Exclusive breast feeding: Whither Nigeria in the campaign?
The young lady, from the look of things, could be in her early 20s. She sat quietly in the bus, her baby fast asleep on her back. Obviously, it was probably her first child. The bus which was headed for Mile 2 from Oshodi, was full of passengers many of who were on their way home after a hard day’s work. Somewhere along the journey, the sleeping baby was suddenly jolted awake due to the dangerous potholes all over the Oshodi-Apapa expressway. Immediately, the baby let out a loud cry.
Brazil 2014: Ugbade fears for Eagles
Ex-junior International, Nduka Ugbade has expressed fears on the qualification of the Super Eagles from the preliminary group stage for the 2014 World Cup billed for Brazil.
Killings, power tussle over oil in Delta community
SINCE last month, fierce-looking soldiers, with armored personnel carriers, APCs, stationed at strategic locations, have been on the alert at the oil –rich Ekpan community in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, following a dusk to dawn curfew slammed on the community by the state government as a result of the uprising and butchery by rival youth groups, which has claimed at least 16 lives.
Mustapha’s revelations: What Abdulsalami offered Adesanya, by Adebanjo, Okpozo
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, according to an Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, offered money to the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) leaders who visited him just immediately after the demise of General Sani Abacha, the maximum dictator, to whom Major al-Mustapha was the chief security officer, CSO.
Bendel Insurance owe Fuludu N4.6m
Warri Wolves Football Director, Edema Fuludu has revealed that he is being owed N4.6m by the management of Bendel Insurance of Benin which he handled for a season.
‘45 per cent of Nigerian children malnourished’
A paediatrician Ayodele Ojuawo has called on the Federal Government to check the growing rate of malnutrition among children to reduce infant mortality in the country.
‘ACN marginalising Lagos indigenes’
Lagos State Indigene Political Emancipation Forum, an umbrella body for indigenes of Lagos, has called on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to correct what it termed as the political intimidation, oppression and suppression of Lagos indigenes.
Babangida gives Siasia tips on London friendly
Ex- Super Eagles and Ajax winger, Tijani Babangida has said that coach Samson Siasia should use the Ghana match to prepare for the Antananarivo Nations Cup showdown next month.
R-E-A-V-E-A-L-E-D! Amuneke was never Westerhof’s joker in Tunisia ’94 – Fuludu
Nigeria’s second Nations Cup conquest in Tunisia ‘94 had a few home based players who were at their prime but never kicked the ball during the competition. Amongst them is Edema Fuludu who at that time was with Gboko giant, BCC Lions. In this interview with Sunday Vanguard Sports, he recalls his mixed feelings at the tournament, exclusion from Nigeria’s first World Cup in USA ‘94 and emergence into football.
‘Nigeria’s constitution needs overhauling’
The president of the South-east, South-south Professional Association, Mr. Emeka Ugwu-Oju, says the current move to amend some parts of the country’s constitution by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration would not take the country far, pointing out that what is needed is a complete overhauling of the 1999 constitution. Ugwu-Oju however called on the president to propose a constitutional conference that would find support from the generality of Nigerians as a credible alternative for the re-engineering of a malfunctioning nation.
Delta tribunal dismisses applications against pre-hearing session
By Emma Amaize & Bulou Kosin Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, weekend, dismissed two separate applications by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which sought to nullify the pre-hearing session notices issued by it on the grounds that the petitioners, Chief Great Ogboru and Democratic […]
