National Social Welfare Bill: Hon. Akinlaja raises hope for vulnerable groups
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, Hon Joseph Akinlaja, is leaving no stone unturned to pursue the success of a bill for an act to establish the National Social Welfare Board of Nigeria for the purpose of planning, implementing and overseeing the national social security and welfare scheme and for other connected purposes.
100 days of captivity & the future of Nigeria
ON Wednesday, the abducted Chibok schoolgirls marked 100 days in captivity, abuse and bondage. The subject is of grave concern, a serious issue and of paramount importance to Nigeria’s history. The issue of 100 days disappearance of Chibok girls must be approached with gravity, put in its proper place and given its proper weight. First of all it must not be a platform for inconsiderate adventurism, political jobbery or insensitive mockery. The 100 days of our missing girls is the site of a national ebeenezer that could mark the turning point of our national fortunes. This is the platform on which we must allow the world to understand that the missing girls are representative of many others that have disappeared under similar circumstances in lesser numbers over the decades of Nigerian history.
EU targets Russian intelligence chiefs, readies tougher sanctions
Stung into action by the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the EU put Russia’s intelligence chiefs on its sanctions list Saturday as it readied much harsher measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
The director of the FSB security service, Alexander Bortnikov, and the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Mikhail Fradkov were among 15 people and 18 entities hit with asset freezes and visa bans, the EU’s Official Journal said.
35 killed as soldiers, Islamic sect clash
Amid the tension created by terror attacks in some parts of the North, members of the Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky-led Islamist Movement of Nigeria, the Shiites, yesterday, clashed with soldiers in Zaria, Kaduna State. 35 persons were feared dead in the incident.
Mashaba appointed to coach South Africa
Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba was named coach of South Africa Saturday in succession to sacked Gordon Igesund.
National youth coach Mashaba was not present at the announcement in Soweto as he is in Mali with the under-20 squad.
‘Collapsing wall killed my only two sons… and my world came to a halt’
The tragedy that befell the Edo State Chairman of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), Mr Osamudiamen Osagiede, penultimate Saturday, in Benin City, is something that he will not even wish for his enemy. On that day, Osagiede lost two sons and 12-year-old niece in a collapsed building in Urora community, Benin-City.
