John Kerry’s Insult, Joke
THE United States of America is never short of arrogance in its relations with Nigeria. The threat of its Secretary of State, John Kerry that sponsors of election-related violence would be denied American visa, was not a joke, but some in the audience applauded. It is either the United States has elevated the importance of its visa to such heights that mention of its denial amounts to a death sentence, or it was another opportunity to declare its unwillingness to help Nigeria fight the violence that has been ravaging the country, especially the North East.
Adepoju mourns Agbonavbare
Former Super Eagles attacking midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju has described as unfortunate the death of teammate, Wilfred Agbonavbare.
Time for creative solutions: An innovative approach to dealing with corruption
THE King of Saudi Arabia recently passed away and I must confess that what interested me most in the news reports over the weekend were the images of Saudi streets, infrastructure and people. Saudi Arabia is not a democracy.
When are the 2015 presidential debates?
ONE of the cherished traditions of developed democracies is the creation of fora for contestants to public office to sell their programmes to the electorate before live audiences. Contestants present their party’s manifestoes and planned activities on attaining power in form of debates that are often transmitted live to audiences via the broadcast media. These events are organized and moderated by select members of the mass media and others, not party partisans. This is especially the case for contestants to high offices like that of president. Since the 1960s, no presidential election takes place in America without a presidential debate. It is just a convention of American democracy that is now widely accepted and practiced the world over. It may not be a constitutional requirement but no candidate into elective office who wishes to be taken seriously spurns it.
How Dasuki confirmed Nigeria as the never-ready country
THE other day in London, National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki called for a postponement of the February elections. I am vexed by both the call and the venue, so a word first on the latter. For news so important, you would think that Nigerians ought to be the first to know, and that it would come at the end of consultations with the electoral commission (INEC), National Assembly, and political parties, if as usual the general public is to be ignored. But I’m assuming that Nigeria’s public officials respect Nigeria’s public institutions or the Nigerian people.
Feb Poll: HOSTCOM in Ijaw back Jonathan, Okowa
Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, in Ijaw area, Delta State, have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa’s election as governor of Delta State, saying the duo have people-friendly agenda for Nigerians and Deltans in particular.
Samsung Galaxy A Series: Fully metallic, slim and trendy
By Lolade Bamigbola Looking at its growth trajectory, it is safe to say that Samsung, which has been pushing the boundaries of design and utility of smart devices, has not relented in its innovative streak. The electronics giant believes that smartphones have become one of the most used devices by most people and design is […]
NDDC begins youth empowerment training in Edo, Delta, Ondo
AS part of its efforts to tackle youth unemployment in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has embarked on an empowerment training for youths in Ondo, Delta and Edo states.
College provost decries decline in quality of teachers
PROVOST of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Delta State, Dr Ignatius Ezoem, has decried the quality of teachers being produced in the country and stressed the need for the upgrade of Nigeria’s education standard.
Scores killed, many flee following a renewed Boko Haram raids in Adamawa
Kano – Scores of people have been killed and many others forced to flee to the mountains following a renewed series of Boko Haram raids in northeast Nigeria, a lawmaker and a relief agency official said Tuesday. The reported attacks by the Islamists targeted the Michika area in northeastern Adamawa state, where bodies reportedly littered […]
Brass LNG shareholders constitute pre-FEED team
Shareholders and partners of Brass Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, project have constituted a new pre-Front End Engineering Design, FEED, team and adopted a new technology, APCL, to ensure the sustainability of the project.
NFA expresses sadness at Agbonavbare’s death
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Tuesday expressed its deep grief and that of the entire Nigerian football family at the death of former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Wilfred Agbonavbare.
Free medical treatment for Ogijo residents
To keep alive, the vision of late Dr. Marius Unchenna Ashibuogwu who died at the age of 28 shortly after his graduation from medical school, MUA foundation an organisation set up in his remembrance has provide free medical treatment for the residence of Ogijo in Ogun State.
Jonathan, Mark disown Maku ‘dangerous boy’
The Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Sen. Ahmadu Ali, on Tuesday described former Information Minister, Mr Labaran Maku, as a ‘’dangerous boy’’.
Boko Haram ‘bomb maker’ held in Potiskum
A man suspected of being behind the manufacture of explosives used in a series of Boko Haram suicide attacks has been arrested in northeast Nigeria, a senior police officer told AFP on Tuesday.
I never doctored any Cambridge document on Buhari – Fani-Kayode
DIRECTOR, Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, PCO, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode said Tuesday, that he never doctored any document from Cambridge University on the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd.
