Deji’s death: APC, Boroffice condoles with Ondo people
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ondo State has commiserated with the family of late Oba Adebiyi Adesida, Afunbiowo II, the Deji of Akure land, people of Akure kingdom and the people of Ondo State over his death.
APC in a statement said the Deji's death came as a shock to the nation at a time when the struggle for the enthronement of true democracy in Yoruba land and Nigeria had reached a crescendo.
Keshi invites Iheanacho, Alampas, Awoniyi for CHAN
Stephen Keshi, the Super Eagles Head Coach, on Thursday invited 30 players to camp in preparation for the Championship of African Nations (CHAN).
National Youth Games: Anambra hits Abuja with 150 contingents
– No fewer than 150 athletes from Anambra will feature in the maiden National Youth Games (NYG) scheduled to begin on Dec. 6 in Abuja
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Lagos Cougars tops trending movies
This week, the focus is more on films still to make the cinemas. Movie like ‘Silence’ is probably in Day 8 of its production but indications have shown it may be released by the end of the year.
Okorodudu resumes as national coach
A once celebrated boxer, Jerry Okorodudu, has resumed duty as a national coach after reinstatement by the National Sports Commission (NSC).
This politics of confrontation
OPPOSITION politics can be alluring if played without bitterness. One thing that cannot be easily taken away from EdoState is that she has a large stock of refined opposition politicians.
Nigeria’s second civil war?
A NEW debate has broken out as to whether the Boko Haram insurgency has assumed the status of a civil war. Way back in April 2012, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, had described it as “more dreadful than a civil war”.
Abuja: A city with many fakes
WHEN the military in the 1970s created Abuja, they wanted a city that will represent the new Nigeria, which they hoped to nurture; a city devoid of the congestion of Lagos, the then capital of Nigeria; a city with good roads network, good and well planned housing schemes and settlements; a city that will be the seat of the Federal Government, while others remain the seat of other governments; a secured and protected and fortified city. Abuja was to be the paradise.
Fire engulfs Conoil Fuel station in Abuja
A loud explosion from the Conoil Filling Station directly opposite the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Headquarters, Abuja, triggered a fire outbreak that flared on for hours in the capital city today.
UCH resident doctors call off two-month old strike
The striking resident doctors in the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan have resumed work after their two months’ strike.
