Support for Insurgency Victims: Good Policy, Little Scope
Joe, my friend was greatly agitated some two weeks back over the appointment of General Theophilus Danjuma as chairman of a new committee to help government cater for victims of the current wave of insurgency in Nigeria. Joe thought that the Danjumas of this world have had more than enough of public assignments insisting that recycling such individuals in a nation overflowing with dynamic and bubbling human resources suggested the failure of government to ponder outside the box.
Aregbesola Vs Omisore: Osun State as Sambisa Forest
They were 35 pick up trucks in all – 35. The vehicles had no number plates; therefore, there was no way on earth you could identify the owners in the event of a road mishap – even for the good of the occupants.
Arsenal 5-1 Benfica 1: Sanogo nets four
French striker Yaya Sanogo scored four times as Arsenal crushed Portuguese champions Benfica 5-1 at the Emirates Cup friendly tournament in London on Saturday.
Floods wreak havoc in Maiduguri
No fewer than 100 persons were on Saturday displaced in Maiduguri after their homes were flooded by a heavy downpour
Prof. Dora Akunyili for burial on Aug. 28, says husband
The burial of Prof. Dora Akunyili, former Minister of Information, has been fixed for Aug. 28, the husband of the deceased, Dr Chike Akunyili, confirmed.
Sokoto State University matriculates 783 pioneer students
The Sokoto State University, Sokoto, on Saturday, matriculated 783 pioneer students it had admitted for the 2013/ 2014 academic session.
Team Nigeria Para-power lifters set new world records at Commonwealth Games
Team Nigerian Para-power lifters Esther Onyema and Lovelyn Obiji on Saturday, set two new world records on the opening day of the Para-power lifting event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland.
Falcao returns for Monaco after six months out
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao made his first appearance for over six months as a second-half substitute in his side’s 2-2 friendly draw against Valencia in London on Saturday.
Omisore will emerge victorious in Aug. 9 governorship poll, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday in Ile-Ife that the PDP candidate for the Aug. 9 Osun governorship poll, Iyiola Omisore, would emerge victorious.
Plane carrying American Ebola patient arrives in US
The deadly Ebola virus landed on US soil for the first time on Saturday when a private jet carrying one of two American aid workers infected by the disease touched down in Georgia, television images showed.
Israel army says ‘safe’ to return to part of north Gaza
The Israeli army on Saturday informed residents of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza that it was “safe” to return to their homes, as witnesses said troops were seen withdrawing from the area.
