There was no helping hand in hell, says Kano bomb blast victim
Ahmad Abubakar Warawa, 58, a victim of the Monday blast in the Sabongari area of Kano, hawked caps within the premises of the park daily. “This is my second home; we are used to the people here and we have everything to be grateful to Allah for, for the patronage we are getting here”, he said before narrating how he survived the attack.
OYERINDE’S MURDER: Our story, by Police
*Why exclusive interviews with suspects can not be published…
We are unable to publish the interviews with the suspects in the murder of Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, aide to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, as earlier publicised because of some legal implications which have since been brought to our attention. And because of the need for balanced, fair and objective reporting, we present extracts from the presentation of the Police to the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions held on 13 February. The presentation was made by Chris Ezike, a deputy commissioner of police, Federal Anti-Robbery Squad, Force CID, Abuja.
Unveiling Udondian’s power of Textile
When Victoria Udondian’s solo exhibition tagged Open Studio event is opened to the public in April at 1b Olabode Street, Ajao Estate, Lagos, viewers will no doubt become captivated with the artist’s commitment to the reclamation of the power of cloth as both an embodiment of beauty, symbol of power and repository of communal history.
I didn’t know ‘Things Fall Apart’ would be published – Achebe
Things Fall Apart is one of the most successful books on the surface of earth and it was China Achebe’s most successful work.In this extract from his latest book, ‘THERE WAS A COUNTRY, the late writer stated that when he was writing the book he did not know whether it would be published or not.
Forget centenary, build ‘Goodluck’ City
In the last one month, I have been far more excited about being a citizen of Nigeria than before. Thanks to President Goodluck Jonathan who is set to organize the building of one model city in the country. According to the President, the new city will be better than Abuja and it will not experience power outages. It is this announcement that has lifted my spirit high.
African airlines on a cliffhanger – Experts
This year’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, MRO, conference ended in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with tales of woes trailing developments in the aviation sector. The parley, which drew experts from all parts of the globe, was unanimous that the aviation sector on the continent was ebbing at a very fast pace, despite the huge potentials that abound for the industry to prosper.
