Presidency: ‘Why the North should wait till 2019’
Chief Tom Ikimi, the National Chairman of the Third Republic National Republican Convention (NRC), was part of the process that gave birth to the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), but now in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview, Ikimi speaks on his exit from the APC. He also explains why the North should wait till 2019 to return to power at the federal level while pointing out the flaws in the assumption that the APC will win the forthcoming polls overwhelmingly in the South-west and North-west geo-political zones.
Them and the rest of us
Manipulation is a trait of humanity that is despicable; the compulsion we all seem to have to do whatever it takes to bend people and twist situations and circumstances to our favour.
I still haven’t got it right, Oritse Femi confesses
Even though he has a couple of hit tracks doing well out there, and performs at some of the biggest shows in the country, “Double Wahala” crooner, Oritse Femi believes he is still nowhere near his best yet.
As an administrator, coach or player, put country first – Yobo
Former narional team captain Joseph Yobo is the most-capped Super Eagles player with 100 appearances. No other player in the history of the country’s football enjoyed uninterrupted appearances for Nigeria in 11 years – he started in all the games he played from 2001-until the 2013 AFCON.
One in five newborn deaths in Nigeria could be prevented, says WaterAid
One in five newborn deaths in Nigeria could be prevented with safe water, sanitation and clean hands,WaterAid Nigeria’s Country Representatives, Dr. Micheal Ojo, has said.
One feared dead as Aguleri/ Umuoba Anam fight over land
IN what appears to be an emerging reoccurrence of the infamous Aguleri /Umuleri war between 1999 and 2002 in which hundreds of lives were lost, a clash between Aguleri and the neighbouring Umuoba Anam, on Friday, over a stretch of land close to the Anambra River has led to the loss of one person, while 10 persons sustained various degrees of injuries.
