Tears as Imo buries family of five killed by food poison
It was a sorry sight to behold as five white caskets containing the lifeless bodies of Madam Grcae and her daughters were brought into the sleepy rural community of Egbelu Nguru, Ngor Okpalaeke local council area of Imo State for burial.
Osun State Christians protest merger of public schools
For a second time in one week, Christians in Osun State, yesterday, protested massively against the new educational policy of the state government which merged public schools together.
Anambra 2013 and Mbazulike Amaechi’s food-for-thought
AS the race for the November 16 Anambra governorship election gathers momentum, candidates of political parties and their supporters and sponsors are doing everything possible to buy the conscience of voters by hook or crook.
Cable car project on the verge of completion – Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, said the state government had commenced the construction of the route for the cable car project to complement the transportation system in the state, saying, “the project is on the verge of completion.”
Jonathan joins FCT pilgrims to Holy Land
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will join 1,000 Pilgrims from the Federal Capital Territory to perform this year’s Christian Pilgrimage, just as the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, yesterday, said that there must be no single case of abscondment during the exercise in the holy land.
Planning for a Nigerian future without oil
IN the nineteenth century, Napoleon Bonaparte of France described Britain as “a nation of shopkeepers.” Such characterisation might also be applicable to Nigeria today. In every street-corner of our major cities are people selling all kinds of goods. Some display these in the middle of the streets.
