Unity or hell? Choices for the new year
ON September 15, 1963, during the American civil rights movement, the American terrorist group Ku Klux Klan, which uses twisted Christian language to support its racist ideology, set off a bomb in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where civil rights activists often congregated. The bomb killed four little girls coming out of their Sunday school class and wounded 22 other people.
NSG to host national dialogue in Lagos
National Summit Group, NSG, has announced plans to host a national dialogue to address challenges facing the country. The group also said the summit was aimed at saving the nation from collapse.
Saraki calls for reversal to N65/ltr
Senator Abubakar Saraki, representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to revert the pump price of petrol to N65 per litre, while labour leaders and rights activists halt the nationwide strike to give room for negotiation and avert further deaths.
Group urges labour to end strike, embrace dialogue
Centre for Nationalism and Good Governance, CNGG, has called on the organised labour and civil society groups to end the ongoing mass protest/strike over the fuel subsidy removal and embrace dialogue.
Ogboni chieftain cautions Jonathan
Paramount head of Ogboni Saala Fellowship Worldwide, Oba Olaniyi Ifayemi, has cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan not to betray the support given to him by Nigerians, who voted him into office.
Revert to N65 Senate tells Jonathan
The Senate, yesterday, joined the House of Representatives in asking President Goodluck Jonathan to revert fuel pump price to N65 per litre. In a closed door session, the senators urged the Senate President, Senator David Mark to convey the message of the upper chamber to President Jonathan within 24 hours.
