Tight security as Mrs. Jonathan arrives Port Harcourt
The nation’s First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan arrived Port Harcourt Sunday afternoon for a three day visit.
Domestic, global challenges await Obama after holiday
President Barack Obama returns to Washington on Sunday after a brief summer vacation readying for what is expected to be a rocky autumn dominated by showdowns with Republicans.
APGA will not reverse disqualification of Soludo, others
The Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra, Chief Mike Kwentor, said it would not over ruled the disqualification of six aspirants for ticket the party’s governorship ticket.
Egypt’s death hits 750, as Islamists vow new demos
Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi announced new demonstrations on Sunday as the country grew increasingly polarised and the death toll in four days of violence topped 750
Before Femi-Fani Kayode dies of Igbophobia
I had the ugly experience of reading the infantile postulations of a former minister of aviation, Mr. Femi Fani –Kayode, headlined, ‘The bitter truth about the Igbo’. I wept for Nigeria as I remembered that such a character was once a member of the Federal Executive Council under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s presidency.
Jonathan creates new army division, sends 8,000 troops after Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan appears set to boost the strength of the military in the insurgency infested North-east after indications emerged that about 8,000 troops are being sent there.
