Ika South LG sends SOS to FG over erosion menace
Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State has appealed for urgent intervention from the Federal Government, through the ecological fund, to arrest the worsening erosion and environmental degradation ravaging Agbor metropolis and its environs.
15 teenagers killed in Kano’s boat mishap
Kano was thrown into shock Tuesday when 15 teenagers lost their lives in a boat mishap at Jobawa village, Garin Mallam Local Government Area, Kano State.
Clark, political VIP in Delta
ASABA—Former Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, is unquestionably the most powerful political leader in Delta State.
Anenih remains Edo political oracle
BENIN— The Iyasele of Esan land and chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, is the most powerful living political leader in the present day Edo state.
Imoke, Cross River’s man of power
By Emmanuel Unah CALABAR—Since his assumption of office in 2007, the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has fully metamor-phosed as the political C in C of the state. His calm appearance could be deceptive to those who do not know him closely, but anybody conversant with his persona knows that his political […]
Why Nigeria requires global support against Boko Haram – Mark
SENATE President, Senator David Mark Tuesday solicited the support of the international community to end the menace of Boko Haram in Nigeria.
2015 to determine who runs Rivers’ politics
PORT HARCOURT—RIVERS state is symptomatically different from other states in the South -South region when it comes to politics.
2015: Northern Govs should tell Jonathan he has no right to contest election – Ango Abdullah
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asserted that any Nigerian who decides to vote for PDP in the 2015 elections could be seen as one of those conniving with the party to sell the rights of Northern Nigerian people.
OBONG VICTOR ATTAH: Father of new Akwa Ibom
Currently, the South-South geopolitical zone does not have a consensus political leader, probably because of the multifaceted dynamic forces in the zone.
Nuclear help for faster Ebola diagnosis
The UN nuclear agency said Tuesday that it will provide specialised equipment to West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak to help faster diagnosis.
I will contest in 2015 if … , says Utomi
Prof Pat Utomi, the 2011 Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP), on Tuesday said that he would contest in 2015 if asked to do so.
Court remands father for killing his 10-year-old daughter
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday in Lagos remanded in prison a 33-year-old man, William Ime, who allegedly murdered his 10-year-old daughter.
Of new wine and old bottles
These are strange times in Nigeria. Change is in the air and I do not just mean the transformation agenda of the present administration.
Bishops insist homosexuality still sin as Vatican plays down opening to gays
Catholic bishops said Tuesday that they remain fundamentally opposed to homosexual relationships, tempering the message of a landmark Vatican report calling for a more positive approach to gay believers.
Doctors hopeful as Spain Ebola nurse survives two weeks
Doctors treating a Spanish nurse infected with the deadly Ebola virus were cautiously optimistic on Tuesday after she survived the potentially critical two-week period after being infected.
S’ Africa cash-for-arms deal ploy to stockpile arms for PDP’s private militia – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP-led Federal Government for its insulting and disingenuous explanation aimed at deceiving Nigerians over the US$9.3 million cash-for-arms deal that went awry in South Africa, saying everything about the deal is shady.
