Eid El Kabir: Shettima distributes 540 bulls to Maiduguri residents
In the spirit of the Eid El Kabir celebrations, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has approved the distribution of 540 bulls to cater for the less privileged, especially those who cannot afford the ‘Eid Addah Sacrifice’ in Maiduguri and Jere metropolis.
Malala calls on world to make education top priority
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist who has become a world champion of girls’ rights, called Friday for the World Bank to make education its top priority.
Dozen of children among 50 migrants killed in new shipwreck off Sicily
Around 50 migrants, including a dozen children, died Friday when their boat sank between Malta and Sicily, the Italian news agency Ansa reported
I can’t stay in the party where death is only way to resolve disputes – Audu Ogbeh
We started off well. It was a land of hope, a land of opportunity, a land of sunlight and faith, land of very proud people. Nigerians are hardworking and very committed. And it went on. It had its own challenges until the unfortunate tragedy of 1966. And then all that hope; true federalism which we had then, all that regional competition for excellence simply came to a halt under the unitary system of government which the military brought along.
Nigerians assess Nigeria
Nigerians expressed their opinion about the country living up to the dreams of our founding fathers at the dawn of independence in 1960 and if there is need for celebration.
Cross River Deputy Gov’s father kidnapped
ETUBOM Ekpo Cobham, the father of Mr Efiok Cobham, the CrossRiverState deputy governor was on Thursday night snatched away by unknown gun men from his home in CreekTown, Odukapani Local Government Area of Cross River State.
