A new year and imperatives of a new strategy
THE impression of the year 2012 by many Nigerians is that, though the Government of President Goodluck Jonathan has tried to transform the economic and political scenes, the efforts have been less edifying. Many commentators and analysts believe that the country has got much less than it desired in the past years, considering the opportunities afforded by immense material and human resources.
Police nab 3 suspects over kidnap of 4 Koreans, 2 Nigerians
The police in Bayelsa State have arrested three suspects over their alleged involvement in the December abduction of four Koreans and two Nigerians working with Hyundai Heavy Industries at Odioma in Brass Local Government Area of the state.
Naira gains 35 kobo as CBN repays N146bn TBs
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Thursday repaid N146 billion worth of matured treasury bills even as the naira gained 35 kobo in the interbank foreign exchange market.
For Yakowa and Azazi: A ‘Commoner’s’ tribute
THE vanity and transience of our mortal struggles. I have just confirmed from my egbon in Abuja that the reported deaths of Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State,General Owoye Azazi and four others in a Naval Helicopter crash in Bayelsa State is indeed true.
B’Faso, Zambia spy on Eagles in Barcelona
Group opponents of Nigeria in the Afcon 2013 tourney, Burkina Faso and Zambia sent spies to monitor the Nigerian versus Catalonia selected game in Barcelona on Wednesday and they were pleasantly surprised at the quality on display.
How Eagles claimed Catalonia cup
For the thousands of people who crowded Cornellà-El Prat stadium in the Catalonia, the friendly international between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Catalonia Selected was much more than just a football game, it was a further expression of the peoples’ desire for self-determination.
