the manager’s badge or the referee’s whistle it suddenly becomes a whole new ball game.
Make political offices less attractive, lawyer urges
Worried by the spate of political killings and assassinations in the country, a Lagos-based Legal Consultant and Chairman of Nigerian Branch of Ghana’s New Patriotic Party, NPP, Mr. Kofi Atiemo-Gyan, has suggested that political offices should be made less attractive.
Fashola approves construction of N2.8bn Ejigbo-Ajao bridge
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has approved about N 2.8 billion for the construction of the Ejigbo- Ajao Estate Link Bridge in remembrance of the over one thousand victims who lost their lives during the January 27, 2002 bomb blast.
Man on rescue mission falls to death
A 27- year-old man was Wednesday night killed, after he was flung down from the minaret of Ijesha-Tedo central mosque, following a failed attempt to rescue a mother of three that was trapped there.
WHO declares Lagos polio-free
As Lagos State began another round of polio immunisation exercise, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has declared the state polio-free from April 2009 to date.
Aspire Academy targets 2022 World Cup
Head coach of the Aspire soccer academy in Qatar, Ferdinando Scarpello have said that the centre of sports excellence will produce star players who could make Qatar proud during the 2022 World Cup.
Omo-Agege picks Kpokpogri as running mate
CHIEF Ovie Omo-Agege, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Governorship candidate for Delta State in the 2011 Governorship election, has nominated Rear Admiral John Kpokpogri (rtd) as his running mate.
NFF reads riot act to Siasia
Barely two months after Samson Siasia was officially unveiled as the Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, the 43_year old technocrat might be heading for a head_on collision with his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation over alleged huge hangers-on around him.
Cleric launches free medical treatment in Abia
A clergyman, Mr Emma Okoro, of the Christ Ascension Church, Umuahia, has launched a free medical care for residents of Item in Bende Local Government Area of Abia.
