Igbos: winners or losers 2015?
THE way Igbos voted in the 2015 general election has been widely misunderstood. The South East and the Igbo electorate gave their almost undivided votes to President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Presidential and National Assembly polls, such that the in-coming All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be able to effectively zone any of the its political offices to the Igbo heartland.
N500m security job suit in Bayelsa: Court fixes May 5 for hearing
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has adjourned till May 5, for hearing in the suit by some Oil Pipeline Protection Contractors from Obama (Okoroma) Community in Bayelsa State against the management of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, over the aborted N500 million security job for the protection of oil pipelines along the creeks within Nembe Local Government Area of the state.
Rivers athletes set to protest non-payment of salaries
Athletes who will represent Rivers state in the 19th National Sports Festival later this year will stage a peaceful protest to the government house in Port Harcourt this week to protest the non-payment of their sala-ries and allow-ances,according to information reaching our correspondent.
Missing 11-year-old boy found in Ogun
LAGOS — The 11-year-old boy, Marvelous Adekunle, who was declared missing last Wednesday in Lagos, has been found in Ogun State.
Man City,Barclays, Lampard, Hart, other congratulate Chelsea
Man City,Barclays, Lampard, Hart, other congratulate Chelsea
Military moves 275 Boko Haram hostages to relief camp
Nigeria’s military authorities on Sunday moved 275 women and children to a relief camp, days after rescuing them from Boko Haram’s stronghold in the Sambisa forest, the state-run emergency agency said.
IoD should sanction erring directors, says StanChart chair
Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited, Sir Remi Omotosho, has called on the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria, to adopt zero-tolerance for malpractice by sanctioning directors that flout corporate governance codes
I love Pacquiao but Mayweather, a smart fighter — Omotola
Delectable actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has added her voice to the bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao branded boxing’s latest “Fight of the Century”
Ogun Guber Poll: Between facts and fiction
Just as it is said in law that there must be an end to litigation in any dispute, there must also be an end to electioneering in any political contest. I am not aware of any rescheduled election in Ogun State that could warrant an indirect return to the soap box to canvass for votes. Losers emerged while winners were officially declared.
How Don Jazzy reported Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
Ace music producer and leader of Supreme Mavin Dynasty, Michael Collins (Don Jazzy) was one of those who witnessed the ‘fight of the century’ between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas
British Council awards N7.3m research grant to 4 Nigerian university lecturers
The British Council in Nigeria on Sunday said it had awarded N7.3 million research grants to four Nigerian university lecturers.
